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First-Gen Students Pressured By Earlier BigLaw Recruiting
Students who are the first in their families to attend law school have been thrown a new challenge at the beginning of their legal journeys, as BigLaw accelerates their recruitment timelines.
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The 2026 Summer Associate Experience: AI Led The Way
Summer associate programs give law students an up-close look at changes unfolding in the legal industry, and a new Law360 Pulse survey found artificial intelligence use and pay have reached new heights.
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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms
From learning how to come back from mistakes to cross-team collaboration, this year's summer associates came away with lessons that will help them succeed in their future careers. Here's what they want law students to know as they begin their own journeys.
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Atty Says NFL Parkinson's Claims Ban Lacked Due Process
An attorney barred from representing claimants seeking NFL concussion settlement funds was denied basic due process during an audit of his work, he has argued in asking the Pennsylvania federal court to vacate his sanctions.
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Latham Brings On Ex-Gibson Dunn IP Atty In NY
Latham & Watkins LLP has announced it's growing its intellectual property litigation practice with a partner in New York who joins from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, bringing years of patent and technical trade secret litigation experience and representing industry titans including Nvidia and Western Digital.
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Judge Calls DeSantis' Recusal Bid 'Rank Judge Shopping'
A Florida federal judge Monday accused Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials of "rank judge shopping" and refused to recuse himself from the Council for American-Islamic Relations' suit challenging legislation that allowed DeSantis to designate the Muslim civil rights nonprofit as a "terrorist organization."
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Quinn Emanuel Ends Ex-Binance CEO Suit Over $1.5M Bill
Quinn Emanuel has quietly dropped its lawsuit against former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, in which it asked a court in Washington, D.C., to enforce an arbitral award of nearly $1.5 million in unpaid attorney fees and other costs.
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Sanford Heisler Hires Ex-DOJ Litigator As Partner In DC
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP announced Monday that it has added an attorney with a decade of experience in the Employment Litigation Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division as a partner in its Washington, D.C., office.
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UPenn Prof Hires John Eastman For Race Bias Appeal
A suspended University of Pennsylvania law professor has hired President Donald Trump's former attorney John Eastman to argue her Third Circuit bid to revive her case alleging the school disciplined her based on her race.
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Big Biz Coalition Backs Litigation Funding Disclosure Rule
Big U.S. businesses and insurers like Amazon, Anthropic, Chubb and Walmart asked the federal judiciary on Monday to tighten disclosure requirements for litigation finance, claiming the lack of guardrails allows funders to operate "in the shadows."
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State Farm Attorney Sanctioned $999.99 For AI Hallucinations
An attorney for State Farm who filed several motions citing nonexistent cases and fabricated quotes generated by AI software must pay a $999.99 sanction, a Los Angeles judge ruled, an amount one cent below the threshold that would have triggered a mandatory notice to the State Bar of California under state law.
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Former DOJ Antitrust Leader Rejoins Winston Taylor
The former deputy director of litigation for the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, who was lead counsel for antitrust trials involving Live Nation-Ticketmaster and Google, has returned to Winston Taylor, the firm said Monday.
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One County, One Lawyer: Legal Deserts Take A Human Toll
Divorce is often hard, but it is harder still when there’s just one lawyer in town. The story of one divorcing couple in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula illustrates the financial costs and emotional pain of living in a legal desert, and it helps explain why lawyer shortages are spreading throughout rural America. This story introduces Law360 Pulse’s special series on legal deserts.
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Former ACLU-NJ Legal Head, Civil Rights Advocate Dies At 59
Edward Barocas, the former longtime legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey who died Friday at the age of 59, was remembered by former colleagues for bringing a "passion for justice" in his advocacy for religious liberties, marriage equality and more in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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UNC Claims Immunity From Law School Grad's Lockout Suit
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and university officials have cited immunity defenses in urging a federal court to toss a former law school student's complaint alleging they initiated an unconstitutional disciplinary process after criminal charges stemming from "Cop City" protests in Atlanta were filed against the student.
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K&L Gates Hires 6-Atty Pillsbury Team In California, Texas
K&L Gates LLP announced Monday that it recently added six attorneys from Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP to bolster its corporate, intellectual property, litigation, and labor and employment practices.
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Carlton Fields Pushes To Demand Fees In Miss America Fight
Carlton Fields has urged a Florida federal court to adopt a magistrate judge's recommendation that the firm be allowed to intervene in a dispute involving its charging lien for unpaid legal fees in a $500 million dispute over the ownership of the Miss America competition.
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Jackson Lewis Removes Ex-Atty's Bias Suit To Federal Court
Jackson Lewis PC has moved a former associate's suit accusing the firm of refusing to accommodate her temporary work restrictions following her medical leave to California federal court, saying state court wasn't the right venue for dispute.
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Indiana Atty Hit With $10K Sanction Over False Citations
An Indiana federal judge on Friday adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation to sanction a local attorney $10,000 after finding that five briefs in a consumer credit case included citations to nonexistent cases.
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Attys Must Arbitrate $8 Oil To Fight $625K Sanction: 9th Circ.
Class action lawyers slapped with six-figure sanctions for suing Walmart Inc. based on erroneous purchase information can't yet challenge the discipline, the Ninth Circuit ruled, suggesting they may first need to arbitrate grievances over an $8 bottle of avocado oil.
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King & Wood Hires Debevoise Disputes Atty
King & Wood LLP has hired a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP disputes attorney to serve in an of counsel position at the firm's New York office, the lawyer has announced.
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OB-GYN Hits Conn. Law Firm With $60M Malpractice Lawsuit
A $60 million lawsuit brought against Ryan Ryan Deluca LLP and two attorneys claims the firm failed to notify an obstetrician-gynecologist of a "reasonable" settlement offer in a medical malpractice case, subjecting the doctor and her employer to a $50 million judgment favoring a patient injured during childbirth.
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2 Former BigLaw Attys Open SF Litigation Boutique
Two former partners at Greenberg Traurig LLP and Levin Law PA have launched a new boutique focusing on artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and cybersecurity in the San Francisco Bay area, they announced this week.
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Lydecker Adds Litigation Duo In Atlanta, Names Office Leader
National litigation firm Lydecker LLP has added a Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP attorney and a Vernis & Bowling attorney to its Atlanta office; both are experienced in litigation, and one was named to lead the office.
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Personal Injury Firm Beats Atty's Bid For 'Birth Justice' TM
A former associate at a personal injury and medical malpractice law firm can't register in her own name a trademark for birth-injury legal services that she helped develop before and during her employment with the firm, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled.
Expert Analysis
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Roundup
Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.