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    Ballooning BigLaw Rates Create Opportunities For Mid-Law

    Some midsize, regional and boutique firms are using their lower rates to attract both clients and lateral attorneys against the backdrop of spiraling BigLaw rates, though there are definite limits to the strategy.

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    Elite Deal Partners Command Rates That Soar Above Peers

    Lawyers who orchestrate massive transactions make up the lion's share of attorneys charging top-tier rates that have broken far away from average billing rates for law firm partners in recent years, experts say.  

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    Greenberg Traurig Miami Litigator, Young Lawyer Mentor Dies

    A Miami litigator known as much for his ability to treat everyone with compassion as he was for his aggressive courtroom advocacy has died at the age of 65, Greenberg Traurig LLP announced Saturday.

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    Former SG Prelogar Rejoins Cooley In DC As Practice Leader

    Former U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has returned to Cooley LLP to lead its U.S. Supreme Court and appellate practice as the firm continues to expand its litigation group, telling Law360 Pulse on Monday it is a firm that shares her values.

  • Trump Names 4 Nominees For North Carolina Bench

    President Donald Trump announced on Friday night four judicial nominees in North Carolina.

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    DLA Piper Boosts VC Practice With Goodwin Atty In NY

    DLA Piper has added a longtime Goodwin Procter LLP partner to its emerging growth and venture capital practice in New York, the firm announced.

  • Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and Jackson Lewis PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Fifth Circuit upheld injunctions barring the National Labor Relations Board from prosecuting unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other companies.

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    Pillsbury Hires Renewable Energy Pro From Holland & Knight

    The former co-head of Holland & Knight LLP's renewable energy team has joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as a partner in New York.

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    Magic Circle Firms Make Inroads In US With Record Revenues

    Magic Circle firms might finally be gaining meaningful traction in the U.S. market after years of slow progress and false starts, if their latest financial disclosures are any indication.

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    BBK Taps Gov't Affairs Director From Interior Leadership

    Best Best & Krieger LLP has hired a U.S. Department of the Interior leader who helped advance drought resilience plans and advise the agency's secretary on water and science policy as the new director of its government affairs group, the firm announced.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as U.S. firms expanded their practice offerings with new talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Office Snapshot: Fox Rothschild Sees The Light In Pittsburgh

    Fox Rothschild LLP had several boxes to check as it hunted for a new office for its attorneys and staff in Pittsburgh, but the final decision on where to move ultimately came down to one simple factor: the sun.

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    DLA Piper Adds Wilson Sonsini Emerging Growth Ace In SF

    DLA Piper is boosting its West Coast corporate team, bringing in a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC emerging growth specialist as a partner in its San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices.

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    California Bar Board Of Trustees Gets 1st Nonattorney Chair

    The California Supreme Court announced Thursday that for the first time ever, a nonattorney will lead the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees starting Sept. 19.

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    Ex-Trump Counterterror Lead Joins Holland & Knight In DC

    Holland & Knight LLP has hired the State Department's former acting undersecretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, who also served as an ambassador-at-large and counterterrorism coordinator during Trump's first administration, the firm announced Thursday.

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    Gordon Rees NJ Leader Takes Reins Of New Horse Law Group

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has launched an equine law practice group handling all aspects of horse transactions and litigation, to be led by the assistant managing partner of its office in Livingston, New Jersey.

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    Tarter Krinsky Adds Construction Counsel From Offit Kurman

    Mid-Law firm Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP announced an expansion of its construction practice with a counsel from Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law this week.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Goodwin Real Estate Ace In SF

    Greenberg Traurig LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in a Goodwin Procter LLP real estate transactions expert as a shareholder in its San Francisco office.

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    Ogletree Taps Pittsburgh Atty To Lead Higher Ed Team

    Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC has strengthened its resources for university clients, promoting a four-year firm shareholder who previously spent more than three years as an executive in the University of Pittsburgh's athletics department to lead its higher education practice group.

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    Rising Star: Clifford Chance's Neil Barlow

    Clifford Chance LLP partner Neil Barlow has helped lead the growth of the firm's U.S. private equity practice while advising on high-profile cross-border deals, including KKR and Carlyle's $10.1 billion acquisition of a student loan portfolio and the sale of global fund administrator Alter Domus, earning him a spot among the private equity law practitioners under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

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    Baker Donelson Adds Womble Bond Energy Ace In Houston

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC announced Thursday that it has added a former Womble Bond Dickinson attorney to its corporate group who brings particular expertise in energy commodities.

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    Most Lawyers Feel Prepared To Meet Clients' AI Expectations

    The majority of surveyed attorneys feel ready to meet client demands regarding artificial intelligence, according to survey results released Thursday by legal professionals network Best Lawyers.

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    Alston & Bird Hires Former FTC M&A Overseer In DC

    The former leader of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition unit dedicated to reviewing mergers and acquisitions is joining the antitrust team at Alston & Bird LLP's Washington, D.C., office, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Clients Rate Littler Lawyers Best In Service, Report Says

    Littler Mendelson PC is home to six lawyers who were called out by name when more than 350 corporate clients were asked in interviews about exceptional client service, more than any other law firm this year, according to the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2025 report, released on Thursday.

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    Loeb & Loeb Adds Allen Matkins Employment Atty In SF

    Loeb & Loeb LLP is expanding its West Coast team, announcing Wednesday it is bringing in an Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP employment litigator as a partner in its San Francisco office.

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Expert Analysis

  • Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School Author Photo

    Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.

  • Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts? Author Photo

    Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.

  • Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English Author Photo

    To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement? Author Photo

    Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.

  • DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help Author Photo

    Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

  • Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Law firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas Author Photo

    To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.

  • Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group Author Photo

    Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

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