Modern Lawyer


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    Threat Hunting And Training: Law Firms' New Cyber Strategy

    Some law firms are taking new steps to stop cyberattacks before they occur, including the use of threat hunting, increased automation and updated training to prepare staff for today's more sophisticated bad actors.

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    Jackson Lewis Lands 2 Principals From Stokes Wagner

    Jackson Lewis PC announced Thursday that it has hired two former Stokes Wagner attorneys as principals in two of its California offices to bolster the employment law services it offers its clients.

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    Nelson Mullins Adds Jones Day Corporate Pro In Atlanta

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has brought a Jones Day partner into its Atlanta office, bolstering its corporate practice with an attorney with experience in C-suite roles and as general counsel for companies, the firm said Thursday.

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    V&E Adds FERC-Focused Energy Partner In DC From Sidley

    Vinson & Elkins LLP has hired a 10-year veteran of Sidley Austin LLP who is bringing a practice focused on representing clients before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other energy regulators to a team that recently saw one of its own nominated to chair the agency.

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    Law Firms Use Change Management To Calm AI Jitters

    Norton Rose Fulbright is one of several BigLaw firms that is using change management strategies to boost adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools.

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    Latham Welcomes NY Real Estate Atty From Haynes Boone

    Latham & Watkins LLP has announced that it made another addition to its real estate practice, welcoming a New York-based attorney from Haynes Boone LLP.

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    Fox Rothschild Hires Rosenberg Atty As Real Estate Partner

    Fox Rothschild LLP has hired a former Rosenberg & Estis PC counsel as its new real estate department partner in its New York City office, the firm announced.

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    Seyfarth Adds Bradley Arant Commercial Litigator In Charlotte

    Seyfarth Shaw LLP has added a former managing partner of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's Charlotte, North Carolina, office to strengthen its national litigation practice.

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    Alston & Bird Adds Ex-K&L Gates IP Litigator In Chicago

    Alston & Bird LLP has hired an intellectual property litigator previously with K&L Gates LLP as a partner in its Chicago office, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Sheppard Mullin Lands 21-Atty IP Team From Ropes & Gray

    Continuing on efforts to grow its intellectual property group and build a nationally acclaimed patent litigation practice, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Thursday that it is bringing in a 21-attorney IP team from Ropes & Gray LLP.

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    Litigation Spending To Keep Growing As Biz Risks Run High

    Companies are likely to increase their spending on litigation next year, some by over 10%, as legal disputes become more complex, more contentious and more high-stakes, according to a new report out Thursday.

  • 2nd Circ. Won't Block Eletson Doc Transfer In Shipping Row

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday declined Reed Smith LLP's emergency request to block the turnover of client files created amid its representation of Greece-based shipping company Eletson Holdings prior to an October 2024 reorganization, but agreed to refer the stay motion to a three-judge panel for consideration.

  • Nelson Mullins Hires Freddie Mac Alumnus For RE Practice

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has added a commercial real estate expert from Freddie Mac's multifamily division to the firm's real estate capital markets practice.

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    Saul Ewing Lands Greenspoon Marder Enviro Atty Trio In LA

    Saul Ewing LLP is expanding its environmental team, bringing in a trio of Greenspoon Marder LLP litigators in the firm's Los Angeles office.

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    Judge Grossman Rejoins Duane Morris As Of Counsel

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert E. Grossman has rejoined Duane Morris LLP as of counsel in the firm's business reorganization and financial restructuring practice in New York, where he was a partner before his appointment to the bench, the firm announced Monday.

  • Spencer Fane Adds Corporate, RE Attys In The Midwest

    Spencer Fane LLP announced the addition of two new attorneys in the Midwest this week — a partner joining its corporate and business transactions group and a counsel joining its real estate group.

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    Fried Frank Hires Ex-Wachtell IT Director As CIO

    Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a chief information officer that most recently served as director of information technology at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz.

  • Womble Bond Hires Longtime Clifford Chance Leader In DC

    Womble Bond Dickinson LLP has hired a career Clifford Chance LLP lawyer in Washington who served in a number of leadership roles with the firm in his more than 35 years there, including most recently as the global co-head of its risk team and leader of its U.S. regulatory investigations and financial crime group.

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    How Top Firms Net Big Bucks With 'Limited Universe' Of Work

    The narrative in the legal sector has long been that the largest law firms are gobbling up more pieces of the pie, and smaller firms are falling behind. But digging into data shows that when it comes to hours billed, BigLaw isn't seeing outsize growth after all — its smaller peers are.

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    Polsinelli Hires Thompson Coburn Real Estate Atty In Chicago

    A real estate transactional attorney who spent the majority of his legal career, including as a summer associate, at Thompson Coburn LLP has moved to Polsinelli PC's Chicago office, the firm has announced.

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    O'Melveny Planning Office Move In Houston As Team Grows

    O'Melveny & Myers LLP has inked a lease for a two-floor space in Houston's TC Energy Center tower as the firm's attorney roster has grown to more than 20 since the firm launched in the city about three years ago.

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    Paul Hastings Hires Venture Capital Pro In Boston

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Wednesday that it had hired the former leader of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP's corporate and business transactions practice in Boston, touting his strong base of emerging company and venture capital clients.

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    The Patent Workforce Is Attracting Fewer Attys, More Agents

    The pool of patent practitioners registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has undergone a dramatic shift over the past few decades, with the number of attorneys taking the bar exam decreasing at the same time more patent agents are entering the field.

  • Husch Blackwell Used 401(k) Cash To Pay Bills, Ex-Atty Says

    A former Husch Blackwell LLP attorney sued the firm in Missouri federal court Tuesday, claiming it violated federal benefits law by delaying sending employees' 401(k) contributions to their retirement plan so that the cash could be used to pay for the firm's operating expenses.

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    Office Snapshot: Kennedys Invests In US Presence At NJ Hub

    Global insurance firm Kennedys announced a new location at The Park in Berkeley Heights for its New Jersey office — which houses much of the firm’s business operations staff — as the firm continues to invest in expansion in the United States.

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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 Author Photo

    Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.

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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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