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    Legal Sector Jobs Held Steady During Gov't Shutdown

    The number of U.S. legal industry jobs remained level in November after inching up just 300 positions in October from the previous month, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Sullivan & Cromwell Starts Digital Infrastructure Practice

    Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has formed a digital infrastructure practice group aimed at advising on large and impactful transactions in digital infrastructure, the firm announced Monday.

  • Palin Can't Get 3rd Trial In NYT Defamation Case

    A New York federal judge on Monday denied Sarah Palin's attempt for another redo of her libel trial against The New York Times, saying her lawyers "seriously misconstrued" a Second Circuit decision as reducing what she had to prove at trial.

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    ABA Flags AI Fears: Making Attys 'Worse At Their Jobs'

    The erosion of skills for junior associates, deepfakes as evidence in court and the lack of technical knowledge in law firms were among the top fears and challenges listed by the American Bar Association in a new report about artificial intelligence in the legal profession.

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    Cadwalader Promotes 7 To Partner In London, NY

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it has elevated seven lawyers to its partnership, with those from its offices in London and New York representing the latest class of newly minted partners.

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    Winston, Taylor Eye Spring Launch For $1.75B Merged Firm

    Taylor Wessing said Monday it has agreed to merge with U.S. firm Winston & Strawn to form a new transatlantic business with an estimated turnover of $1.75 billion.

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    Elsberg Baker Exceeds, Cohen Ziffer Matches Atty Bonuses

    Trial boutique Elsberg Baker & Maruri PLLC announced Monday that its associates will earn up to $226,250 in extra cash this year.

  • Trump's 2016 Campaign Must Face Bias Suit, Judge Says

    A New York federal judge said Friday President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign committee can't escape state and New York City claims from an ex-consultant who worked on the campaign mostly in the city that she was effectively fired for becoming pregnant, ruling her Florida residency is immaterial.

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    Trust In State Courts Holds, But Justice Is Seen As Unequal

    Public confidence in state courts held steady this year, even as more Americans seem to have lost faith that those courts provide equal justice to everyone, according to new research.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Ninth Circuit handed Epic Games Inc. a partial win by mostly affirming an injunction blocking Apple Inc. from charging developers "prohibitive" commissions on iPhone app purchases made outside its systems.

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    Axinn Veltrop's Bonuses Reach Up To $240K

    Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is giving out bonuses of up to $240,000 for its associates, according to an in-house memo seen by Law360 Pulse.

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    2nd Circ. Probes ConEd's Sudden Firing Of Atty Alleging Bias

    The Second Circuit raised questions during a hearing about Con Edison's decision to terminate a longtime company lawyer shortly after she complained her boss was targeting her because she's an older woman, hinting some support for the attorney's fight to have her discrimination suit reinstated.

  • 2nd Circ. Remands $100K Award To Fired Atty In Bias Case

    A Second Circuit panel vacated a $100,000 charging lien awarded to an attorney who represented a man who sued Marriott International Inc. for race-based harassment, agreeing that the lawyer was fired without cause but finding that the lower court appeared not to address several arguments in favor of a lower amount.

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    Norton Rose Boosts 51 Lawyers To Partner Status Globally

    Norton Rose Fulbright has promoted 51 lawyers from 12 practice areas and 22 offices around the world, down from the 56 attorneys it elevated for 2025.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week as law firms announced year-end bonuses and continued to expand their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Sidley Promotes 29 Lawyers To Partner, 15 To Counsel

    Sidley Austin LLP has elected 29 lawyers to its partnership and named more than a dozen new counsel, with all the newly promoted individuals being based in offices in the U.S. and Europe.

  • Feds Reportedly Fail To Reindict NY AG Letitia James, Again

    New York Attorney General Letitia James' attorney Thursday celebrated reports that another Virginia federal grand jury declined to reindict her on charges of mortgage fraud, the second jury in a week to reject a case President Donald Trump had pushed prosecutors to pursue against a political opponent he's called "guilty as hell."

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    Meet The Incoming SDNY Bankruptcy Judge Shireen Barday

    A commercial litigator who has represented a long list of clients in complex cases — from Lehman Brothers, Facebook, institutional investors and drug developers to LGBTQ+ rights organizations in high stakes appellate cases — will join the bankruptcy bench in New York early next year.

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    Nelson Mullins Launches Family Office Transactions Group

    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has launched a new group focused on private investment and mergers and acquisition opportunities by family offices.

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    Pallas Offers Up To $232K In Bonuses To Top US, UK Lawyers

    Litigation boutique Pallas Partners announced Thursday that it is offering high-performing senior U.S. and U.K. associates and counsel as much as $232,000 in bonuses this year.

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    Debevoise Launching AI Decathlon For All Attorneys In 2026

    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is planning to hold a decathlon featuring 10 monthly in-person events where attorneys can learn advanced artificial intelligence skills starting in January, building off the success of its AI hackathon for first-year associates.

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    Anderson Kill Adds Saxe Doernberger Insurance Litigator

    An experienced insurance coverage attorney has made the jump from Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC to Anderson Kill PC in Connecticut and New York.

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    Costs Up 'Considerably' As More Firms Grow Nonequity Tier

    Law firm compensation expenses were up nearly 10% year-over-year as of the end of the third quarter and law firms' growing nonequity partner ranks were among the driving forces behind the jump, according to a report released Thursday.

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    Foley Reelects Chairman And CEO Amid Record Growth

    A Detroit-based business attorney who has served as Foley & Lardner LLP's chairman and CEO since May 2022 is expected to continue in the role through 2030, the firm announced Wednesday.

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    Litigation Shops Paying Above-Market Bonuses, Reports Say

    Litigation boutiques Yetter Coleman LLP and Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP are giving above-market bonuses to their associates, according to reports from Above the Law and Bloomberg.

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Expert Analysis

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • Perspectives

    Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench Author Photo

    To close the diversity gap between the judiciary and the litigants that regularly appear in criminal courts, institutions including police departments, prosecutor offices and defense law firms must be committed to advancing Black and Latino men, says New York Supreme Court Justice Erika Edwards.

  • The Unique Challenges Of Protecting A Law Firm Brand Author Photo

    Recent law firm trademark disputes highlight how the tension between legal ethics rules and trademark law can make it difficult for firms to select brands that are distinctive and entitled to protection, say Kimberly Maynard and Tyler Maulsby at Frankfurt Kurnit.

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