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    Jackson Lewis Hires Ex-K&L Gates COO

    Labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC continued expanding its leadership ranks this year, hiring former K&L Gates LLP Chief Operating Officer Gavin Gray to serve in the same role at the firm.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    Business of law headlines this week included a major law firm combination, a hefty GC paycheck, and data on Mid-Law's appetite for growth. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Legal Tech Roundup: Haast, LegalMation, Latitude

    A new investment for a compliance tool tops this roundup of recent legal technology news.

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    Perkins Coie's New San Diego Leader Aims To Pay It Forward

    When patent litigator Patrick McKeever helped launch Perkins Coie LLP's San Diego office in 2010, he was quickly thrown into the deep end, with challenging assignments that helped him learn to become a lawyer. Now the office's leader, McKeever intends to make sure young lawyers have the same opportunities that he did.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Sidley Trial Pro In Dallas

    Greenberg Traurig LLP has expanded its litigation and intellectual property and technology practices with a Dallas-based trial lawyer who came aboard from Sidley Austin LLP.

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    Winston & Strawn Adds 2nd Chicago Partner In A Week

    Winston & Strawn LLP has grown its Chicago ranks this week by adding a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP debt finance partner and bringing back a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Two personal injury firms in Michigan lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions for their work to secure a more than $300 million verdict against a prison health services provider and one of its doctors for refusing to approve a 34-year-old man's surgery while he was detained at a local jail.

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    DLA Piper Partner Rejects Pregnant Atty's Account Of Firing

    The DLA Piper partner who fired a pregnant associate said she did so lawfully, telling a Manhattan federal jury her former employee was "in over her head" and disputing that the associate raised pregnancy bias concerns on a termination call.

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    Goodwin Joining BigLaw Firms Embracing AI-Native Trend

    Goodwin Procter LLP is trying to become an "AI-native" law firm by providing access to artificial intelligence tools to all its employees and having 90% of those workers using the technology in their everyday work by the end of 2026.

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    Lewis Brisbois Accused Of Ignoring Racism, Unethical Billing

    A former national billing director of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP filed a lawsuit in California state court this week accusing the firm of ignoring racist conduct and sexual harassment by partners, and alleging unethical billing practices and even embezzlement.

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    Orrick Announces Numerous Leadership Changes

    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced a number of leadership changes on Thursday as part of its annual rotation of leadership, with new managing partners in five offices and new leaders in seven different sectors and practice groups.

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    White & Case Hires M&A Pros From Freshfields, Reed Smith

    White & Case LLP announced Thursday that it has added two more attorneys to its fast-growing mergers and acquisitions team — one from Freshfields LLP and one from Reed Smith LLP.

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    Baker Donelson Has New Labor & Employment Co-Chairs

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced Thursday that it has new leaders for its labor and employment practice group: a shareholder who has been with the firm for decades, and another who joined in 2022 when it opened its Charleston, South Carolina, office.

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    AI-Based Firm Norm Law Hires Ex-Ropes & Gray PE Partner

    Norm Law LLP, the firm offshoot of the legal and compliance startup Norm Ai, expanded its private equity offerings on Thursday with the hiring of Bill Mone, a former longtime partner at Ropes & Gray LLP.

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    Littler Taps Gunderson Dettmer Exec For New AI Chief Role

    Littler Mendelson PC has brought on a former Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP executive to fill the new position of chief artificial intelligence officer.

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    Foley & Lardner Adds Pair Of Faegre Drinker Attys In Houston

    Foley & Lardner LLP announced Thursday that it has deepened its energy transactions, commodities and finance benches with a pair of Houston-based partners who joined from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

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    Kleinberg Kaplan Adds Finance Counsel From Akin

    New York investment funds law firm Kleinberg Kaplan announced Thursday that it has welcomed an attorney from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to its corporate transactional and finance practice.

  • NY Panel Backs DLA Piper's $482K Fee Win In Malpractice Suit

    A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.

  • Del. Judge Orders Disclosures Over PE Investors In Law Firms

    As ethics concerns mount over the growing interest in allowing outside investment in the legal industry, Delaware's top federal judge is requiring attorneys seeking pro hac vice admission in his court to certify that they do not practice law or share fees with nonlawyers, with certain exceptions.

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    Morgan Lewis Adds Pillsbury Atty To Employee Benefits Team

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced on Wednesday that it had bolstered its employee benefits and executive compensation practice by adding a former Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner.

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    BigLaw C-Suites Are Going In On AI And Innovation Roles

    Artificial intelligence and innovation chief roles have gained the most traction at the largest U.S. law firms over the last three years, while the chief knowledge officer title is decreasing in popularity, a Law360 Pulse analysis found.

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    Reed Smith Expands With 6-Atty K&L Gates Litigation Team

    Reed Smith LLP announced Wednesday that six attorneys, including four partners, have joined the firm's Boston and Princeton, New Jersey, offices from K&L Gates LLP.

  • ABA Says Attys Must Reveal When A Judge Needs To Recuse

    Attorneys have an ethical obligation to speak up when they have information that could lead to a judge's disqualification from a case, according to a new ethics opinion released by the American Bar Association on Wednesday.

