/pulse/california-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: California Pulse Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:53:05 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350531?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350531 JAMS has welcomed a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to its roster who spent more than three decades on the bench, where he presided over individual matters, as well as complex civil litigation from mass torts, labor, toxic contamination and insurance disputes. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:39:08 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349586?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349586 Buchalter PC is expanding its litigation team, bringing in a Duane Morris LLP securities litigation ace as a shareholder in its San Francisco office. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:30:36 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350567 Many current state bar character and fitness tests fail to identify bad actors, and at the same time, certain aspects of the queries can hurt efforts to increase diversity in the profession, according to panelists at the American Bar Association's 2025 Virtual Equity Summit on Friday. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:27:30 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350254?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350254 The State Bar of California's board of trustees voted to approve a $185,000 contract with a nonprofit to review "exam scoring irregularities and testing accommodations" from its fraught February 2025 bar exam. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:24:58 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2335079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2335079 The U.S. legal industry added 1,100 jobs in May, holding steady in the midst of economic uncertainty, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:19:38 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350585 The University of Virginia School of Â鶹´«Ã½ Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and attorney Edward Gilbert lead this week's edition of Â鶹´«Ã½360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit's ruling that plaintiffs claiming anti-heterosexual workplace discrimination need to provide extra "background circumstances" evidence. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:23:07 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350160?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350160 Litili, a company that connects expert witnesses to attorneys working on civil cases, has brought a lawsuit in California state court against its former account representative, alleging she took the firm's confidential proprietary business information and used it in her new role at a competing business. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:44:37 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350100?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350100 A California trial court erred when it blocked any reference to underlying legal malpractice allegations in a trial for recovery of fees brought by a San Francisco lawyer against his former clients, according to a Golden State appeals panel, which found the malpractice claims, though "effectively abandoned," had not reached final judgment on the merits. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:15:56 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349835 At an American Bar Association summit session on inclusive workplace practices on Thursday, one panelist noted that one of the ABA's recent recommendations is to engage in guided conversations throughout law firms and across the legal profession. But what exactly is a guided conversation? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:45:55 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349524?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349524 Greenberg Traurig LLP is expanding its technology team, bringing in a Perkins Coie LLP transactions whiz as a shareholder in its San Diego office. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:31:15 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2350030 The legal industry began June with another action-packed week as BigÂ鶹´«Ã½ firms expanded their presence and offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Â鶹´«Ã½360 Pulse’s weekly quiz. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:54:13 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349869?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349869 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is boosting its intellectual property team, announcing Thursday it is bringing on the former co-chair of Buchalter PC's intellectual property practice as a partner in its San Diego office. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:43:56 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349924?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349924 Microsoft's Brad Smith may not carry the title anymore, but he is still the company's top lawyer, and he cashed in $35.3 million worth of company stock in May. Other big law department winners last month were Intuit's Kerry McLean with $12.18 million and Loar Holdings Inc.'s Michael Manella with $12 million.  Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:01:55 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2348094?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2348094 As nonequity partnership tiers expand across U.S. law firms, experts warn that the model, while effective for retaining talent and controlling costs, demands disciplined management oversight to avoid becoming a liability. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:06 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2341257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2341257 Domestic lawyer headcount growth among the 400 largest law firms in the U.S. picked up speed in 2024, rising 3.1% on average and outpacing growth the previous year, but experts say the winds that bolstered that expansion may have shifted as a result of macroeconomic uncertainty. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:05:05 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2339011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2339011 Many of the largest law firms in the U.S. had a strong year in 2024. And as demand for their services ticked upward they invested in bench strength, boosting the number of lawyers available to assist clients, our latest ranking of the largest U.S. law firms shows. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:47:54 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349517 Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is expanding its food and beverage team, bringing in a Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP transactional attorney specializing in the wine and hospitality industry as a partner in its San Francisco office. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:53:41 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349296 Following a string of departures from the firm now known as Taylor Duma LLP — most notably a former name partner and a onetime managing partner — founding partner and Chairman Marc A. Taylor said the midsize law firm has a plan to grow in a more efficient and agile manner. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:48:45 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2349220 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is expanding its transactional team in California, announcing Wednesday that it is bringing in a DLA Piper entertainment, sports and media dealmaker as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:09:27 +0000 /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2348496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/california-pulse/articles/2348496 Even as lawyers have returned to the office in larger numbers than in the years during and immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid in-person and remote work remains the norm at law firms today, which have turned their focus to creating flexible, collaborative spaces that "link presence to purpose," according to the results of a survey released this week.