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AI-Native Law Firms Cautioned To Preserve 'Human Element'
AI-native law firms incorporating artificial intelligence into their legal work from their inception are on the rise in the legal industry, but face a balancing act between the technology powering them and their obligations as legal service providers, according to panel discussions Wednesday at an industry event.
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Smith Gambrell Adds 5 Attys In LA Boutique Combo
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has combined with Turner Dhillon LLP, adding five litigation attorneys in what the firm said is a significant expansion of its Los Angeles office.
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NJ Injury Firm Must Face Pregnancy Bias And Wage Claims
A New Jersey state judge Friday revived pregnancy bias and wage suits against a personal injury law firm, but declined to sanction the firm for allegedly missing payments that led to arbitration proceedings being terminated.
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Munger Tolles Adds Paul Hastings IP Pro In San Francisco
Munger Tolles & Olson LLP has added to its growing San Francisco intellectual property practice with a partner from Paul Hastings LLP, whose high-profile clients include Meta, Google, Comcast and Netflix, the firm announced Tuesday.
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American Arbitration Association CEO Departs After 3 Years
The American Arbitration Association announced Wednesday that its president and CEO for 3½ years will step down on Oct. 2, and the organization will appoint its former board member and current chief development officer as interim lead.
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NJ Law Firm, Former Paralegal End Atty Groping Suit
A former paralegal for the New Jersey personal injury firm formerly known as Corradino & Papa LLC has agreed to end her federal lawsuit claiming named partner Jack Corradino groped her at a holiday party.
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Womble Bond Adds 15 Lewis Brisbois Auto Defense Attys
Womble Bond Dickinson has added a 29-person consumer warranty and product liability litigation group from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP that specializes in defending automobile manufacturers, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Fox Rothschild Axed Atty Over Hearing Impairment, Suit Says
Fox Rothschild LLP unlawfully refused to provide hearing aids to an attorney with an auditory impairment and fired him for repeatedly requesting an alternative accommodation, according to a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court.
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Watchdog Defends Standing In Jackson Walker Fees Case
A Texas bankruptcy judge will make a finding on the U.S. Trustee's Office's authority to seek to have attorney fees clawed back from Jackson Walker LLP, after hearing the watchdog argue Wednesday that its public service mission grounds the effort.
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What's Next As Law Firms Go Quiet On Diversity Data
Law firms may be less public about their diversity, but legal industry advisers and diversity experts say much of the underlying work around recruiting, retaining and advancing talent continues.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
Law360 Pulse's latest Diversity Snapshot showed that law firms continued to make incremental gains in diversity, though attorneys of color remained less represented in the partnership ranks. Here's our data dive into representation at law firms in the U.S.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: Explore The Data
Law360's Diversity Snapshot report explores firms' demographics across the hierarchy of private practice, and how those numbers compare to the available talent pool. Dig into the data to see a detailed look at every rung of the ladder.
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5th Circ. Backs Ax Of $125M Judgment Over Judge Friendship
A split Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed the vacatur of a trial by a magistrate judge that resulted in a $125 million judgment against Port of Lake Charles, finding the district court correctly found that the magistrate judge didn't fully disclose her 40-year, "close, multifaceted, and personal friendship" with IFG Port Holdings LLC's attorney.
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Womble Bond Says No Need To Share Rift Details In Exit Bid
Attorneys from Womble Bond Dickinson, seeking to withdraw as counsel of record for a Dutch software company embroiled in a trademark dispute with an American rival, told a North Carolina federal judge that they are not obligated under professional conduct rules to disclose the "substance of a confidential disagreement" underlying their withdrawal request.
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Mich. Lawyer Can't Shake Cybersecurity Firm's $550K Claim
A Detroit attorney who promoted voter fraud claims after the 2020 election must face a cybersecurity company's breach of contract and defamation suit after a Michigan federal judge found the company plausibly alleged the attorney and her law firm retaliated against its investigators after they found no evidence of election fraud and allegedly declined a request to report otherwise.
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Belluck Law Expands Into Pa. With Philly, Carlisle Offices
Personal injury firm Belluck Law LLP has expanded into Pennsylvania with the launch of new offices in Philadelphia and Carlisle as the firm continues to build its caseload of mesothelioma and asbestos-related cases throughout the state.
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Spiro Harrison Brings On Former NJ Federal Criminal Chief
Spiro Harrison & Nelson has added the former chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey as a partner handling complex litigation, government and regulatory inquiries, internal investigations and other matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Gordon Rees Adds 5 In Pa., NJ, With 2 From Robb Mulvihill
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has brought on five lawyers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including a pair of attorneys who joined the firm after the closure of Pittsburgh-based Robb Leonard Mulvihill LLP.
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Fla. Firm Trenam Law Faces DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Case
Trenam Law is facing a disqualification bid in Florida federal court from Climate First Bank and other defendants seeking to push the firm out of a trade secrets case because it previously represented the bank in loan transactions and related banking matters.
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Former Fox Legal Chief Joins Sullivan & Cromwell In Calif.
Fox Corp.'s former legal and policy chief, Viet D. Dinh, has returned to private practice as a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-DLA Piper Partner Must Face Claim He Raped Associate
A Massachusetts state court has ruled it has jurisdiction over an assault and battery claim alleging a former DLA Piper partner raped a former Boston-based associate in Delaware, finding that purported incident was part of "a larger course of conduct encompassing multiple torts across several states, all circling around plaintiff's residence and work in Massachusetts."
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Insurance Defense Law Firms Draw Interest From PE Investors
The high-volume business and institutional clients at insurance defense law firms are attracting interest from private equity outfits looking for more avenues into the legal sector.
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Sinema Can't Duck Suit Over Affair With Ex-Security Guard
A North Carolina federal judge Friday denied former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's bid to escape the suit brought by the ex-wife of a former member of her security detail with whom she allegedly had an affair, saying the district court indeed has the authority to adjudicate the case.
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DOJ Officials Immune From NJ Mayor's False Arrest Suit
A New Jersey federal court on Friday dismissed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's suit against federal officials for his allegedly unlawful arrest last year outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, finding the defendants are immune under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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'Bad Faith' Subpoenas On Apple Execs Spur Fee Sanctions
A California federal magistrate judge imposed sanctions Thursday on Joseph M. Alioto of Alioto Law Firm for repeatedly trying to depose senior Apple executives, including then-CEO Tim Cook, in an attempt to drag the iPhone-maker back into consumer antitrust litigation accusing Google of shutting out rival search engines.
Expert Analysis
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Roundup
Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry
In this season of giving, take a look back at this Law360 series featuring legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits. They discussed the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.
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Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity
Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.
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Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly
Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically
Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave?
Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.
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Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape
Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms
As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.