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    Vetting Law Firm Compensation: Tips For Lateral Partners

    As law firms adjust their compensation systems to the changing legal job market, a system that works in favor of one lateral candidate could be a bad fit for another, forcing prospective laterals to wade through seemingly endless pros and cons related to partner pay.

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    Taft Leader Talks Merger Strategy Behind Florida Launch

    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP's chairman and managing partner, Robert J. Hicks, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the firm's approach to mergers ahead of its combination with a Florida litigation boutique.

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    Paul Hastings Adds Ex-DLA Piper Structured Credit Pro In NY

    Paul Hastings LLP has added a structured credit attorney previously with DLA Piper as a partner in New York, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Legal Tech Co. Clio's ShareDo Deal Signals BigLaw Ambitions

    Legal technology giant Clio is making a play to serve BigLaw firms after acquiring the case and matter management provider ShareDo on Thursday.

  • SEC Answers Latham's Call To Free Up Private Capital

    Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidance Wednesday that could allow accredited investors to self-certify their ability to participate in private securities offerings, a move that Latham & Watkins LLP said represents a "new era" for capital fundraising. 

  • Ex-Atty Gets 3 Years In Prison For Using Fake IDs To Get Jobs

    A former attorney has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to using false identification in order to obtain jobs at multiple law firms in Florida, California and elsewhere following his disbarment in Ohio, according to federal prosecutors.

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    Judge Blocks Order Limiting Perkins Coie Government Access

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday halted enforcement of the Trump administration's executive order against law firm Perkins Coie LLP that cited issues including its representation of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run, calling the order "viewpoint discrimination, plain and simple."

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    As Perkins Coie Fights Order, How Will Other Firms Respond?

    Perkins Coie LLP, represented by Williams & Connolly LLP, is challenging President Donald Trump's executive order revoking its security clearance and launching investigations into its diversity efforts. But other firms have remained silent, raising questions about the order's potential effects on how firms handle public policy litigation, publicly support their right to defend all clients and pursue hiring initiatives.

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    Boies Schiller Adds Calif. Litigator Experienced In AI Cases

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is boosting its California team, bringing in a Joseph Saveri Law Firm litigator in San Francisco who brings expertise in navigating cases touching on artificial intelligence, the firm announced this week.

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    DLA Piper Litigation Duo Follows Colleagues To Dentons

    Less than a month after a pair of DLA Piper insurance litigators joined Dentons' New York office, two more attorneys from the same practice have decided to follow their colleagues' lead, according to an announcement on Wednesday.

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    Norton Rose Strategy Head Named US Management Vice Chair

    Norton Rose Fulbright has tapped an Austin-based intellectual property partner who has held numerous leadership roles at the firm — including U.S. chief strategy and operations partner — as the next vice chair of the firm's U.S. management committee, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    By The Numbers: Top Trends In How Law Firms Are Growing

    Lateral hiring among the top 200 law firms rebounded in 2024, with firms adding 900 lateral hires, according to a new Leopard Solutions report that also highlighted ongoing transitions in the legal industry, including generational leadership shifts, evolving career aspirations, and growing pressures on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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    First-Time Bar Passage Rate Improved In 2024

    Nearly 83% of first-time test takers who sat for the bar exam in 2024 passed, an increase of nearly 3 percentage points from 2023, according to statistics released on Wednesday by the American Bar Association.

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    Ropes & Gray Opens Paris Office With Clifford Chance Trio

    Ropes & Gray LLP said Wednesday it has debuted in Paris with three former Clifford Chance LLP partners, with the boss of the new office attesting that the Magic Circle firms don't offer clients the best route to the U.S. market.

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    Fox Rothschild Hires Lewis Brisbois Litigator In DC

    A trial attorney who spent the past four years at Lewis Brisbois, has moved his practice to Fox Rothschild LLP and told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that his new role continued a family tradition of Fox Rothschild attorneys stretching back 100 years.

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    Steptoe Hires National Security Veteran In New York

    Steptoe LLP has hired a former Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP attorney known for his defense of Guantanamo Bay detainees and other high-profile national security matters, who joined the firm in New York as a partner.

  • 4 Tips For Women On How To Advance Their Legal Careers

    Contract management platform LinkSquares held a virtual event this week where women attorneys discussed their legal careers and challenges they have encountered. Here are four tips they shared for how women lawyers can excel in their careers.

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    Venable Adds 2 Patent Partners From Axinn In San Francisco

    Venable LLP has hired two technology-focused partners from Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP to expand its intellectual property team in San Francisco.

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    New York's First Court Historian Gets To Work

    Six months into his new gig as the honorary historian of the New York State Unified Court System, former state Judge Albert M. Rosenblatt has already begun delving into less explored avenues of research.

  • Perkins Coie Slams Trump's Executive Order Retaliation

    Perkins Coie LLP sued the Trump administration Tuesday over an executive order targeting the firm for its diversity-focused hiring efforts and its representation of certain political figures including former Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, calling the order "an affront to the Constitution" that aims to chill future representation of certain clients.

  • BigLaw Firms Join To Support Del. Corporate Law Changes

    Twenty-one law firms with Delaware corporate practices have jointly endorsed pending state legislation, S.B. 21, that aims to narrow stockholder avenues for challenging corporate acts and clarify the definition of company controllers.

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    'Victim Of Its Own Success': The Federalist Society's Shift

    The Federalist Society can now boast long-sought victories and point to scores of federal judges appointed from its ranks. But its alliance with President Donald Trump may bring about a reckoning within the conservative legal movement.

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    Threats Against Judges 'Top Priority,' Fed. Judiciary Says

    Protecting federal judges is a "top priority" as violent threats spike against a polarized political backdrop, making congressional funding for additional security measures more important than ever, the U.S. Judicial Conference said Tuesday.

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    Ex-TD Bank Atty Back To Basics Of Litigation At Ballard Spahr

    A former in-house attorney for TD Bank has gone back to private practice and joined Ballard Spahr LLP's Philadelphia office in a move aimed at returning his focus to the nuts and bolts of litigation.

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    Seyfarth Employment Litigator Joins McGuireWoods In LA

    McGuireWoods LLP is strengthening its California labor and employment team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Seyfarth Shaw LLP employment litigator as partner in its downtown Los Angeles office.

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Expert Analysis

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach Author Photo

    Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.

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    Talking Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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    Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader Author Photo

    Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.

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    Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD Author Photo

    Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.

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    Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian Author Photo

    Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.

  • Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets Author Photo

    Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents Author Photo

    Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.

  • General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together Author Photo

    It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.

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