Modern Lawyer


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    The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued just one ruling this week, but heard arguments in four cases, including the term's blockbuster dispute over the Trump administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.

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    Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak

    The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.

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    Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career

    How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.

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    Why These Senior Attorneys Can't Quit Being Lawyers

    Slightly more than 1 out of 8 lawyers in the United States were age 65 or older in 2025. Law360 Pulse spoke with several senior attorneys who said they plan to continue working full time, finding the job to still be professionally and personally rewarding.

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    The Gray Exit: Senior Attorneys Confront A New Legal Reality

    BigLaw's upper ranks were long anchored by partners who extended their careers deep into older age. But in a post-pandemic market shaped by tighter economics and stricter succession planning, federal labor data suggest that late-career longevity has stalled.

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    Winston & Strawn Adds McDermott Patent Litigator In DC

    Winston & Strawn LLP has grown its offerings in the nation's capital with the addition of an experienced patent litigator from McDermott Will & Schulte.

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    Nelson Mullins Adds RE Litigator In Houston From BoyarMiller

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has strengthened the firm's commercial real estate practice with a partner in Houston who came aboard after more than 25 years at local business firm BoyarMiller.

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    Office Snapshot: Buchalter Expands Presence In Chicago

    Just one year after Buchalter opened a branch in Chicago, its ambitions in the city have grown rapidly enough to warrant expanding into a new space.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry kicked off April with another busy week of BigLaw hires and insights about how attorneys use artificial intelligence. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • HFW Hires Senior In-House Amazon Pro For Paris Office

    Holman Fenwick Willan has boosted its office in Paris with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer at Amazon, which it says will strengthen the firm's services in global disputes and regulatory investigations.

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    Latham Adds Wilson Sonsini Tech Transactions Pro In Calif.

    Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC tech transactions ace as a partner in its Bay Area offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

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    Simpson Thacher Antitrust Atty Launches Boutique With Wife

    The co-chair of the antitrust and trade regulation practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced this week he's leaving the firm to launch a new Washington, D.C.-based boutique with his wife, who had formerly worked as investigative counsel for the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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    Snell & Wilmer Names Life Sciences Pro As San Diego Leader

    Snell & Wilmer LLP has tapped a longtime corporate attorney who specializes in the life sciences industry to be the new head of its San Diego office.

  • Bradley Arant Launches Operations Center In Birmingham

    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has established a new operations center in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, to serve as a centralized hub for administrative services that support the firm's 13 offices and more than 750 lawyers.

  • Fox Rothschild Unveils 2026 Leadership Transitions

    Fox Rothschild LLP has unveiled a slate of new leaders for several of its offices, departments and practice groups.

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    Trade Representative Leader Moves To Baker McKenzie

    Baker McKenzie has hired a former deputy assistant in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who worked with the agency for a decade and most recently as the top attorney on U.S. trade actions, tariffs and other policy.

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    Legal Platform AGRD Eyes UK After Rapid Nordic Expansion

    Six months after its initial round of acquisitions, Swedish legal platform AGRD Partners is now preparing to expand into other Nordic countries and making plans to eventually enter the U.K. market.

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    Corporate And Banking Atty Joins Barnes & Thornburg In DC

    Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired a former Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP corporate attorney, who is joining the team in Washington to represent domestic and foreign banks, credit unions and financial services clients.

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    Renowned LA Public Defender Joins Stris & Maher Boutique

    Business litigation boutique Stris & Maher LLP is expanding its ranks, announcing Thursday that a renowned Los Angeles public defender is joining the firm as a partner later this spring.

  • Ex-Wilson Sonsini M&A Co-Head Rejoins Goodwin In SF

    A former partner at Goodwin Procter LLP's Silicon Valley office has rejoined the firm in San Francisco after co-leading Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's mergers and acquisitions practice for five years, Goodwin announced on Wednesday.

  • Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly

    An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.

  • Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme

    Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.

  • Offit Kurman Adds 5 Attys From Now-Shuttered Taylor Duma

    Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law announced Wednesday it has expanded its presence in Atlanta with the addition of five Taylor Duma LLP attorneys following the firm's closure Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

  • As AI Rewrites BigLaw Hiring, Mid-Law May Snag Edge Author Photo

    Similar to the way the transfer portal changed how many NCAA men’s basketball teams are built, artificial intelligence use in the legal industry is changing BigLaw’s lateral hiring market and creating a field where midmarket firms that develop their talent will hold an edge in the legal profession's next era, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.

  • 5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout Author Photo

    While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert Author Photo

    Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.

  • Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel Author Photo

    Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.

  • How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves Author Photo

    Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths Author Photo

    Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.

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    Notes From A Partner-In-Charge Author Photo

    Law firm office managing partners share insights on navigating shifts in the legal market and the business of law issues top of mind for them right now in this Expert Analysis series.

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    Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy Author Photo

    In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing Author Photo

    There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.

  • Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment Author Photo

    Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback? Author Photo

    Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.

  • How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.

  • What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles Author Photo

    The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.

  • Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring Author Photo

    As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026 Author Photo

    After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

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