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Insider Trading Case Shows BigLaw Associate Vetting Gaps

By Chris Villani

A BigLaw attorney who was able to move through three major firms while allegedly orchestrating a massive insider trading scheme may have been aided by relatively loose hiring practices for associates that firms may consider strengthening moving forward, recruiting experts told Law360.

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    Modern Lawyer

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    Daily Litigation

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    Mid-Law

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    Georgia Pulse

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    Legal operations leaders speaking at a national conference in Chicago said character and likability matter more than people think when it comes to vendors and outside counsel pitching products and services to corporate law departments.

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    DC Pulse

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    Modern Lawyer

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    Saul Ewing LLP announced on Tuesday that it has tapped a trial lawyer who joined the firm from Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP two years ago to lead its New York office.

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    California Pulse

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    Patrick Zeller, the first general counsel of JetStream Security Inc., talks about his career path from prosecuting computer crimes to leading in-house privacy and cyber teams, to helping companies manage artificial intelligence.

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