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How Senior Associates Can Find Time To Grow Their Practice
By the time senior associates learn how to thrive at their law firms, many realize that to continue to advance in their careers, they need to start building their own books of business.
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Timekeeping In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence
The way attorneys track billable hours has changed a lot over the last decade, and the transformation is being turbocharged by artificial intelligence tools. Law360 Pulse talks to lawyers and recruiters about best practices for timekeeping.
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Ex-Calif. Judge Censured After Guilty Plea For Mail Fraud
A former California state judge has been censured after agreeing to resign and plead guilty to a felony fraud charge related to an incident that happened before he was on the bench, according to an order released Tuesday.
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Jones Day Consumer Protect Atty Joins Goodwin's OC Office
Goodwin Procter LLP is already expanding its newly opened Orange County office, bringing in another Jones Day consumer protection litigator as a partner in the office located in Newport Beach, California.
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Intel CLO Saw Compensation Soar To Double Digits Last Year
The chief legal officer at Intel Corp. saw a 2025 compensation package that had increased by more than $3.6 million from the prior year and brought her into double digits, according to a Monday securities filing in which the company highlighted the law department leader's "significant" litigation victories.
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Uber's Tony West Saw Slight Dip In Comp Last Year
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc.'s legal chief saw his compensation dip to about $10.7 million last year, compared to almost $12.7 million in 2024.
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White Males Continue To Dominate Partnership Ranks
Women and people of color remained significantly underrepresented within the legal partnership ranks in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement.
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Skadden Adds Mayer Brown Class Action Trio In DC, Palo Alto
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP announced Tuesday that it has added three partners from Mayer Brown LLP to strengthen its capacity to handle class actions, multidistrict litigation, appellate and other matters.
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5 Takeaways From California's 2026 State Of The Judiciary
California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero highlighted positive collaboration among the state's judicial, legislative and executive branches, which she called "sister branches," in this year's State of the Judiciary Address, which otherwise focused on the court system's ongoing challenges including an ongoing need to fill judgeships and concerns over federal immigration enforcement in state courthouses.
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Incoming, Outgoing Morgan Lewis Chairs On Transition Plans
On Monday, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced that longtime firm chair Jami McKeon will be retiring at the end of the year. Law360 Pulse spoke to McKeon and David A. McManus, who will start a five-year term as chair on Oct. 1, about the upcoming leadership change.
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Attys Split Over Mandatory Hyperlinks To Curb Fake AI Cases
A new legal requirement to hyperlink case law is drawing support from legal professionals as a counter to artificial intelligence-generated fake cases in court submissions, but some aren't sure that it is enough to solve the problem and worry that it will be an added burden on lawyers.
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Akin Brings On Munger Tolles Employment Ace In LA
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced Monday that it has brought on a former Munger Tolles & Olson LLP partner in Los Angeles to bolster its capacity to handle labor and employment matters.
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Social Media Atty Sanctioned For 'Most Shameful Moment'
A California judge on Monday sanctioned an attorney for the plaintiff in a bellwether trial alleging Meta Platforms and Google's social media platforms harm children's mental health, fining him $1,100 and keeping him off the plaintiffs' steering committee for violating court rules by twice filming inside the courthouse.
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Ramey IP Attys, Client Must Pay $107K Fees In Bad-Faith Suit
A San Francisco federal judge has ordered three sanctioned attorneys, including Texas intellectual property lawyer William Ramey III, together with their client, to cover $107,389 in attorney fees stemming from three identical patent suits the lawyers launched and withdrew in 2024, also ordering Ramey to show cause why he should not face further sanctions.
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Labor & Employment Head Named Next Morgan Lewis Chair
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday that the global leader of its labor and employment practice was unanimously elected as the firm's next chair to take over for Jami McKeon, who will retire at the end of the year.
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Former Gilead Sciences GC To Earn Over $2.5M Severance
Gilead Sciences Inc. is paying its former general counsel more than $2.5 million in severance after she left the company, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing released Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Baron & Budd PC, Walden Macht Haran & Williams LLP and Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit revived a major hospital chain's False Claims Act suit accusing large pharmaceutical companies of massive overcharges in a prominent drug discount program.
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Where Calif. State Courts Landed On Generative AI Use Rules
The majority of California's 58 superior courts — together making up the country's largest trial court system — have decided to greenlight the use of generative artificial intelligence in their work this year, a Law360 investigation found.
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Duane Morris Bolsters SF Team With Hanson Bridgett Hire
Duane Morris LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a Hanson Bridgett LLP transactions attorney as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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15 Companies To Offer Votes On Political Spending Disclosure
Shareholders seeking more transparency about corporate political spending have filed ballot measures at 29 companies so far this proxy season, with nine companies agreeing to the disclosures without a vote and five more blocking the proposal from their ballots, according to the latest numbers on Friday from the nonprofit Center for Political Accountability in Washington, D.C.
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Nelson Mullins Launches Venezuela-Focused Practice
Following the recent U.S. military operations in Venezuela and citing the rapidly changing geopolitical situation developing inside the country, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a practice group dedicated to advising clients in the South American nation, according to a firm announcement Friday.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
During this past week in legal industry news, there were leadership transitions, new offices, and the dissolution of a combination. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-McGlinchey Attys Reflect On 'Special' Culture After Closure
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC shut down earlier this year after more than five decades, but its strong culture left many of the more than 100 former firm attorneys wanting to stick together even after the New Orleans-based firm closed its doors.
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Prologis' Rookie CLO Earned Nearly $5M In 2025
The chief legal officer of real estate investment trust Prologis Inc. earned total compensation of nearly $5 million in her first year on the job, according to a March 19 securities filing.
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UC Berkeley To Bolster Antisemitism Protections In Settlement
The University of California, Berkeley, agreed to strengthen its policies against antisemitism to resolve claims that the university was "deliberately indifferent" toward Jews on campus, two Jewish advocacy organizations announced Thursday.
Expert Analysis
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Series
Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.