/pulse/pennsylvania-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pennsylvania Pulse Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:23:28 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350272?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350272 Counsel representing two female teachers should receive nearly $218,000 in costs following a jury trial in which the workers were awarded $165,000 over claims that a Pennsylvania school district paid them less than men, the teachers told a federal court. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:30:36 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350567?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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 16:24:58 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2335079?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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 15:34:17 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350248?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350248 The Philadelphia Bar Association recently ended its seven-month search for its new executive director, selecting the former director of the International Association of Women Judges to take the reins. Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:15:56 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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 09:31:15 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2350030?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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 16:47:59 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349733?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349733 Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC has brought in the former chair of Barley Snyder's health law industry group to lead the firm's new office in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and expand its reach in the state. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:43:52 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349995?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349995 After the merger of Stevens & Lee PC with Providence, Rhode Island, firm Duffy & Sweeney Ltd., the leaders of both firms say that they expect the combination will allow them to grow their business throughout New England, with the combined firm also eyeing a further expansion into Boston. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:01:55 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348094?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2341257?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2339011?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:53:41 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349296?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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 16:52:19 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349488?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349488 A Philadelphia law firm and its insurer sparred Wednesday in Pennsylvania court over whether the firm needed to be an incorporated business entity to have standing for a coverage lawsuit, with the firm's attorney saying that the insurer never questioned the informal business arrangement that consisted of two seasoned lawyers sharing office space and a secretary. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:39:37 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349165?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2349165 Barnes & Thornburg announced Wednesday that it had strengthened its professional team with the recent addition of an experienced attorney who specializes in the use of technology for discovery tasks. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:20:34 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348910?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348910 Saxton & Stump continued to expand its new Pittsburgh outpost with the recent addition of two litigators, who are bringing their deep experience and practices dealing with construction and commercial matters from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:09:27 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348496?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-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. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:23:29 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348285 A pair of litigators with specialties representing clients in healthcare disputes and fraud matters are working together again after a brief separation and have recently joined Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP's Philadelphia office. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:21:03 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348578?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348578 A Pennsylvania state judge accused of misusing COVID-19 unemployment relief money to pay his law firm's staff is seeking employment records from their other jobs to determine the credibility of who he calls "disgruntled employees" who made the claims about him to the government. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:54:49 +0000 /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348587?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/pennsylvania-pulse/articles/2348587 Flaster Greenberg PC expanded its intellectual property team with the recent addition of a former Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner who now leads the firm's newly launched cybersecurity practice group from offices in the Philadelphia area.