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Trudy Knockless: What advice would you give to legal professionals looking to advance their careers? Perry Siatis: First, be curious and ask questions. It’s amazing how much value you can bring just by exploring different perspectives. Second, think strategically—look two or three steps ahead and anticipate challenges. Finally, care about people. Building strong relationships and fostering trust will pay dividends throughout your career. ???????? ??????????????????: https://lnkd.in/ezMdsGpd

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani had a fraught day in court in Manhattan on Tuesday, where he appeared for a hearing in the defamation case brought against him by Georgia poll workers. The Law Journal's Emily Saul was on the scene: https://lnkd.in/enjJcTA3

Texas State Bar members have until Jan. 7 to comment on a proposed opinion to bar an attorney practicing in Texas from joining a D.C. law firm with non-lawyer ownership. https://lnkd.in/diNHYhzE

Botham Jean's family secured a $98.65 million verdict related to his 2018 death by Dallas cop Amber Guyger, who fatally shot him when she mistook his apartment for her own. https://lnkd.in/gZpup6k2

DLA Piper has been sued by two Houston companies who allege the firm’s employment of a "fraudulent attorney" has caused them to suffer millions in damages. Lance Kassab, David Kassab and Catherine Holte of The Kassab Law Firm in Houston represent the plaintiffs. https://lnkd.in/gWahjPMF

As President-elect Donald Trump eyes dismantling the Department of Education, where does that leave Title IX? Reporter Colleen Murphy spoke with experts in the field to find out what may been in the offing, including Kayleigh Baker, an attorney and senior consultant with TNG Consulting and a member of the Advisory Board for the Association of Title IX Administrators, and Elizabeth Troutman, a partner with Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard in Greensboro, North Carolina. ???????? ?????? ?????????? ????????: https://lnkd.in/gfeAKFsW

Trump and immigration law: what you need to know. ?? Demand could increase in several areas for immigration lawyers' practices after Trump takes office. ?? The volume of cases that business immigration firms handle may decrease while the complexity of individual cases increase, one firm leader said. ?? The incoming administration also could be more likely to scrutinize H-1B visa applicants who are not as "highly skilled." Read the full story from reporter Thomas Spigolon here: https://lnkd.in/gq2AQW5f

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Baker Botts and Vinson & Elkins are the first Texas Big Law firms to match Milbank LLP's bonus scale. All three Am Law 100 firms founded in Texas announced they will pay year-end and special bonuses ranging up to $140,000. "On behalf of the partnership, thank you for all of your efforts, hard work and steadfast dedication to our collective success," Baker Botts managing partner Danny David wrote in a memo. Senior reporter Brenda Jeffreys has the story: https://lnkd.in/g2ZSh4_9

Three practice leaders recently left Weil Gotshal & Manges amid tensions in the partnership, sources say. The firm's succession planning may have something to do with it. ???????? ?????? ?????????? ????????: https://lnkd.in/g6ceBEFC

When Cox Media Group spun off from its parent company Cox Enterprises in 2019, it faced an all-too-common challenge: how to efficiently manage its legal operations in an increasingly complex business environment. For Eric D. Greenberg, who joined the company as general counsel in 2021, this wasn’t just about putting out fires, it was about building a legal team that could function as a strategic partner to the business. Fortunately, Greenberg found his secret weapon already in the department: legal operations manager Letitia Haynes-Frasier.?Over the next few years, their collaboration turned a fragmented legal unit into a model of efficiency, earning Cox Media the 2024 Best Legal Ops Team Award from?Corporate Counsel. One of Greenberg and Haynes-Frasier’s most significant achievements was implementing a centralized contract management system using NetDocuments. Before this system, Cox Media relied on a patchwork of legacy processes, creating inefficiencies and legal risks. Greenberg recalled how the company’s chief financial officer initially raised concerns about the lack of visibility in contract management. “The CFO worried that we were losing sight of historical contract data. Letitia quickly recognized this as an opportunity to streamline our entire process,” Greenberg said. Haynes-Frasier took charge of the initiative, repurposing NetDocuments, the software the company was already using for other legal documents. This approach saved Cox Media significant costs compared with adopting a new platform from scratch. “We built a dedicated contract management cabinet within the existing system,” Haynes-Frasier explained. The results were immediate: the new system saved Cox Media more than $300,000 in fees, reduced legal risk, and enabled attorneys to focus on high-value work rather than administrative tasks. Full story from Trudy Knockless: https://lnkd.in/gV65Tpx5 (Letitia Haynes-Frasier, left, and Eric D. Greenberg, right, of Cox Media Group.)