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Ex-Mass. US Atty Heads Back To Ropes & Gray
A former Massachusetts U.S. attorney is returning to Ropes & Gray LLP in Boston, the firm announced Tuesday.
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New Crowell & Moring Group To Advise On Gov't Procurement
Crowell & Moring LLP has launched a new governmental consulting group to provide companies with guidance on how to obtain and carry out federal procurements, the firm announced Tuesday.
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These Attys Are AI 'Power Users' Reinventing Legal Work
A growing divide is emerging between lawyers who frequently use generative AI for legal tasks and those who engage in these tools more casually, Law360 Pulse's new survey has found.
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What Attorneys Really Think Of AI
More attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view it positively compared with last year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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BigLaw Leaps Ahead In Generative AI Training
Large law firms are leading the pack in training their attorneys to use generative AI, eager to benefit from the technology and avoid associated risks like fake case citations in court filings.
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Paul Hastings Real Assets Pro Jumps To Proskauer In LA
Proskauer Rose LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a Paul Hastings LLP real assets ace as a partner in its Los Angeles office.
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Another Kirkland Private Equity Pro Joins Weil's LA Office
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has welcomed yet another Kirkland & Ellis LLP alumnus and private equity veteran to join its U.S. Equity Group in Los Angeles, the firm announced Monday.
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SEC's Peirce Taps Ex-Willkie Partner For Crypto Task Force
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has hired a former Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner into a leadership role in its new task force created to transform the agency's approach toward the cryptocurrency industry.
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Saul Ewing Taps Trial Lawyer For DC Managing Partner
Saul Ewing LLP announced Monday it has selected an experienced litigator to lead its Washington, D.C., office, choosing a lawyer with 20 years of experience including more than a year and a half with the national full-service firm.
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The Top In-House Hires Of February
Sports general counsel were a hot item in February, with the NBA players union, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners all naming new legal chiefs. So were goodbyes, as Bristol-Myers Squibb, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and California berry producer Driscoll all saw longtime legal chiefs announce their retirements.
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Jones Day Hires Pair Of Weil IP Litigators In California
Jones Day is expanding its California intellectual property team, announcing Monday that it is bringing in two Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP litigators as partners in the northern part of the state.
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Sidley Adds Morgan Lewis Workplace Safety Heads In LA, DC
Sidley Austin LLP announced Monday that it has hired the former leaders of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's workplace health and safety practice to strengthen its regulatory and enforcement group.
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MoFo Rehires Crisis Management Group Co-Founder In DC
Morrison Foerster LLP has rehired the former co-founder of its crisis management practice, who is picking up where he left off four years ago, when he departed to serve as the Justice Department's second-highest-ranking national security official.
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Willkie Brings On 6-Atty Real Estate Team From Akin In Dallas
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP announced Monday that the firm has bulked up in Dallas with a six-attorney real estate team from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
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Blackstone Paid Kirkland $101.3M In 2024 Legal Fees
Private equity giant Blackstone paid Kirkland & Ellis LLP roughly $101.3 million in legal fees in 2024, according to its newly filed annual report.
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Paul Weiss Latest To Mandate 4 Days In Office
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is requiring lawyers and business professionals to return to the office four days a week starting April 30, the firm confirmed Monday.
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ASU Law's Fully Online JD Program Starts Next Spring
Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law in Phoenix said Monday it will offer a fully online, part-time J.D. program starting in January 2026 after receiving acquiescence from the American Bar Association's accreditation council last month.
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Arnold & Porter Hires DOJ Consumer Protection Atty In DC
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has hired a Justice Department consumer protection attorney, who told Law360 Pulse in an interview Monday that he wanted to join the firm because its practice focuses are reflective of his versatile, Swiss-Army-knife-like experience.
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Eversheds Lands 12 Chamberlain Hrdlicka Tax Attys In Atlanta
Eversheds Sutherland has grown its Atlanta office by bringing on a dozen tax controversy attorneys from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry PC, the firm announced Monday.
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Trio Of Ex-US Attys Join McGuireWoods In Pa., Atlanta And NC
Three former U.S. attorneys are heading to private practice as they join McGuireWoods LLP's white collar and government investigations practice in the firm's Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Atlanta offices.
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White & Case Hires Litigator Trio In New York From Weil
White & Case LLP announced Monday that it has continued its expansion in New York with the addition of a trio of litigators from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, including the co-head of Weil's global litigation practice.
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Ex-Obama, Biden White House Atty Joins Latham
An ex-White House counsel for both former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden has joined Latham & Watkins LLP's Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices as a white collar partner, the firm announced Monday.
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Calif. Bar Using Forensics To Determine Who Leaked Exam Qs
The State Bar of California will tap "digital forensic experts" to figure out who's been improperly posting bar exam questions online following the disastrous administration of the Golden State's February exam, according to a notice from the bar.
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V&E Attys Heat Up 'Ridiculous Fun' With Annual Chili Cook-Off
Vinson & Elkins LLP, a law firm with deep Texas roots, held its final event of the firm's annual chili cook-off in Dallas on Friday. Teams from the firm's offices in Texas, Colorado, New York, California and Washington, D.C., faced off, with the Dallas-based "C-Suite Heat" scoring first place.
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NYC Bar Slams Trump's Order On Covington Attys
The New York City Bar Association has joined the chorus of legal groups decrying President Donald Trump's order suspending security clearances held by Covington & Burling LLP attorneys representing former special counsel Jack Smith, calling it an "improper use of government power."
Expert Analysis
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BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
Hiring more women, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community to BigLaw positions of power is the first key to making other underrepresented attorneys believe they have an opportunity for a path to leadership, says Ernest Greer, co-president at Greenberg Traurig.
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How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
The pipeline of Black lawyers is limited, so BigLaw firms must invest in Black high school students, ensure Black attorneys receive origination credit and take other bold steps to increase Black representation in the industry, says Benjamin Wilson, chairman at Beveridge & Diamond.
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If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.
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Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
In addition to building and nurturing a diverse talent pipeline, law firms should collaborate with general counsel, academics and others to focus on injustices within the broader legal system, says Jonathan Harmon, chairman at McGuireWoods.
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.