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Incoming, Outgoing Marshall Gerstein Heads Reflect On Firm
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'Wasn't A Hard Call': Jeffer Mangels Can't Arbitrate Atty's Suit
A Los Angeles judge ruled at a Wednesday hearing that Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP can't arbitrate an ex-associate's lawsuit alleging she was harassed and fired due to her pregnancy, saying it "wasn't a hard call" because her sexual harassment claims are statutorily prohibited from being arbitrated.
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Jeffer Mangels Brings On Raines Feldman Atty As IP Chair
California firm Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP has announced an experienced Los Angeles-based attorney has joined the firm from Raines Feldman Littrell LLP as a partner and chair of its intellectual property and media practice.
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Scarinci Hollenbeck Adds 4 Lawyers In NJ, NY Growth Push
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has announced a slate of attorney hires, with two partners, a counsel and a senior associate adding to its bench in bankruptcy, corporate transactions, litigation and other practice areas.
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Dilworth Paxson Hires Real Estate Trio From Commercial Firm
Midsize northeastern firm Dilworth Paxson LLP has announced it has hired three attorneys from corporate and commercial law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC, saying their hires "[strengthen] the firm's capabilities in complex commercial real estate transactions, leasing, and related litigation."
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Stevens & Lee Adds Duo From Barley Snyder
Two attorneys specializing in real estate and corporate legal matters have moved their practices recently from Barley Snyder to Stevens & Lee PC's Lancaster, Pennsylvania, office.
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FisherBroyles Expands To Nashville With Spencer Fane Hire
Distributed law firm FisherBroyles LLP announced that a veteran corporate attorney with over 30 years of experience has joined the firm from Spencer Fane LLP as a partner, marking the firm's entry into the fast-growing Nashville, Tennessee, market.
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Dallas Litigator Named Gray Reed's 1st Innovation Chief
Texas law firm Gray Reed & McGraw LLP has selected a Dallas-based business and commercial litigation partner to serve as chief innovation officer as artificial intelligence plays a growing role in the delivery of legal services and in the businesses of firm clients.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2025
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree can lead to careers across law firms, government, business and public interest, according to the latest ABA data. See which schools stand out for placing graduates in BigLaw, federal and state clerkships, public interest roles and more.
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Aiming For BigLaw? These Schools Deliver
Law school students continue to set their sights on law firm jobs post-graduation, with interest in BigLaw roles holding strong. Here's a look at how those preferences are playing out and which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates directly to BigLaw.
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Seward & Kissel Adds Goldman Sachs VP As Group Co-Chair
Seward & Kissel LLP has hired a former Goldman Sachs vice president to help co-lead its banking, payments and fintech practice, who has private practice experience and other perspective as a bank regulatory counsel, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Firm Leaders Report Rising Rates Fueling Client Churn
While rate increases are the primary driver of law firm revenue, legal leaders also fear those price hikes are leading to client churn, according to a report released Wednesday by marketing technology platform Passle.
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Swift Currie Launches Savannah Office With 4 Attys
Atlanta-headquartered law firm Swift Currie McGhee & Hiers LLP has opened its second office in Georgia to build on its work for clients in the Savannah area, representing the firm's third office and it has brought on three attorneys to bolster its new presence.
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Lit Funders Eye Firm Equity Stakes In Managed Services Deals
Litigation funders are emerging as a major force in the scramble to buy stakes in U.S. personal injury law firms via managed services organizations, as evidenced by a recent $125 million deal involving Fortress Investment Group.
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Weiss Serota Brings On Fla. Employment Atty From Solo Firm
Florida-based Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman PL announced Tuesday that it has bolstered its labor and employment division in Boca Raton with a new partner who joins after running her own firm.
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Ex-McCarter & English Atty Pushes To Keep Alive Bias Suit
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney suing the firm for discrimination against veterans is trying to fight off several motions to dismiss his New Jersey federal suit, arguing the firm is relying on a rehash of rejected arguments.
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FBT Gibbons Adds RE Ace From Riemer & Braunstein In NJ
FBT Gibbons grew its real estate practice in the New York and New Jersey area with a partner with experience structuring, negotiating and closing sophisticated real estate transactions coming from Riemer & Braunstein, the firm announced this week.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds 9 Partners Across 6 Markets
Pierson Ferdinand LLP added nine partners in April across offices in Philadelphia, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and New York, deepening the firm's corporate, employment, labor and benefits and litigation offerings.
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Falcon Rappaport Launches NJ Office As AI Hub For Firm
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on Monday announced the launch of a new office in New Jersey to serve as a hub for legal artificial intelligence led by the former New York City managing partner at Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC.
