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    Nixon Peabody Hires Hometown Litigator In Rhode Island

    Nixon Peabody LLP has added a civil and criminal business litigation and trial attorney from Godfrey & Kahn SC to its complex disputes practice as a partner in Providence, Rhode Island.

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    Norton Rose Taps New Leadership For US Biz Team

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced Monday that it has tapped a New York partner to co-lead its U.S. business group as the firm focuses on its ability to guide clients through complex multijurisdictional transactions.

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    Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now

    Early-career and senior attorneys alike said they believe artificial intelligence could replace responsibilities usually performed by junior lawyers, causing concern among some early-career legal professionals about their future job prospects, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.

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    Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work

    Attorneys who frequently use artificial intelligence tools are starting to feel less positive and more neutral about the technology's adoption in the legal industry, a trend that might be driven by lawyers developing more realistic expectations about AI's capabilities.

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    What Attorneys Really Think About AI

    Seventy percent of attorneys at law firms report using artificial intelligence at least once a week as part of their jobs, a sharp increase from 2025, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.

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    Holland & Knight Hires Paul Weiss Partner As CFIUS Co-Lead

    Holland & Knight LLP has hired a Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP partner, who has joined in Washington, D.C. to co-lead its team focused on federal interagency review work related to foreign investment, and industrial security matters.

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    5 Takeaways From 2026 ABA Techshow In Chicago

    Artificial intelligence's impact on the legal profession dominated much of the conversation as more than 2,000 attendees and over 100 vendors gathered last week at McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Bar Association Techshow 2026. Here are five highlights from the event.

  • Linklaters Promotes 37 Lawyers In Uptick From 2025

    Linklaters LLP said on Tuesday that it has promoted 37 lawyers to its partnership across its global platform, with just over a third based in London.

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    Clifford Chance Structured Finance Partner Jumps To Kirkland

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP has hired a former Clifford Chance LLP attorney as a debt finance partner in the firm's complex securitizations practice.

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    Norton Rose Adds Appellate Team From Texas Boutique

    Norton Rose Fulbright has strengthened its global litigation and disputes platform with a team of lawyers from Texas boutique Tillotson Johnson & Patton, including a Dallas-based partner who will serve as the firm's U.S. head of appellate.

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    AI Reshapes Junior Lawyer Roles In Training and Hiring

    Artificial intelligence is forcing law firms in the U.K. and elsewhere to rethink how junior lawyers are trained, deployed and hired as use of the technology gathers pace, creating demand for new skills at entry level.

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    Taylor Duma Closing After Struggle To Recover From Losses

    Atlanta-based Taylor Duma LLP is set to close Tuesday following what firm leadership said was an exhaustive effort to keep the firm in business, a move that comes after a string of high-profile departures over the last year, including the losses of a former name partner and a onetime managing partner.

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    Akin Hires Top Appropriations Staffer To Lobbying Team

    A top staffer from the Senate Appropriations Committee has joined the public policy practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to assist clients amid an increasingly fractured political environment.

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    Ex-FTC Officials Launch Consumer Protection Firm In DC

    Two former Federal Trade Commission officials have launched a Washington, D.C., law firm to represent consumers, becoming the latest attorneys to start their own practice after leaving the federal government.

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    Lewis Brisbois Elevates Longtime Atty To Lead Atlanta Office

    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has named a founding member of the firm's Atlanta office as the new leader of the location, where he'll serve alongside two newly appointed deputy managing partners.

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    Judges Urge Attys To Have Discovery Talks Before Fighting

    A pair of Texas judges told attorneys at an American Bar Association Techshow panel in Chicago that they should talk with opposing counsel if they have concerns about relevant data not being produced in litigation before involving the court in the dispute.

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    Morgan Lewis Brings On More Tax Pros From Baker McKenzie

    Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced Monday it has welcomed a four-member Baker McKenzie team with experience in tax and transfer pricing to the firm's New York office.

  • Pillsbury Asks To Toss Suit Over Nonclient Data Breach

    Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP sought dismissal of a consolidated data breach action in New York federal court Friday due to the plaintiffs' alleged lack of relationship with the firm and inability to identify any cognizable damages.

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    Eversheds Sutherland Adds Texas Trio From BakerHostetler

    Eversheds Sutherland announced Monday that it has hired a trio of Houston lawyers from BakerHostetler, one of whom will serve as the office's co-managing partner.

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    Quinn Emanuel Picks Trial Atty To Co-Lead DC Office

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has named a seasoned trial lawyer with a congressional investigations practice as co-managing partner of the firm's Washington, D.C., office.

