Mid-Law


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    McNees Adds Construction, RE Litigator In Harrisburg, Pa.

    Pennsylvania-based Mid-Law firm McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC has expanded its construction and real estate practice with the recent addition of an attorney who moved her practice after three years with Stevens & Lee PC.

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    Seward & Kissel Adds Fund Finance Atty In NY From Dechert

    Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced fund finance attorney has joined the firm's corporate group as a New York-based partner from Dechert LLP.

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    Pillsbury Litigator Jumps To Benesch In San Francisco

    Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP announced that an experienced corporate litigator has joined the firm's fast-growing San Francisco office as a partner from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

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    Hughes Hubbard Selects Marketing Chief From Ropes & Gray

    Hughes Hubbard & Reed has tapped a former Ropes & Gray LLP marketing director and Legal Marketing Association president to serve as its chief marketing and business development officer, the firm announced Monday.

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    Lawyers Worry About Financial Stability Of Their Careers

    In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey.

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    What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession

    Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said.

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    How Happy Are Attorneys At Work Now?

    In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.

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    New Bowman And Brooke DEI Chairs Talk Diversity In 2025

    Trial firm Bowman and Brooke LLP has named two partners based in Philadelphia and Columbia, South Carolina, as the new heads of its diversity, equity and inclusion committee.

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    Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are Applying

    Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday.

  • Robins Kaplan Names Business Litigation, LA Office Leaders

    Robins Kaplan LLP announced that the firm has named a new deputy chair of the national business litigation group and new deputy managing partner of its Los Angeles office.

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    CM Law Absorbs 6-Atty Marketing, IP Law Firm In Chicago

    CM Law PLLC, formerly Culhane Meadows Haughian & Walsh PLLC, announced that the virtual law firm has hired a six-attorney marketing law team from Chicago boutique Friedman Law Group.

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    Former SEC Corp. Finance Atty Joins Carlton Fields In Fla.

    Carlton Fields has grown its business transactions practice with the addition of an experienced U.S. Securities and Exchange commission attorney, the firm said Monday.

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    Former Acting US Atty Talks Leading Cole Schotz's DC Launch

    Law360 Pulse caught up with Phil Selden, formerly the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Maryland, to discuss taking the reins of Cole Schotz PC's new office in Washington, D.C.

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    GrayRobinson Appellate Pro Jumps To Shutts & Bowen In Fla.

    A former GrayRobinson PA shareholder who was a key legal strategist at the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office brought her practice to Shutts & Bowen LLP, the firm announced Monday.

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    Beveridge & Diamond Grows In Calif. With 7-Atty Firm Tie-Up

    National environmental firm Beveridge & Diamond PC is absorbing San Francisco firm Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP, with Beveridge & Diamond saying in a Monday announcement that the move is part of its effort to enhance its capabilities in the Golden State.

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    Constangy Taps Trade Secrets Co-Head To Lead Atlanta Office

    Labor and employment law firm Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP has named a co-leader for its trade secrets and unfair competition practice as managing partner of its Atlanta office, turning to an attorney with more than two decades of legal experience.

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    Bressler Amery Taps Texas Attys For Firm Leadership Roles

    Bressler Amery & Ross PC announced Monday that it has appointed an Austin-based principal to the firm's management committee and that it has selected a Dallas principal to lead the firm's three Texas offices.

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    BigLaw Partners, Judges Back Susman Godfrey In EO Suit

    Hundreds of BigLaw partners and former judges on Friday threw their support behind Susman Godfrey LLP's lawsuit in D.C. federal court over President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, warning that if "the independent bar is cowed into submission" it will threaten "the rule of law itself."

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    Lippes Mathias Partners Talk Growth, New C-Suite Roles

    Lippes Mathias LLP has created two new C-suite roles, chief legal officer and chief advisory officer, which the firm said are important for creating more structure as it expands its footprint.

  • Spencer Fane Adds Former Oklahoma Higher Ed. Chancellor

    Spencer Fane LLP said Thursday it has hired Allison Garrett, Oklahoma's former chief executive for its higher education system, as an of counsel in its litigation and dispute resolution practice.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence.

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    Attorney Ignites Curiosity With Family-Run History Podcast

    They didn't start the fire — but this former BigLaw partner and her family hope to ignite curiosity with their children's history podcast inspired by the Billy Joel tune.

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    GrayRobinson Adds Fla. Former Engineer From Talem IP Law

    GrayRobinson PA announced Friday that it bolstered its ranks with a patent attorney and engineering professional in Gainesville, Florida, from Talem IP Law LLP.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and BigLaw firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Lucosky Brookman Grows In NY With Marshall Dennehey Team

    Lucosky Brookman LLP announced Thursday that the firm has expanded its New York operations with a new office in Westchester County following the addition of four insurance defense attorneys from Marshall Dennehey, including its former transportation practice co-chair.

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Expert Analysis

  • Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw Author Photo

    Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.

  • 6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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    With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster Author Photo

    To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay? Author Photo

    Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.

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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: 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.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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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.

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