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Weber Gallagher Grows In Chicago With Karbal Cohen Tie-Up
Philadelphia-headquartered Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP has combined with Chicago-based Karbal Cohen Economou Silk & Dunne LLC, expanding the firm's presence in the Windy City.
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Ex-Burns White Atty Rejoins Colleagues At Saxton & Stump
A commercial litigator and licensed CPA has moved his practice to Saxton & Stump's Pittsburgh office to reunite with his former colleagues who left Burns White LLC last year to launch the Steeltown location.
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Data Center Boom Unites Wide-Ranging Practice Areas
As the legal industry vies to take advantage of the trillions of dollars of investment on the horizon for data center development, a range of law firms have formed multidisciplinary groups that can handle various aspects of the projects, from real estate and energy to finance and regulatory work.
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Varnum Gains Saxe Doernberger Litigation Partner In Florida
A Saxe Doernberger & Vita PC litigator has moved her practice to Varnum LLP, where she'll guide clients navigating complex commercial litigation matters.
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How Gunster Battled A Fla. Municipality With Its Own Records
Gunster secured a Florida federal jury award of more than $400,000 for a small developer in Florida using a village's own witnesses and public meeting records to secure business damages in the context of an unconstitutional conditions case.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury cleared Armistice Capital and two of its executives of class action claims that it pumped and dumped $250 million in Vaxart stock during the COVID-19 pandemic and violated federal securities law with insider trading.
Expert Analysis
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AI-Powered Search Demands New Legal Marketing Playbook
As potential clients use artificial intelligence tools instead of search engines when looking for counsel, it is a democratizing moment for specialized midsize firms and a compression threat for generalist big-firm brand positioning, says Ronn Torossian at 5WPR.
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What Law Firm MSOs Can Learn From Accounting Co. Model
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Private equity capital has been flowing into accounting firms for years, with investors developing creative structures to work within that field's specific ownership restrictions, and the framework developed by these transactions offers valuable insights for law firms looking for outside investment, says Russell Shapiro at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
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Legal Tech Talks: StrongSuit CEO On The AI Gold Rush
Justin McCallon, CEO of StrongSuit, discusses how the potential for automation and insight generation with artificial intelligence is massive, but that in legal work, especially litigation, the margin for error is essentially zero.
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Legal Marketing Conference Highlights Pivotal Time For Firms
The Legal Marketing Association's recent annual conference underscored how advances in artificial intelligence and shifting client expectations are causing law firms to evolve into more structured, data-driven businesses that place greater emphasis on strategy, implementation and measurable results, say Maria Aronson and Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Build Relationship Habits
Meaningful relationships are foundational to business development, and they can be deliberately fostered through a set of habits for authentically, intentionally and consistently connecting with clients and colleagues — starting with people you already know and like, says Matthew Moran at V&E.
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Legal Leaders Are Asking The Wrong Questions About AI
Artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday work for attorneys, so beyond questioning whether AI was used and approving such tools, legal leaders need to create a shared foundation for what good AI use looks like on their team, says Alex Denniston at Factor.
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In-House Leaders Can Turn Contract Data Into Growth Insight
A company's contracts contain final, negotiated commercial commitments that reveal important growth, revenue and strategy insights, but for organizations that aren’t making two key structural changes, the information tends to remain within the legal department — untranslated and unused, says Shimane Smith at NerdWallet.
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PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms
The U.K. offers 14 years' worth of data on private equity's involvement in the legal market, demonstrating for U.S. firms what worked, what didn’t and why, and illustrating several lessons about operational readiness, cultural fit and timing, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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8 Mistakes That Derail Law Firms' Sector Strategies
When firms attempt to deliberately organize their expertise, client relationships, business development, and thought leadership around specific industry verticals – sometimes called industry sector programs – several missteps commonly arise, but with discipline and alignment any firm can successfully grab market share, say Heidi Gardner at Harvard Law School and David Harvey at Harvey Global Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: A Strategic Plan For Lateral Partner Hires
Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.
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Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel
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Sylvie Rodrigue at Torys discusses why authenticity is essential to women's career growth, why burnout is not the result of a lack of resilience, how the legal industry can better support women's mental health needs, and how firms can address gender gaps in senior roles.
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How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves
Outside counsel’s lateral career moves can create uncertainty and disruption for companies, but if managed strategically, in-house legal teams can leverage partner mobility for more complete service, better pricing and stronger relationships with their law firms, says Theodore Edelman at GCE Advisors.
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The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths
Perceived efficiency gains from artificial intelligence can create unsustainable workload expectations for in-house legal departments, so general counsel must proactively educate executives, reframe assumptions and tie legal judgment to business outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Catie Cambridge at Docsum.