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Law Firms Saw Double-Digit Lateral Hiring Growth In 2025

By Kevin Penton

Lateral hiring increased by 16% in 2025 from 2024, with similar growth for both associates and partners, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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    Daily Litigation

    Meister Seelig Expands To Nashville With Trial Boutique Hire

    Meister Seelig & Schuster PLLC announced that an experienced criminal defense attorney who most recently ran her own boutique practice has joined the firm as its initial hire in Nashville, Tennessee.

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    Courts

    Bondi's Proposed Rule Change May Shield Her In Ethics Case

    A federal rule change that Pam Bondi proposed before she was fired as U.S. attorney general could stymie an ethics complaint against her in Florida, which is expected to be refiled after the state bar declined to take up the case during her tenure, experts say.

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    Georgia Pulse

    Eversheds Sutherland Adds Ex-Epiq AI Leader

    Eversheds Sutherland has hired a former managed solutions and artificial intelligence leader at legal technology and services provider Epiq to serve as U.S. head of legal managed services at Konexo, the firm's alternative legal services provider in the U.S.

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    DC Pulse

    Eckert Seamans Re-Ups Executives, Announces 3 Directors

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has decided to keep its executive team intact for another year and has named three new members to its board of directors in moves firm leadership described as signs it is moving in the right direction.

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    Daily Litigation

    Mintz Names Veteran Litigator To Lead New York Office

    Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has promoted a litigator who regularly handles commercial and securities disputes to managing member of its New York office, the firm announced Tuesday.

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    Mid-Law

    McCarter & English Lands Riker Danzig Tax, Corporate Leader

    McCarter & English LLP has added the former chair of Riker Danzig LLP's tax and corporate practice as a partner in New Jersey, the firm announced Tuesday, boosting its expertise in tax and mergers and acquisitions.

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    Legal Tech Co. Sued Over Immigration Software Breach

    Legal professional services software firm 8am LLC, owner of MyCase and formerly known as AffiniPay, has been sued in Texas federal court over a data breach exposing sensitive data of more than 100,000 people in the DocketWise immigration case management platform.

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    Modern Lawyer

    Akin Taps Kirkland Atty To Lead Music Team

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP announced on Monday that it has hired a former Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner to lead its music practice, touting his work at the intersection of intellectual property, media and entertainment, technology and commercial transactions.

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    California Pulse

    DocuSign Legal Chief Stays Steady With $7 Million In Comp

    DocuSign Inc.'s legal leader saw his compensation remain roughly the same in fiscal year 2026 compared to the previous year, bringing home nearly $7 million compared to just over $7 million in fiscal year 2025, a recent securities filing shows.

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    DC Pulse

    White & Case Partner Moves To A&O Shearman In DC

    Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has hired a career White & Case LLP partner in Washington, D.C., who had spent the past 13 years there working with antitrust and other matters, the firm announced Monday.

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