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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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    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. 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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."

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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in four cases this week, including one over whether a majority-group plaintiff alleging discrimination must meet a higher burden than plaintiffs from minority groups, while issuing four decisions, one of which ordered a new trial in a long-running death penalty case. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.

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    Ex-Commerce Official To Chair Gibson Dunn Sanctions Group

    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is creating a new sanctions and export enforcement practice group and bringing in a former U.S. Commerce Department official as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office to lead it.

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    Audit Finds Calif. Bar Backlog Growing Amid Budget Crunch

    With more than one in three attorney discipline cases considered "backlogged" as of late 2023, the State Bar of California must do more to move cases forward while continuing belt-tightening to shore up finances after years of general fund deficits put it into a "strained financial position," the California State Auditor reports.

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Expert Analysis

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement? Author Photo

    Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.

  • DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help Author Photo

    Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement Author Photo

    The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

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