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Survey Finds AI May Reshape Billable Hour's Reign In Law
The legal industry's billing practices may soon undergo a seismic shift, as a survey of nearly 300 professionals highlights the growing influence of generative artificial intelligence, with many predicting the end of the billable hour's dominance.
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SEC Lifts FINRA Ban For Atty Accused Of Cheating On Exam
A divided U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has lifted an industry ban placed on a former SEC enforcement attorney who was deemed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to have cheated on a securities exam, finding there was no conclusive evidence of cheating.
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Feds Move To Drop Some Counts Against Texas Rep. Cuellar
The federal government on Friday moved to drop counts of a bribery indictment against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, citing "prosecutorial discretion."
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Texas Investment Biz Drops CEO For Ex-CLO Amid Shakeup
Beneficient, a troubled alternative asset management and services company based in Dallas, said Monday it had separated its board chair and CEO roles, and had named its former chief legal officer as the interim CEO.
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Fisher Phillips Adds Another Reed Smith Atty In Houston
Employer-side labor and employment firm Fisher Phillips has continued its growth in Texas with the addition of a partner in Houston from Reed Smith LLP, the firm said Monday.
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Holland & Knight Vet To Lead Texas Boutique White Collar Group
A former Holland & Knight LLP partner who spent 17 years with the firm after working as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas is moving to Dallas-Fort Worth boutique Vartabedian Hester & Hayes LLP to lead its white collar and investigations practice, the firm announced Monday.
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Baker McKenzie Brings Back IP Ace In Dallas
Baker McKenzie announced Monday that it has fortified its intellectual property offerings in Dallas with a partner who is rejoining the firm from Forrest Weldon Law Group LLP.
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Judges' AI Orders Keep Trickling In As Fake Citations Persist
A handful of federal judges have issued orders or guidelines this year on the use of generative artificial intelligence in court filings as attorneys continue to get in trouble for submitting legal documents with fake case citations, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis.
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Law360 Names 2025's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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Ex-CEO Again Pushes For Standing In Judge Romance Case
The former CEO of a defunct barge company has again urged a court to rule that he has standing to sue over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with an attorney, writing in a supplemental filing that "certain issues" had "not been fully briefed."
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Shapiro Arato Bach LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit overturned the conviction of a former HSBC executive accused of defrauding a Scottish oil and gas company in a $3.5 billion currency exchange deal.
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New Texas Law School Dean Talks Path In Legal Education
In his own story as the son of migrant farm workers and the first person of color to lead the South Texas College of Law in Houston, Reynaldo "Rey" Anaya Valencia sees a "vision of where South Texas sees itself going into the 21st century."
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Poaching Suit Shows Contentious Nature Of Lateral Market
California firm Keesal Young & Logan's suit against Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP for allegedly unfairly poaching a group of its attorneys is not on firm footing, recruiters and consultants say, but still speaks to the importance of trying to leave a firm on good terms when moving jobs.
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Big 12 Collegiate Athletic Conference Promotes Atty To GC
The Big 12 collegiate athletic conference has announced that it has promoted one of its longtime in-house attorneys to serve as its chief operating officer and general counsel to steer its legal affairs and other operations.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and law firms expanded their reach. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Tarter Krinsky Adds Real Estate Atty To New Texas Office
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP has added a commercial real estate attorney who joined the firm from private practice following several stints of working with the firm on a contractual basis.
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Bradley Arant Brings On Polsinelli Corporate Ace In Dallas
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a corporate partner from Polsinelli, who previously chaired the China practice at Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC, to enhance its corporate, securities and commercial real estate services.
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US Trustee Says Constitution Bars Jackson Walker Jury Trial
The federal government's bankruptcy watchdog told a Texas federal judge that under the Seventh Amendment, Jackson Walker LLP isn't entitled to a jury trial in its fee dispute stemming from a former bankruptcy judge's secret relationship with a onetime partner.
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Why An Associate Move Is Most Likely In The 3rd Quarter
The third quarter is the most likely time for associates to leave law firms, experts said at a recent webinar hosted by The Managing Partner Forum.
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Judges' Lack Of STEM Skills Scrutinized Post-Loper Bright
The lack of scientific educational backgrounds among federal judges is raising concerns among some experts about the courts' ability to handle technically complex questions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright ruling, though others argue that judges are meant to be and should remain generalists.
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Sheppard Mullin Adds Holland & Knight, Mayer Brown Attys
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP announced Wednesday that it has bolstered its energy offerings with a partner in Los Angeles who joins from Holland & Knight LLP and a partner in Houston joining from Mayer Brown LLP.
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Tango Taps New CAO To Head Legal Amid Leadership Shifts
Real estate software provider Tango announced that it has hired the general counsel for infrastructure consulting firm Halff as its new chief administrative officer, tasked with overseeing legal and compliance matters.
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How Attorneys Are Using AI Tools In Their Law Practices
In-house and law firm leaders are finding many different ways to use legal and nonlegal generative artificial intelligence tools in their law practices, according to a panel hosted by contract management platform Ironclad.
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CLO-CFO Collaboration Key To Business Growth, ACC Says
In-house legal teams need to develop deep financial literacy while helping chief financial officers better understand the potential cost of compliance risks, according to a new report that examined the collaboration between legal and finance.
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WilmerHale Can't Stay As Verizon's Attys In Texas Patent Trial
A federal judge in Texas has sided with a magistrate judge who found that a pair of WilmerHale lawyers representing Verizon in a dispute with Headwater Research LLC should be disqualified because the firm previously represented the owner of the patents at issue.
Expert Analysis
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
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Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms
To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
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How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
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Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
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3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?
Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
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How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.