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    Ropes & Gray Adds Cybersecurity Atty From Justice Dept.

    Ropes & Gray LLP has hired a new data, privacy and cybersecurity practice partner, who has joined the team in Washington after spending more than a decade working for the Justice Department, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Faegre Drinker Hires 2 Venable FDA Partners In DC

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired two attorneys from Venable LLP who joined that firm in 2023 and focus their practices on helping clients understand U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory frameworks, the firm announced Wednesday.

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Expert Analysis

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Retire Without Creating Chaos? Author Photo

    Retired attorney Vernon Winters explains how lawyers can thoughtfully transition into retirement while protecting their firms’ interests and allaying clients' fears, with varying approaches that turn on the nature of one's practice, client relationships and law firm management.

  • Why I Went From Litigator To Law Firm Diversity Officer Author Photo

    Narges Kakalia at Mintz recounts her journey from litigation partner to director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the firm, explaining how the challenges she faced as a female lawyer of color shaped her transition and why attorneys’ unique skill sets make them well suited for diversity leadership roles.

  • For Asian American Lawyers, Good Mentorship Is Crucial Author Photo

    Navigating the legal world as an Asian American lawyer comes with unique challenges — from cultural stereotypes to a perceived lack of leadership skills — but finding good mentors and treating mentorship as a two-way street can help junior lawyers overcome some of the hurdles and excel, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • Coping With Secondary Trauma From Pro Bono Work Author Photo

    As the need for pro bono services continues to grow in tandem with the pandemic, attorneys should assess their mental well-being and look for symptoms of secondary traumatic stress, while law firms must carefully manage their public service programs and provide robust mental health services to employees, says William Silverman at Proskauer.

  • How Firms Can Benefit From Creating Their Own ALSPs Author Photo

    As more law firms develop their own legal services centers to serve as both a source of flexible personnel and technological innovation, they can further enhance the effectiveness by fostering a consistent and cohesive team and allowing for experimentation with new technologies from an established baseline, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

  • Modernizing Legal Education Through Hybrid JD Programs Author Photo

    Amid pandemic-era shifts in education, law schools and other stakeholders should consider the wide geographic and demographic reach of Juris Doctor programs with both online and in-person learning options, and educators should think through the various ways hybrid programs can be structured, says Stephen Burnett at All Campus.

  • How BigLaw Can Mirror Small Firm Attorney Engagement Author Photo

    BigLaw has the unique opportunity to hit refresh post-pandemic and enhance attorney satisfaction by adopting practices that smaller firms naturally employ — including work assignment policies that can provide junior attorneys steady professional development, says Michelle Genet Bernstein at Mark Migdal.

  • Ditch The Annual Review To Boost Attorney Job Satisfaction Author Photo

    In order to attract and retain the rising millennial generation's star talent, law firms should break free of the annual review system and train lawyers of all seniority levels to solicit and share frequent and informal feedback, says Betsy Miller at Cohen Milstein.

  • How Attorneys Can Narrow LGBTQ Gap In The Judiciary Author Photo

    Lawyers can take several steps to redress the lack of adequate LGBTQ representation on the bench and its devastating impact on litigants and counsel in the community, says Janice Grubin, co-chair of the Judiciary Committee at the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.

  • Employers Must Heed Rising Attorney Stress And Alcohol Use Author Photo

    Krill Strategies’ Patrick Krill, who co-authored a new study that revealed alarming levels of stress, hazardous drinking and associated gender disparities among practicing attorneys, highlights how legal employers can confront the underlying risk factors as both warnings and opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.

  • Lawyers Can Get Ready For Space Law To Take Flight Author Photo

    While international agreements for space law have remained relatively unchanged since their creation decades ago, the rapid pace of change in U.S. laws and policies is creating opportunities for both new and veteran lawyers looking to break into this exciting realm, in either the private sector or government, says Michael Dodge at the University of North Dakota.

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: What Makes A Successful Summer Associate? Author Photo

    Navigating a few densely packed weeks at a law firm can be daunting for summer associates, but those who are prepared to seize opportunities and not afraid to ask questions will be set up for success, says Julie Crisp at Latham.

  • How To Successfully Market Your Summer Associate Program Author Photo

    Law firms can attract the right summer associate candidates and help students see what makes a program unique by using carefully crafted messaging and choosing the best ambassadors to deliver it, says Tamara McClatchey, director of career services at the University of Chicago Law School.

  • Opinion

    Judges Deserve Congress' Commitment To Their Safety Author Photo

    Following the tragic attack on U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' family last summer and amid rising threats against the judiciary, legislation protecting federal judges' personal information and enhancing security measures at courthouses is urgently needed, says U.S. District Judge Roslynn Mauskopf, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Recalcitrant Attys Use Social Media? Author Photo

    Social media can be intimidating for reluctant lawyers but it can also be richly rewarding, as long as attorneys remember that professional accounts will always reflect on their firms and colleagues, and follow some best practices to avoid embarrassment, says Sean Marotta at Hogan Lovells.

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