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    AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt

    About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.

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    Philly-Area Firm Leaders On Building A Practice That Will Last

    Philadelphia lawyer Pat Pierce has been practicing law for over four decades, but after recently merging her practice with a team of experienced attorneys to form the litigation boutique Goldshaw Greenblatt Pierce LLC, she said she'd finally created what she called "the firm I'd been waiting for."

  • Attys Face Sanctions Motion Over Combs Assault Suit

    Comedian Drew "Druski" Desbordes wants a California federal court to sanction the attorneys who've accused him of participating in a violent Bay Area gang rape alongside embattled rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, claiming they willfully ignored a mountain of exonerating evidence.

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    Health Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Boutique Enters Texas Market With Goodwin Attys

    Health law boutique Aligned Health Âé¶¹´«Ã½ LLC announced Monday it has expanded into Texas with the addition of two attorneys who worked for Goodwin Procter LLP, bringing its attorney roster to 13 since its launch this year.

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    Meet The Attys Defending NJ Mayor In ICE Facility Case

    One of New Jersey's most high-powered criminal defense attorneys is among a trio of litigators defending Newark Mayor Ras Baraka against charges related to his arrest last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in the city.

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    Ga. Boutique Rebrands To Reflect Enviro Litigation Work

    Georgia litigation boutique Stacey Evans Âé¶¹´«Ã½ announced Monday it has rebranded as Evans Bowers to reflect its expansion in environmental and toxic tort litigation, which add to its strengths in defamation, whistleblower and commercial litigation.

  • Attys Say Avvo Scraped Bar Data To Sell Marketing Services

    A new class action filed Friday in Washington federal court accuses online legal service provider Avvo Inc. of misappropriating the identities of over 1 million attorneys to promote its legal marketing tools and referral services.

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    Pro Bono Coaching Helps Ex-Federal Attorneys Transition

    Legal coaches are donating their time to assist government attorneys who either lost their jobs or quit in the early days of the Trump administration.

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    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

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    Crisis Management Team Joins Adams & Reese In Tenn.

    Adams & Reese LLP announced Friday that a four-person team of crisis management attorneys led by a father and son duo from a local boutique firm has come aboard its Nashville, Tennessee, office.

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    Mitchell Sandler Adds 4 Attys, Launches White Collar Practice

    Washington, D.C.-based Mitchell Sandler PLLC has launched a government investigations and white collar criminal practice group with the addition of four attorneys, including two brought on from Dickinson Wright PLLC and Ballard Spahr LLP.

  • Split Texas High Court Nixes Barratry Claims Against Attys

    A split Texas Supreme Court said Friday that anti-solicitation claims fail against Texas lawyers who allegedly used "case runners" to pursue car accident clients in Arkansas and Louisiana because the conduct occurred outside the Lone Star State.

  • Voir Dire: Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked another busy week with a flurry of attorneys taking on new legal roles and law firm practice expansions. Test your legal news savvy here with Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    Âé¶¹´«Ã½360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Winston & Strawn LLP, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Jones Day lead this week's edition of Âé¶¹´«Ã½360 Legal Lions, after an Illinois federal judge held in a bellwether case in multidistrict litigation that Abbott Laboratories isn't liable for the death of a baby who consumed Similac baby formula.

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    DC Boutique Leaders On Scaling Up While Taking On Trump

    After joining forces in 2019, Washington, D.C., attorneys Sara Kropf and Andrea Moseley have brought on a new partner, Addy Schmitt, to join the masthead at their white collar defense and complex litigation boutique as the firm takes on an increasingly prominent role in cases challenging Trump administration policies.

  • NJ Panel Nixes Debt Adjustment Âé¶¹´«Ã½'s Limited Atty Exemption

    The New Jersey state appeals court on Friday ruled that provisions of a state law exposing attorneys representing clients in debt adjustment proceedings to possible civil penalties or criminal charges is unconstitutional and "impermissibly vague."

  • Why Rule Of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Actions Can Help Ease Anxieties

    As anxieties soar across the profession amid attacks on law firms and the rule of law, taking action can be a strong antidote to ease stress and foster a sense of meaning and well-being, according to panelists who spoke Thursday during an Institute for Well-Being in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ event.

