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Meet The Attorneys Facing Off Over NJ Judicial Privacy Law
Top appellate litigators at private firms, state agencies and public interest organizations will square off Tuesday before the New Jersey Supreme Court over a state-of-mind question at the center of a constitutional challenge to Daniel's Law, a state judicial privacy law.
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Georgia Atty Can't Pursue Defamation Suit Against Lawyer
Georgia's Court of Appeals concluded Monday that an attorney cannot pursue a defamation suit against another lawyer over a series of emails related to a charitable project, finding the trial court erred by denying a motion to dismiss under the state's anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation statute.
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Mullen Coughlin Grows Litigation Team With E-Discovery Atty
Data-privacy-focused firm Mullen Coughlin LLC is expanding its team, bringing in as a partner an artificial intelligence, e-discovery, and privacy and security expert who most recently was with Guidepost Solutions.
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Judges Using AI For Some Tasks, But Cautious About Risks
Every federal and state judge who participated in a recent survey said they are using generative artificial intelligence in their work, but acknowledged the risks the technology poses and insisted it should only help with speeding certain tasks, according to a new report.
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Top Takeaways From 2026 Mid-Law Partner Promotions
Mid-Law firms this year continued a trend of promoting smaller partnership classes amid an overall trend for consolidation within the legal industry, while women lawyers held onto minor gains in partnership ranks and promotions varied across markets around the country, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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NY Suspends Atty Accused Of Scamming Clients There, Fla.
A New York appellate court has suspended the law license of a Florida-based lawyer accused of "causing great public harm" by abandoning dozens of clients' cases after charging them nonrefundable retainer fees.
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Northeast Slowdown, Midwest Gains In Mid-Law Promotions
An overall drop in the most recent partner classes at Mid-Law firms was marked by declines in Northeast and Southeast markets, while promotions rose throughout the Midwest and West Coast, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Ex-SDNY Prosecutor To Join Lowell & Associates In DC
A former assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York has departed MoloLamken LLP after more than 7 1/2 years to join Lowell & Associates PLLC, the firm announced Monday.
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Mid-Law Promotions Reflect Slow Progress In Gender Parity
Women accounted for about 43.5% of Mid-Law partner promotions during the 2026 promotion cycle, roughly in line with the prior year and reflecting the slow pace of progress toward gender parity, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Conservative Groups Back DOJ As Amici In Law Firm EO Suits
Conservative groups are backing the Trump administration's attempts to revive executive orders targeting BigLaw firms, arguing in an amicus brief to the D.C. Circuit that Perkins Coie LLP had "unclean hands" for its part in what they called the "Russiagate hoax."
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PFAS Judge Again Declines Recusal Over DuPont, 3M Ties
A Connecticut federal judge again declined to recuse himself in a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances lawsuit, dismissing the plaintiffs' concerns that his former law clerk's representation of several DuPont-related defendants as well as his daughter's employment at a firm representing co-defendant 3M would affect his ability to remain impartial.
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Cozen O'Connor Adds 4 Holland & Knight Litigators In Fla.
Cozen O'Connor announced Monday that it has launched a fraud & recovery practice with the addition of four commercial litigators in Florida from Holland & Knight LLP.
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Paralegal Calls Full Lewis Brisbois Arbitration Unenforceable
A former Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP paralegal has told a Florida state judge that the firm shouldn't be able to force her into arbitrating her claims against it because a number of the alleged actions took place after she was terminated from her job.
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News Orgs. Get Fees In Trump Media's Dropped $1.5B Suit
A Florida state court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's social media company is on the hook for the attorney fees and costs incurred by several news outlets defending a $1.5 billion defamation lawsuit that Trump Media voluntarily dismissed.
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Judge Tosses Ga. Firm's Insurance Fight With State Farm
A Georgia federal judge has tossed an auto insurance dispute between a personal injury law firm and State Farm, agreeing with the insurer's defense that the suit "simply was filed almost three years too late."
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Calif. Panel Revives Atty Lien Fight In Personal Injury Case
California appellate justices revived a declaratory action filed by a Sacramento lawyer against his clients and their prior counsel over their respective rights to settlement proceeds in a personal injury case, ruling Friday that the action was a proper way to simultaneously enforce the lawyer's lien and resolve everyone's settlement claims.
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6th Circ. Affirms Denial Of Atty's Theft Deduction
An attorney who led an investment partnership whose principals were criminally prosecuted for fraud is not entitled to tax deductions for theft loss related to the fallout, the Sixth Circuit ruled, saying there was no evidence that the principals intentionally fleeced him.
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Signature Resolution Expands To East Coast With Firm Tie-Up
California-based alternative dispute resolution service Signature Resolution announced Friday it is expanding to the East Coast, partnering with Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation Inc., a Boston-based ADR firm.
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Hahn Loeser Lands Former Akerman Litigation Leader In Fla.
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP has expanded its Florida roster with the former litigation department chair at Akerman LLP, who has more than 45 years of experience handling a wide range of cases.
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Law Firm Wants Out Of $6.4M Malpractice Suit
A New York law firm has asked a Manhattan federal judge to toss a $6.4 million malpractice lawsuit brought by a group of Chinese electronics sellers alleging the firm acted without its permission when it dismissed their claims against Amazon in an underlying suit, arguing that the court lacks jurisdiction.
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Reed Smith Is Ignoring Expanded Back Pay Window, Atty Says
A former Reed Smith LLP attorney who claimed she was unlawfully underpaid told a New Jersey state court on Friday that the firm's bid to limit the window of time for which she's seeking damages is an attempt to roll the case back in time.
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Ariz. Judicial Council OKs ABS Rules Despite Bar Concerns
Arizona's Judicial Council approved some new restrictions on out-of-state operations for non-attorney-owned law firms allowed to operate under the state's licensure program, despite the Arizona state bar's concerns that the new rules aren't stringent enough.
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Stradling Brings On IP Litigator To Lead Its Austin Office
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC has brought on a veteran intellectual property litigator from Minnesota-based Carlson Caspers Vandenburgh & Lindquist PA to lead its office in Austin, Texas.
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Immigration Watchdog Sues DOJ Over Secret Court Hearings
A Minnesota-based human rights nonprofit has sued the U.S. Department of Justice in D.C. federal court over its decision to restrict public access to proceedings at St. Paul's Fort Snelling Immigration Court.
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Nixon Peabody Adds RE Attys To SF, DC Offices
Nixon Peabody LLP has hired two veteran real estate attorneys for counsel roles in its San Francisco and Washington, D.C., locations, the firm announced.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
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.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
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.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
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
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.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
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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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy
Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.