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Holland & Knight Adds Business Development Director
Holland & Knight LLP has tapped a new director of business development for its deal-sourcing and matchmaking platform who was previously with Validor Capital and Weatherford Capital.
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Steptoe Adds Vinson & Elkins Arbitration Pro
Steptoe LLP has hired an international arbitration veteran from Vinson & Elkins LLP who helped secure a $1.47 billion award for Iraq to join the firm as a partner in its international disputes practice in Houston.
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Squire Patton Atty Joins Dechert To Co-Chair NatSec Group
Dechert LLP announced Tuesday it has brought on a former Squire Patton Boggs LLP practice leader who focuses on national security compliance and cross-border investment reviews to help lead its national security group.
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Unity Biotech CLO Joins Wilson Sonsini's GC Residence
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced Tuesday it has added a former assistant White House counsel, most recently the chief legal officer of the now shuttered Unity Biotechnology Inc., as the latest in-house attorney to join its general counsel in residence program.
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Nixon Peabody Hires Hometown Litigator In Rhode Island
Nixon Peabody LLP has added a civil and criminal business litigation and trial attorney from Godfrey & Kahn SC to its complex disputes practice as a partner in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Norton Rose Taps New Leadership For US Biz Team
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has tapped a New York partner to co-lead its U.S. business group as the firm focuses on its ability to guide clients through complex multijurisdictional transactions.
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Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now
Early-career and senior attorneys alike said they believe artificial intelligence could replace responsibilities usually performed by junior lawyers, causing concern among some early-career legal professionals about their future job prospects, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
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Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work
Attorneys who frequently use artificial intelligence tools are starting to feel less positive and more neutral about the technology's adoption in the legal industry, a trend that might be driven by lawyers developing more realistic expectations about AI's capabilities.
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What Attorneys Really Think About AI
Seventy percent of attorneys at law firms report using artificial intelligence at least once a week as part of their jobs, a sharp increase from 2025, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.
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Holland & Knight Hires Paul Weiss Partner As CFIUS Co-Lead
Holland & Knight LLP has hired a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner, who has joined in Washington, D.C., to co-lead its team focused on federal interagency review work related to foreign investment, and industrial security matters.
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5 Takeaways From 2026 ABA Techshow In Chicago
Artificial intelligence's impact on the legal profession dominated much of the conversation as more than 2,000 attendees and over 100 vendors gathered last week at McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Bar Association Techshow 2026. Here are five highlights from the event.
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Linklaters Promotes 37 Lawyers In Uptick From 2025
Linklaters LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership across its global platform, with just over a third based in London.
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Clifford Chance Structured Finance Partner Jumps To Kirkland
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a former Clifford Chance LLP attorney as a debt finance partner in the firm's complex securitizations practice.
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Norton Rose Adds Appellate Team From Texas Boutique
Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its global litigation and disputes platform with a team of lawyers from Texas boutique Tillotson Johnson & Patton, including a Dallas-based partner who will serve as the firm's U.S. head of appellate.
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AI Reshapes Junior Lawyer Roles In Training And Hiring
Artificial intelligence is forcing law firms in the U.K. and elsewhere to rethink how junior lawyers are trained, deployed and hired as use of the technology gathers pace, creating demand for new skills at entry level.
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Taylor Duma Closing After Struggle To Recover From Losses
Atlanta-based Taylor Duma LLP is set to close Tuesday following what firm leadership said was an exhaustive effort to keep the firm in business, a move that comes after a string of high-profile departures over the last year, including the losses of a former name partner and a onetime managing partner.
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Akin Hires Top Appropriations Staffer To Lobbying Team
A top staffer from the Senate Appropriations Committee has joined the public policy practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to assist clients amid an increasingly fractured political environment.
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Ex-FTC Officials Launch Consumer Protection Firm In DC
Two former Federal Trade Commission officials have launched a Washington, D.C., law firm to represent consumers, becoming the latest attorneys to start their own practice after leaving the federal government.
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Lewis Brisbois Elevates Longtime Atty To Lead Atlanta Office
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has named a founding member of the firm's Atlanta office as the new leader of the location, where he'll serve alongside two newly appointed deputy managing partners.
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Judges Urge Attys To Have Discovery Talks Before Fighting
A pair of Texas judges told attorneys at an American Bar Association Techshow panel in Chicago that they should talk with opposing counsel if they have concerns about relevant data not being produced in litigation before involving the court in the dispute.
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Morgan Lewis Brings On More Tax Pros From Baker McKenzie
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday it has welcomed a four-member Baker McKenzie team with experience in tax and transfer pricing to the firm's New York office.
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Pillsbury Asks To Toss Suit Over Nonclient Data Breach
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP sought dismissal of a consolidated data breach action in New York federal court Friday due to the plaintiffs' alleged lack of relationship with the firm and inability to identify any cognizable damages.
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Eversheds Sutherland Adds Texas Trio From BakerHostetler
Eversheds Sutherland announced Monday that it has hired a trio of Houston lawyers from BakerHostetler, one of whom will serve as the office's co-managing partner.
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Quinn Emanuel Picks Trial Atty To Co-Lead DC Office
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has named a seasoned trial lawyer with a congressional investigations practice as co-managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., office.
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King & Wood Opens In LA, Vancouver Due To Client Demand
Top Chinese law firm King & Wood announced Monday that it has strengthened its North American platform by launching affiliated offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Expert Analysis
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Roundup
Talking Mental Health
Attorneys and other legal professionals share insights on mental health and well-being in this Law360 Pulse Expert Analysis series.