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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 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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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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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.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
Insights on 2026 law firm performance and BigLaw firm efforts to expand practice offerings made this another action-packed week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Dissolutions Are Becoming More Common
McGlinchey Stafford PLLC and Taylor Duma LLP are two midsize law firms that closed their doors this year, but they aren't alone. Ten total firm dissolutions as of the end of the first quarter put the industry on track to reach a six-year high if the pace continues.
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McKool Smith's Patent Trial Legend Sam Baxter Retires
Sam Baxter of McKool Smith has announced his retirement after more than five decades in the legal profession, wrapping up a storied career as a patent litigator in the Eastern District of Texas.
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Former NLRB Atty Joins Mitchell Silberberg In New York
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced attorney who formerly worked at the National Labor Relations Board has joined the firm's New York office as a partner from Paul Hastings LLP.
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How Benesch Again Defeated Fake Price Markdown Claims
A Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP appellate team has scored its second notable victory for retailers accused of deceptive discount practices, convincing the state supreme court in the usually consumer-friendly Washington to reject a proposed class action by drilling down into what constitutes an injury.
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Smith Gambrell Adds Archer & Greiner Quartet In NY
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has hired three corporate partners in New York from Archer & Greiner PC who have worked together for more than a decade at their own boutique restructuring firm and in private practice.
Expert Analysis
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
This year, experts shared 12 actionable strategies on building business in today's competitive legal market, from prioritizing human connections to maximizing the impact of thought leadership.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Lessons From Developing A CTA Compliance Application
Corporate Transparency Act challenges pushed our firm to develop an in-house compliance solution, and for firms exploring similar initiatives, the keys are to build consensus, foster collaboration and remain adaptable to change, says David McCarville at Fennemore Craig.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.