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Kirkland Lawyer, Judges Are Possible Romance Probe Witnesses

A Justice Department unit has identified three Houston jurists and a prominent Kirkland & Ellis LLP restructuring partner as potential witnesses to a growing ethics debacle involving a former bankruptcy judge.

ABA Says Lawyers Must Assess Would-Be Clients for Crime Risk

Lawyers must inquire and assess potential clients before undertaking representations in order to reduce the risk of assisting criminal or fraudulent activity, the American Bar Association said in an ethics opinion released Friday.

HK’s Legal Exodus Leaves Law Students With Few Places to Go

The legal industry in Hong Kong is growing at the slowest pace in a decade. At least 16 law firms have left or shut down since 2020 after steady growth in the previous few years, including Philadelphia-founded Dechert LLP and Chicago-based Winston & Strawn LLP.

OpenAI Swipes Match’s Privacy Chief for New Data Protection Role

OpenAI’s robust appetite for data—and lawyers—has continued with its hire of Idriss Kechida this month as the company’s first global data protection officer.

Hunton Andrews Kurth Joins Rivals With Non-Equity Partner Tier

Hunton Andrews Kurth has added a tier of non-equity partners, joining a number of Big Law firms building the classification to attract and retain talent.

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Big Law's Big Paychecks: Partner Compensation, Explained

Law firm partners in Big Law earn a lot of money, but just how much they make can vary widely. Whether it's equity or non-equity or merit versus lockstep, this video explains what goes into determining the size of those paychecks at elite law firms.

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