  • Ex-Williams & Connolly Clerk Accused Of Posting Client Info

    A former Williams & Connolly LLP clerk has been posting confidential firm information — including client information and work email exchanges — and he's threatening to "keep leaking" the materials, which he called "a fun read," according to a suit filed in District of Columbia Superior Court.

  • Judiciary Nixes Amicus Disclosure Reform Over Potential Chill

    The federal judiciary has been asked not to move forward with a plan to add to amicus brief disclosure requirements designed to curb "dark money" groups from bankrolling amicus briefs, after rules committee chairs pulled the recommendation over concerns of a possible chilling effect.

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    3rd Circ. Scolds Atty For Using Client's AI Hallucinations

    In a precedential opinion Friday, a Third Circuit panel reprimanded an attorney who put his client's AI-assisted legal research into briefs without checking it, prompting one judge to remark that the punishment chosen by her colleagues wasn't harsh enough.

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    Firms Targeted By Trump Urge DC Circ. To Uphold EO Rulings

    Four law firms targeted last year by President Donald Trump urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to affirm lower court rulings that struck down executive orders restricting their ability to practice law, saying the directives blatantly violate the Constitution.

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    Texas Judge Encourages Attys To Admit To AI Errors In Filings

    Texas special Judge Roy Ferguson encourages attorneys to admit to their mistakes when submitting court filings with generative artificial intelligence-generated errors, instead of blaming associates, staff or incomplete drafts.

Expert Analysis

  • As AI Rewrites BigLaw Hiring, MidLaw May Snag Edge Author Photo

    Similar to the way the transfer portal changed how many NCAA men’s basketball teams are built, artificial intelligence use in the legal industry is changing BigLaw’s lateral hiring market and creating a field where midmarket firms that develop their talent will hold an edge in the legal profession's next era, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.

  • 5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Talking Mental Health: Fostering Cultures Where Women Excel Author Photo

    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.

  • How Clients Can Make The Most Of Law Firm Partner Moves Author Photo

    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.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: Countering 4 AI Efficiency Myths Author Photo

    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.

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    Notes From A Partner-In-Charge Author Photo

    Law firm office managing partners share insights on navigating shifts in the legal market and the business of law issues top of mind for them right now in this Expert Analysis series.

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    Notes From A Partner-In-Charge On Lateral Hiring Strategy Author Photo

    In regional recruiting, firms that stand out to laterals can articulate a clear vision that connects local insight with global opportunity, demonstrate a culture that is lived rather than stated, and offer genuine room for growth, says Jason Novak, leader of Norton Rose's San Francisco office.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Team Up With Marketing Author Photo

    There are several ways attorneys can engage with resources already at their fingertips in the form of their in-house law firm marketing departments, which can help you gain some visibility, earn kudos and build a solid book of business, say Ada Kase and Liz Lindley at Jaffe PR.

  • Biz Dev Impostor Syndrome May Actually Be Good Judgment Author Photo

    Attributing lawyers’ sense of unease with business development to self-doubt or weakness may misidentify an important source of discomfort — a keen intuition that an ask isn’t yet appropriate for the relationship — and lead to advice that ultimately backfires, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Handle Unproductive Feedback? Author Photo

    Maggie Potter at Segal McCambridge offers advice for associates who receive unproductive criticism from superiors and tips for gently pushing back with an eye to growth and efficiency.

  • How To Prep As Private Equity Starts Investing In Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms eyeing legal services organization models, which allow outside capital to support nonlegal business functions while preserving lawyer ownership, can prepare for the expansion of private equity investment in the area by balancing commercial objectives and compliance imperatives, say attorneys at Rivkin Radler.

  • What Legal Leaders Can Learn From Marine Corps Principles Author Photo

    The small-unit leadership principles that are foundational to the U.S. Marine Corps experience — from tight feedback loops to top-down tactfulness — offer a blueprint for addressing leadership gaps that persist in the legal profession, says Edet Nsemo at Tucker Ellis.

  • Venture Capital Practices Can Improve Law Firm Lateral Hiring Author Photo

    As law firms pursue increasingly ambitious growth goals in a competitive market for talent, they should consider supplementing traditional lateral hiring due diligence with practices inspired by the venture capitalist framework, says Henry O’Connor at Jones Walker.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2026 Author Photo

    After a pivotal year for the legal industry, lawyers and their clients face an evolving litigation finance landscape in 2026 that will be shaped by developments ranging from new policies governing patent lawsuits to the reemergence of appellate monetization funding, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

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