  • Ramey IP Atty Likely To Get Sanctioned Over Netflix Doc Swap

    A California federal judge indicated Thursday he'll likely grant Netflix's request for monetary sanctions against a prolific patent plaintiff's former counsel William Ramey and the Ramey LLP law firm for giving Netflix's confidential information to nonparty AiPi LLC, but probably won't pursue the streamer's request for a civil contempt finding.

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    Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge Leaves Sullivan & Cromwell For Own Firm

    Former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley has left Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and started her own consulting firm, she announced Thursday.

  • Ga. Atty Wins Appeal In 'Too Broadly' Applied Fees Ruling

    A Georgia Court of Appeals panel on Thursday threw out a trial court order requiring an Atlanta-based family law attorney and his client to pay about $86,484 in attorney fees from a contested divorce proceeding, finding that the trial court applied a statute "too broadly" among other missteps.

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    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Students' Pro Bono Hours Valued At Over $157M

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ school students in the class of 2024 contributed at least 4.7 million hours of pro bono services valued at roughly $157 million as part of their education, a survey released this week by the Association of American Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Schools says.

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    Asset Recovery Ace Rejoins Shumaker In Fla. From Solo Firm

    Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP announced that an experienced attorney who's spent over 30 years working on the asset recovery process has rejoined the firm's Sarasota, Florida, office as a senior counsel.

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    Maron Marvel Adds 15 Attys From Closing Lavin Cedrone

    More than a dozen attorneys and additional support staff from the closing Lavin Cedrone Graver Boyd & DiSipio have found a soft place to land with a plan to move to Maron Marvel Bardley Anderson & Tardy LLC's Philadelphia office this summer.

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    Del. Paralegal Completes Path To Atty At Brockstedt Mandalas

    The journey from paralegal to lawyer has been a challenging but rewarding one for a soon-to-be associate at Delaware-based Brockstedt Mandalas Federico LLC who decided to attend law school after raising her son as a single mom.

  • Miami Atty Disbarred Over Insistence Of Foreclosure Fraud

    The Florida Supreme Court disbarred a Miami attorney after accusations that he misled courts, impugned judges and brought frivolous pleadings over his insistence that clients' homes were fraudulently foreclosed, despite previous suspensions from allegations of similar conduct in the past.

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Expert Analysis

  • For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past Author Photo

    At some level, every practicing lawyer is experiencing the ever-increasing speed of change — and while some practice management processes have gotten more efficient, other things about the legal profession were better before supposed improvements were made, says Jay Silberblatt, president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

  • Why All Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital Author Photo

    Âé¶¹´«Ã½ firms will be able to reap great long-term benefits if they adopt strategies to nurture four critical components of their employees' psychological wellness and performance — hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism, says Dennis Stolle at the American Psychological Association.

  • A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War' Author Photo

    With caseloads and spending increasing, in-house counsel might find themselves called to opine on the risks and benefits of litigation more often, and they should look at five Sun Tzu maxims from the ancient Chinese classic "The Art of War" to inform their approach to any suit, says Jeff Golimowski at Womble Bond.

  • Mentorship Is Key To Diversity In The Legal Industry Author Photo

    Not only can effective mentorship have a profound impact on women and people of color entering the legal field, but it also benefits mentors and the legal profession as a whole, creating a true win-win situation for all involved, says Natasha Cortes at Grossman Roth.

  • ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Âé¶¹´«Ã½yers Author Photo

    Generative AI applications like ChatGPT are unlikely to ever replace attorneys for a variety of practical reasons — but given their practice-enhancing capabilities, lawyers who fail to leverage these tools may be rendered obsolete, says Eran Kahana at Maslon.

  • Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning Author Photo

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's recent elimination of a rule that partially counted pro bono work toward continuing legal education highlights the importance of volunteer work in intellectual property practice and its ties to CLE, and puts a valuable tool for hands-on attorney education in the hands of the states, say Lisa Holubar and Ariel Katz at Irwin.

  • Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan Author Photo

    Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.

  • Series

    Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates? Author Photo

    Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.

  • 10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems Author Photo

    Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.

  • Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Author Photo

    The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.

  • 9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term Author Photo

    Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.

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