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  • Beltway Moves: Davis Polk, Kirkland, Miller & Chevalier

    In some of the biggest law firm hiring moves in the nation's capital over the past two weeks, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP hired the head of Hogan Lovells' global mergers and acquisitions team, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP rehired Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP's national appellate co-chair to lead its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice.

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    Taft Adds Fennemore Craig Duo Amid Post-Merger Growth

    Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP said on Thursday that it has added a pair of Fennemore Craig PC litigators to its Phoenix office, which has grown by 200% since the firm's merger with Sherman & Howard LLC at the start of last year.

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    Faegre Drinker Adds Withers Int'l Arbitration Atty In NY

    A former Withers litigation and arbitration special counsel has joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as a New York partner.

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    Cooley Turns To Legora For AI Tool Aimed At Startup Clients

    Cooley LLP this week launched Cooley GO Lab, an artificial intelligence-powered workspace for startups, with support from Legora and the startup accelerator Y Combinator.

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    This Pride Month, LGBTQ+ Bar Leader Talks Community, Hope

    In 2026, the LGBTQ+ Bar is focused on expanding programs, especially those focused on law students and younger attorneys, and building up community ties at a time of growing legal threats to LGBTQ people.

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    Chicago IP Duo Leave Winston For King & Spalding

    King & Spalding LLP has added two more ex-Winston & Strawn LLP partners who will reunite with 15 former colleagues who joined the firm earlier this year.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The summer wind brought in another busy week for the legal industry as firms expanded their practices and doled out extra cash for attorneys. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Polsinelli Adds Healthcare M&A Attys In Dallas, Nashville

    Polsinelli PC has expanded its healthcare mergers and acquisitions practice with the hire of a Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP partner in Dallas and a K&L Gates LLP partner in Nashville, as well as three other healthcare lawyers who recently joined as shareholders elsewhere in the country.

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    Groombridge Wu Tops Milbank Pay Scale For Associates

    Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone LLP is the latest firm to top the pay scale for associates announced earlier this month by Milbank LLP, with attorneys set to earn as much as $470,000.

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    Sidley Grows In Calif. With Life Sciences, Emerging Cos. Hires

    Sidley Austin LLP announced three partner hires in California, which the firm said will enhance its capabilities in the life sciences and emerging companies and venture capital practices.

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    Can BigLaw Find 'More Thoughtful' Approach To 1L Stipends?

    Large law firms experienced public pushback this spring after implementing new stipend programs for prospective summer associates who choose to take on public interest work after their first year of law school. However, it's unclear whether firms will be moved by the criticism.

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    Ex-SEC Chief Litigation Counsel Joins Norton Rose

    Norton Rose Fulbright has hired the former assistant chief litigation counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, who has moved to the team after working for several years with Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP.

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    White & Case Hires Bracewell Gov't Contracts Lawyer

    A government contracts lawyer and transactional counselor from Bracewell LLP, who spent close to 9.5 years there, has joined White & Case's international trade practice and will lead its government contracts offering.

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    Davis Polk Hires Former Hogan Lovells M&A Head

    The head of Hogan Lovells' global mergers and acquisitions team is joining Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP's M&A team as a partner ahead of his former firm's combination with Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP.

  • Eric Adams' Ex-Chief Of Staff Charged In Bribery Scheme

    Frank Carone, a onetime chief of staff to former New York Mayor Eric Adams, took $120,000 in bribes to steer a multimillion-dollar contract to house migrants to a hotel owner, according to an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. 

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    Burr & Forman Taps Non-Atty Managers Amid Industry Shift

    Burr & Forman LLP partners and associates didn't know what to make of Randi McCoy when she arrived at the southeast firm eight months ago to help attorney group leaders manage their practices.

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    Ex-Quinn Emanuel Atty To Lead Kirkland's Appellate Practice

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced Wednesday it has rehired a former associate, who most recently was a national appellate practice co-chair at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, to be the leader of its Supreme Court and appellate practice.

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    Barclay Damon Grows Boston Footprint, Moves Conn. Office

    Barclay Damon LLP has expanded its Boston office and relocated its New Haven, Connecticut, workplace to keep up with growth in those markets and to accommodate the rising number of lawyers actually preferring to work on site.

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    Winston Taylor Taps DLA Piper ITC Atty As Practice Chair

    Winston Taylor has hired a DLA Piper partner in Washington, D.C., who is joining the firm to chair its U.S. International Trade Commission practice, the firm has announced.

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    Goodwin Secondaries Co-Head Moves To White & Case In NY

    White & Case LLP said Wednesday it has hired the former co-leader of Goodwin Procter LLP's secondaries practice, who brings significant sponsor-side experience in complex, cross-border transactions.

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    Kennedys Adds 12-Atty Tyson & Mendes Trial Team In NY

    Kennedys has added to its New York office a team of 12 trial attorneys led by a former managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP with expertise in high-stakes, complex litigation, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • Baker McKenzie Partner Class Dips To 47 Attys

    Baker McKenzie has promoted a smaller-than-usual partner class of 47 attorneys, according to an announcement from the firm on Tuesday.

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    How Empathy Can Make Associates Better Lawyers

    As associates navigate a legal industry increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence and related technology that makes information more readily available than ever before, developing empathy will be increasingly crucial, legal experts tell Law360 Pulse.

