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Legal Employers Turn To Perks To Attract Candidates
As legal leaders worry about meeting candidates' compensation expectations going into 2026, enhanced benefits and perks such as bonuses, work-life balance and retirement planning play an increasingly important role in helping them remain competitive, according to a new report released Monday.
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Bryan Cave Taps Debevoise White Collar Litigator In Paris
Bryan Cave said this month it has hired a Debevoise & Plimpton LLP litigator to serve as the law firm's new white-collar crime and compliance lead in Paris.
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Fitch Even Sues Litigation Funder CEO, Ex-Client For $1.2M
Chicago-based law firm Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery LLP has brought a lawsuit in Illinois federal court against a former client and the CEO of a litigation funder, saying it is owed more than $1.2 million in legal fees for the firm's work on a patent infringement case the ex-client filed against Samsung.
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Ex-Allstate Trial Atty Joins Hall Booth In Atlanta
Hall Booth Smith PC announced that a former in-house trial attorney with insurance giant Allstate has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a general liability of counsel.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Baker Botts LLP and MoloLamken LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit wiped out a $181 million jury verdict against AT&T and Nokia in a patent infringement case.
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How Law Firms Turn AI Skeptics Into 'Champions'
Law firms are starting to win the adoption battle with attorneys who are reluctant to use artificial intelligence, thanks to the right messaging and initiatives. Here, two firms discuss what worked for them.
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Munsch Hardt Adds Construction Pro From Griffith Davison
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC has fortified its construction practice group with a former Griffith Davison PC attorney in Dallas who brings more than two decades in private practice, in-house legal service and hands-on construction industry experience.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week, with a Democratic investigation into BigLaw firms' pro bono work for the federal government, and a former New York state judge leaving the bench to dodge ethics charges. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Baker Sterchi Managing Member On Firm's Expansion
Earlier this month, Midwest trial firm Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC announced its merger with Wisconsin-based boutique firm Corneille Law Group, a move that gives the firm nearly 100 attorneys and another two offices to go along with its existing seven locations across five states.
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Hagens Berman Not Very Contrite About AI Errors, Judge Says
A California federal judge chided attorneys from Hagens Berman on Thursday over what he called a lack of contrition after submitting briefs that contained errors lifted from ChatGPT in a proposed class action against the online platform OnlyFans, saying the attorneys seemed more interested in excuses.
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SEC Cross-Border Focus Puts 'Gatekeeper' Law Firms At Risk
Amid a push by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to crack down on fraud against U.S. investors by foreign companies, a focus on the "gatekeepers" of such fraud puts law firms at risk of being caught in the regulator's crosshairs.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
September saw several large firms, including Ballard Spahr LLP and Polsinelli PC, find new homes for their teams in Seattle and Philadelphia, as well as moves for smaller shops like Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, which relocated its New Jersey headquarters, and Hicks Johnson PLLC, which doubled its footprint in Houston.
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Michael Best To Combine With Denver Firm Allen Vellone
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP is expanding its Denver office through a merger with 15-attorney litigation- and bankruptcy-focused firm Allen Vellone Wolf Helfrich & Factor PC, the firm said Wednesday.
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Margolis Edelstein Denies Repping Insurer Claiming Malpractice
Margolis Edelstein has asked a New Jersey state court to throw out an insurance company's malpractice suit over an alleged overvaluation in a settlement, arguing it had not represented the insurer in the settlement and therefore the malpractice claim "obviously" cannot survive.
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Carlton Fields Taps Insurance Atty To Help Lead Atlanta Office
Carlton Fields has promoted a shareholder to help lead its Atlanta office as co-managing shareholder, a move that comes after the firm moved to new Atlanta office space last year.
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Jackson Walker Reaches 2 New Deals Over Judge Romance
Jackson Walker LLP has reached two new settlements to resolve claims related to a concealed romance between a former firm attorney and a onetime bankruptcy judge, marking at least five such settlements since the scandal broke.
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Young Conaway Brings On 1st Pro Bono Manager
Delaware-based Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP has hired the state's former child advocate as the firm's first ever pro bono manager in its more than 60-year history to bolster efforts to serve those in need in the First State and beyond.
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The Law360 Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours.
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How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts
When lawyers work pro bono, what services are they offering and what areas of the law are they focusing on? Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' 2024 pro bono priorities.
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These Firms Are The Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
One BigLaw firm reclaimed the top spot in the latest edition of the Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders ranking, which recognizes the 100 firms that made the greatest strides on social responsibility in 2024. Find out which firms set the pace.
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Scarinci Hollenbeck Lands Cleary Giacobbe Real Estate Vet
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC announced Thursday it has added a land use attorney and former municipal administrator with experience leading large-scale developments as a partner from Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs LLC.
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Trusts & Estates Boom Leaves Small Firms Fighting For Talent
As aging Baby Boomers fuel demand for estate planning work, a growing number of large law firms have recommitted to growing their private wealth practices. For the small boutiques and solo practitioners that have traditionally dominated the market, the new competition has made it difficult to recruit and retain talent, leaving many struggling to survive.
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Epstein Becker Adds Ex-Prosecutor From Zuckerman Spaeder
A founding member of the U.S. Attorney's Health Care Fraud Task Force for the Middle District of Florida and longtime Zuckerman Spaeder LLP partner joined Epstein Becker Green to serve as counsel in the firm's healthcare and life sciences practice.
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Smith Gambrell Names First Atlanta Managing Partner
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP announced Wednesday that a longtime attorney who's spent over 25 years with the firm has been named the first office managing partner in its hometown, Atlanta.
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Hall Booth Smith Grows In NJ With Aging Services Expert
Hall Booth Smith PC built out its aging services practice this week with the hire of a Paramus, New Jersey-based of counsel attorney specializing in litigation and risk management for clients in the acute care and post-acute care fields.
Expert Analysis
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The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
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The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey
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Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
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Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.