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Delaware Pulse
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Del. Courts Make Acting Administrator's Role Permanent
Delaware's judiciary has announced that a longtime employee who took over as acting state court administrator in February has been chosen to serve in the post on a full-time basis.
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FBT Gibbons Lands Ex-Womble Bond Bankruptcy Leader
FBT Gibbons LLP announced Thursday that it has added the former national leader of Womble Bond Dickinson's bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights team to its Delaware office.
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Marshall Dennehey Adds 2 Mintzer Sarowitz Casualty Pros
Marshall Dennehey PC has added two attorneys from Mintzer Sarowitz Zeris & Willis PLLC to bolster its Wilmington attorney roster and capacity to handle liability matters.
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Khalil Seeks Bove's 3rd Circ. Recusal Over Ex-DOJ Roles
Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident targeted for deportation, asked a Third Circuit judge, U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove, to recuse himself from en banc review of a decision allowing for Khalil's detention, saying Wednesday the judge was likely involved in decisions related to the case while at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Is 'Time Kills All Deals' True Of BigLaw Mergers?
The time span between when a law firm merger is announced and when the deal closes can be a risky period, leading to lawyer losses at firms.
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Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now
Early-career and senior attorneys alike said they believe artificial intelligence could replace responsibilities usually performed by junior lawyers, causing concern among some early-career legal professionals about their future job prospects, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
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The 2026 AI Survey
There's been a notable vibe shift around artificial intelligence in the legal industry as firms and corporate legal departments push for widespread adoption of AI tools. Here's what the latest Law360 Pulse survey found.
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Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work
Attorneys who frequently use artificial intelligence tools are starting to feel less positive and more neutral about the technology's adoption in the legal industry, a trend that might be driven by lawyers developing more realistic expectations about AI's capabilities.
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What Attorneys Really Think About AI
Seventy percent of attorneys at law firms report using artificial intelligence at least once a week as part of their jobs, a sharp increase from 2025, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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5 Takeaways From 2026 ABA Techshow In Chicago
Artificial intelligence's impact on the legal profession dominated much of the conversation as more than 2,000 attendees and over 100 vendors gathered last week at McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Bar Association Techshow 2026. Here are five highlights from the event.
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Lowenstein Sandler Enters Del. With Polsinelli Bankruptcy Pro
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced Monday that it has opened an office in Delaware by bringing on the former leader of Polsinelli PC's bankruptcy and restructuring practice.
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Judges Urge Attys To Have Discovery Talks Before Fighting
A pair of Texas judges told attorneys at an American Bar Association Techshow panel in Chicago that they should talk with opposing counsel if they have concerns about relevant data not being produced in litigation before involving the court in the dispute.
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Chancellor Rejects Musk Recusal Bid But Transfers Tesla Suits
The top judge of the Delaware Chancery Court on Monday rejected Elon Musk's bid to force her off three high-profile cases involving stockholders and Tesla, but reassigned the litigation anyway, citing concerns that intense public attention could undermine confidence in the proceedings.
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3rd Circ. Scolds Atty For Using Client's AI Hallucinations
In a precedential opinion Friday, a Third Circuit panel reprimanded an attorney who put his client's AI-assisted legal research into briefs without checking it, prompting one judge to remark that the punishment chosen by her colleagues wasn't harsh enough.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
The Lanier Law Firm, Kiesel Law LLP, Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP and Beasley Allen Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California state jury in a bellwether trial found Meta and Google liable for harming the mental health of a woman who says she became addicted to their social media platforms as a child.
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BigLaw Races To Capture Expanding Fund Finance Market
Debt financing work at the fund level has long been dominated on the lender side by attorneys from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Haynes Boone and Mayer Brown LLP, but other firms are increasingly crafting formal practices and poaching fund finance stars from the more established players.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the beginning of spring with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles and firms launched offices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Lieff Cabraser's handling of a proposed class action against xAI and Winstead PC's role in establishing a first-of-its-kind infrastructure district lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from March 13 to 27.
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In-House Counsel Pick Latham As Top Business Developer
A new survey in which general counsel and other in-house decision-makers rank law firms according to how well they help with business development placed Latham & Watkins LLP as number one, followed closely by King & Spalding LLP, Jones Day and Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Several law firms around the country, including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP, expanded their footprints this month by either moving into larger offices or entering new markets.
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Akerman Tests 'Moneyball' AI Model For Recruiting Partners
Akerman LLP is testing its own proprietary artificial intelligence tool designed to help the firm's partner recruitment by evaluating whether lateral hires are likely to succeed there.
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Ballard Spahr Renews Commitment To Del. With Office Move
Ballard Spahr LLP has moved its Delaware office to a new space in downtown Wilmington that features technology upgrades and modern fixtures, the office's leader told Law360 this week.
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DuPont's Legal Chief Saw Comp Hike To $3.5M In 2025
DuPont de Nemours Inc.'s general counsel received roughly $3.5 million in compensation for 2025, up about $500,000 from the year prior mostly due to a spike in payout from stock awards, a public filing says.
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Ice Miller Grows In Delaware With 5-Atty Bankruptcy Team
Ice Miller LLP announced Wednesday that it hired a five-attorney bankruptcy and restructuring team from Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP to help expand its recently opened office in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Del. Chancellor Pauses Tesla Suit As Musk Cites LinkedIn Post
The Delaware Chancery Court has paused a high-profile Tesla stockholder case following a recusal bid from Elon Musk and Tesla Inc. after a judge's LinkedIn account appeared to react to a post celebrating a recent California jury verdict against Musk, including language praising efforts to stand up to "the richest man in the world."
Expert Analysis
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How Law Students Can Effectively Use AI In Their Job Search
Law students can use artificial intelligence tools strategically throughout the job application process to review materials, prepare for interviews and navigate employers’ use of similar tools, but there are several key missteps they should be careful to avoid, says Lauren Wong at University of San Diego School of Law.
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An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential
Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects?
Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.
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6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions
Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies
As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.
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6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff
Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.
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Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis
As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.
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Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy
Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.
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Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent
The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.
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Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.
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3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value
As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.
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Defining The Culture For A Legal Nonprofit
We co-founded The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators to connect leading trial lawyers, litigation experts and academics, and our experience has shown that embracing opportunity, responding fearlessly to market realities, and relentlessly defining the organization’s culture have all been integral to success, say Stéphane Bonifassi, Lincoln Caylor and Elizabeth Ortega.
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5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year
A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.