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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued just one ruling this week, but heard arguments in four cases, including the term's blockbuster dispute over the Trump administration's effort to limit birthright citizenship. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the high court.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.
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Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak
The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career
How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.
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Why These Senior Attorneys Can't Quit Being Lawyers
Slightly more than 1 out of 8 lawyers in the United States were age 65 or older in 2025. Law360 Pulse spoke with several senior attorneys who said they plan to continue working full time, finding the job to still be professionally and personally rewarding.
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The Gray Exit: Senior Attorneys Confront A New Legal Reality
BigLaw's upper ranks were long anchored by partners who extended their careers deep into older age. But in a post-pandemic market shaped by tighter economics and stricter succession planning, federal labor data suggest that late-career longevity has stalled.
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Winston & Strawn Adds McDermott Patent Litigator In DC
Winston & Strawn LLP has grown its offerings in the nation's capital with the addition of an experienced patent litigator from McDermott Will & Schulte.
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Nelson Mullins Adds RE Litigator In Houston From BoyarMiller
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has strengthened the firm's commercial real estate practice with a partner in Houston who came aboard after more than 25 years at local business firm BoyarMiller.
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Office Snapshot: Buchalter Expands Presence In Chicago
Just one year after Buchalter opened a branch in Chicago, its ambitions in the city have grown rapidly enough to warrant expanding into a new space.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off April with another busy week of BigLaw hires and insights about how attorneys use artificial intelligence. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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HFW Hires Senior In-House Amazon Pro For Paris Office
Holman Fenwick Willan has boosted its office in Paris with the hire of a senior in-house lawyer at Amazon, which it says will strengthen the firm's services in global disputes and regulatory investigations.
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Latham Adds Wilson Sonsini Tech Transactions Pro In Calif.
Latham & Watkins LLP is expanding its California team, bringing in a Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC tech transactions ace as a partner in its Bay Area offices in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
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Simpson Thacher Antitrust Atty Launches Boutique With Wife
The co-chair of the antitrust and trade regulation practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced this week he's leaving the firm to launch a new Washington, D.C.-based boutique with his wife, who had formerly worked as investigative counsel for the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Snell & Wilmer Names Life Sciences Pro As San Diego Leader
Snell & Wilmer LLP has tapped a longtime corporate attorney who specializes in the life sciences industry to be the new head of its San Diego office.
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Bradley Arant Launches Operations Center In Birmingham
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has established a new operations center in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, to serve as a centralized hub for administrative services that support the firm's 13 offices and more than 750 lawyers.
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Fox Rothschild Unveils 2026 Leadership Transitions
Fox Rothschild LLP has unveiled a slate of new leaders for several of its offices, departments and practice groups.
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Trade Representative Leader Moves To Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie has hired a former deputy assistant in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, who worked with the agency for a decade and most recently as the top attorney on U.S. trade actions, tariffs and other policy.
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Legal Platform AGRD Eyes UK After Rapid Nordic Expansion
Six months after its initial round of acquisitions, Swedish legal platform AGRD Partners is now preparing to expand into other Nordic countries and making plans to eventually enter the U.K. market.
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Corporate And Banking Atty Joins Barnes & Thornburg In DC
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has hired a former Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP corporate attorney, who is joining the team in Washington to represent domestic and foreign banks, credit unions and financial services clients.
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Simpson Thacher To Open Singapore Office, Adds 2 Partners
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announced Thursday that it plans to launch an office in Singapore and has brought on two new partners as part of the expansion.
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Renowned LA Public Defender Joins Stris & Maher Boutique
Business litigation boutique Stris & Maher LLP is expanding its ranks, announcing Thursday that a renowned Los Angeles public defender is joining the firm as a partner later this spring.
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Ex-Wilson Sonsini M&A Co-Head Rejoins Goodwin In SF
A former partner at Goodwin Procter LLP's Silicon Valley office has rejoined the firm in San Francisco after co-leading Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC's mergers and acquisitions practice for five years, Goodwin announced on Wednesday.
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Arbitration Association Must Face Suit Over Consumer Monopoly
An Arizona federal judge ruled Tuesday that the American Arbitration Association must face a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the consumer arbitration services market, saying the suit provided sufficient allegations to "plausibly infer" that the institution engages in anticompetitive conduct.
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Sidley Beats Malpractice Suit Over Ex-Atty's Tax Scheme
Sidley Austin LLP defeated a suit from a family of business magnates who said they were duped into a tax sheltering scheme by an ex-attorney, after a Georgia federal judge ruled the family should have suspected they were in legal trouble long before they filed their suit.
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Law Firm Cybersecurity Should Not Get Lost In The Cloud
A recent data leak at Proskauer via a cloud data storage platform demonstrates key reasons why law firms must pay attention to data safeguarding, including the increasing frequency of cloud-based data breaches and the consequences of breaking client confidentiality, says Robert Kraczek at One Identity.
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Advice For Summer Associates Uneasy About Offer Prospects
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
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How Law Firms Can Cautiously Wield AI To Streamline Tasks
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.
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Keys To Managing The Stresses Of Law School
Dealing with the pressures associated with law school can prove difficult for many future lawyers, but there are steps students can take to manage stress — and schools can help too, say Ryan Zajic and Dr. Janani Krishnaswami at UWorld.
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Can Mandatory CLE Mitigate Implicit Bias's Negative Impacts?
Amid ongoing disagreements on whether states should mandate implicit bias training as part of attorneys' continuing legal education requirements, Stephanie Wilson at Reed Smith looks at how unconscious attitudes or stereotypes adversely affect legal practice, and whether mandatory training programs can help.
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Ditch The Frills And Start Writing Legal Letters In Plain English
To become more effective advocates, lawyers need to rethink the ridiculous, convoluted language they use in correspondence and write letters in a clear, concise and direct manner, says legal writing instructor Stuart Teicher.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Negotiate My Separation Agreement?
Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey discusses how a law firm associate can navigate being laid off, what to look for in a separation agreement and why to be upfront about it with prospective employers.
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DoNotPay Cases Underscore Hurdles For AI-Fueled Legal Help
Recent legal challenges against DoNotPay’s "robot lawyer” application highlight pressing questions about the degree to which artificial intelligence can be used for legal tasks while remaining on the right side of both consumer protection laws and prohibitions against the unauthorized practice of law, says Kristen Niven at Frankfurt Kurnit.
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For The Future Of Legal Practice, Let's Learn From The Past
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.
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Why All Law Firms Should Foster Psychological Capital
Law 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.
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A GC's Guide To Litigation, Inspired By Sun Tzu's 'Art Of War'
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.
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ChatGPT Is A Cool Trick, But AI Won't Replace Lawyers
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.
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Pro Bono Work Is Valuable In IP And Continued Learning
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.
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
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.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.