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    How Associates Can Maximize Their New Pay Raises

    For the first time in over two years, many associates have seen their base pay rise by at least $10,000 and some by as much as $45,000 annually. Here's what financial experts say young lawyers should do with the extra income.

  • Quinn Emanuel's NY Pro Bono Head On Revamped Platform

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is investing in an effort to professionalize its pro bono services. Marc Greenwald, partner in charge of the firm's New York pro bono practice, talked to Law360 Pulse about what drove the changes.

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Expert Analysis

  • The Evolving Role Of The Law Firm Legal Secretary Author Photo

    Technological shifts during the pandemic and beyond should force firms to rethink how legal secretaries can not only better support timekeepers but also participate in elevating client service, bifurcating the role into an administrative support position and a more elevated practice support role, says Lauren Chung at HBR Consulting.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Ace My Upcoming Annual Review? Author Photo

    Jennifer Rakstad at White & Case highlights how associates can emphasize achievements and seek support before, during and after their annual review, despite the pandemic’s negative effects on face time with colleagues and business development opportunities.

  • How Your Law Firm's Brand Can Convey Prestige Author Photo

    In order to be perceived as prestigious by clients and potential recruits, law firms should take their branding efforts beyond designing visual identities and address six key imperatives to differentiate themselves — from identifying intangible core strengths to delivering on promises at every interaction, says Howard Breindel at DeSantis Breindel.

  • How Dynamic Project Management Can Help Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms looking to streamline matter management should consider tools that offer both employees and clients real-time access to documents, action items, task assignee information and more, overcoming many of the limitations of project communications via email, says Stephen Weyer at Stites & Harbison.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Successfully Switch Practices? Author Photo

    Associates who pivot into new practice areas may find that along with the excitement of a fresh start comes some apprehension, but certain proactive steps can help tame anxiety and ensure attorneys successfully adapt to unfamiliar subjects, novel internal processes and different client deliverables, say Susan Berson and Hassan Shaikh at Mintz.

  • A Road Map For Creating Law Firm Sustainability Programs Author Photo

    Amid demands from clients and prospective hires for greater sustainability efforts, law firms should think beyond reusable mugs and create programs that incorporate clear leadership structures, emission tracking and reduction goals, and frameworks for reporting results, says Gayatri Joshi at the Law Firm Sustainability Network.

  • Why Firms Should Help Associates Do More Pro Bono Work Author Photo

    Associates may hesitate to take on the added commitment of pro bono matters, but such work has tangible skill-building benefits, so firms should consider compensation and leadership strategies to encourage participation, says Rasmeet Chahil at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Confronting The Stigma Of Alcohol Abuse In Legal Industry Author Photo

    The pandemic has likely exacerbated the prevalence of problem drinking in the legal profession, making it critical for lawyers and educators to address alcohol abuse and the associated stigma through issue-specific education, supportive assistance and alcohol-free professional events, says Erica Grigg at the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program.

  • Opinion

    Lawyers Have Duty To Push For Immigration Court Reform Author Photo

    Attorneys must use their collective voice to urge federal lawmakers to create an Article I immigration court outside executive branch control, helping address the conflicts of interest, political influence and lack of adjudication consistency that prevent migrants from achieving true justice, say Elia Diaz-Yaeger and Carlos Bollar at the Hispanic National Bar Association.

  • How Law Firms Can Rethink Offices In A Post-Pandemic World Author Photo

    Based on their own firm's experiences, Kami Quinn and Adam Farra at Gilbert discuss strategies and unique legal industry considerations for law firms planning hybrid models of remote and in-office work in a post-COVID marketplace.

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    ​​​​​​​Ask A Mentor: How Can 1st-Year Attys Manage Remote Work? Author Photo

    First-year associates can have a hard time building relationships with colleagues, setting boundaries and prioritizing work-life balance in a remote work environment, so they must be sure to lean on their firms' support systems and practice good time management, say Jenny Lee and Christopher Fernandez at Kirkland.

  • 5 Ways To Lead Lawyer Teams Toward Better Mental Health Author Photo

    Attorney team leaders have a duty to attend to the mental well-being of their subordinates with intention, thought and candor — starting with ensuring their own mental health is in order, says Liam Montgomery at Williams & Connolly.

  • How Your Summer Associate Events Can Convey Inclusivity Author Photo

    As law firms begin planning next year's summer associate events, they should carefully examine how choice of venue, activity, theme, attendees and formality can create feelings of exclusion for minority associates, and consider changing the status quo to create multiculturally inclusive events, says Sharon Jones at Jones Diversity.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Negotiate Long-Term Flex Work? Author Photo

    Though the pandemic has shown the value of remote work, many firms are still reluctant to embrace flexible working arrangements when offices reopen, so attorneys should use several negotiating tactics to secure a long-term remote or hybrid work setup that also protects their potential for career advancement, says Elaine Spector at Harrity & Harrity.

  • What I Wish Law Schools Taught Women About Legal Careers Author Photo

    Instead of spending an entire semester on 19th century hunting rights, I wish law schools would facilitate honest discussions about what it’s like to navigate life as an attorney, woman and mother, and offer lessons on business marketing that transcend golf outings and social mixers, says Daphne Delvaux at Gruenberg Law.

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