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Law Firm Can't Kick Muslim Worker's Bias Suit To Arbitration
A New York federal judge refused to compel arbitration in a Muslim ex-law firm worker's gender bias suit claiming her bosses began mistreating her after she wore a hijab, backing a magistrate judge's conclusion that she asserted a viable sex harassment claim.
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Weil Merger Talks Spotlight Growing BigLaw Split On Scale
After dozens of partners left the firm this year, including several practice leaders, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP faced two paths: embrace a leaner footprint or merge with another law firm.
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Philly-Based Weir Names New Managing Partner
Philadelphia-based Weir LLP has shaken up its leadership team by naming a partner who has practiced at the firm for more than 25 years as its new managing partner.
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Hueston Hennigan Bumps Clerkship Bonus To $205K
Trial boutique Hueston Hennigan is offering a $205,000 bonus to lawyers who have completed one or more federal clerkships, the firm confirmed Thursday.
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Faegre Drinker Hires Tech-Focused CFO From Jackson Lewis
Jackson Lewis' chief financial and strategy officer has moved to Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as CFO.
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BakerHostetler Launches 'SWAT Team' For Equitable Relief
BakerHostetler announced Thursday that it has created an emergency equitable relief team with litigators who are prepared to appear in court on short notice to seek or oppose temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and other emergency relief.
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Keurig Judge Aims Trimmed K-Cup Antitrust MDL Toward Trial
A New York federal judge trimmed claims in multidistrict litigation accusing Keurig Green Mountain of anticompetitively cutting out rivals with exclusive dealings and exclusionary product design, but sent to trial a number of monopolization, tying and false advertising allegations, according to an order unsealed Tuesday.
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Law Firms Reimagine Knowledge Management Roles Amid AI
Knowledge management is more important than ever as artificial intelligence becomes table stakes in the legal industry, a group of law firm leaders said Wednesday.
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'Boomerang' Partner Hires Surge In Hot Lateral Market
The number of lawyers returning to their old firms as partners has surged in recent years amid fierce competition for talent, and as top law firms increasingly dedicate resources to maintaining relationships with alumni.
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Weil Loses 2 More Lawyers To Paul Weiss' London PE Team
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has hired two more lawyers from Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP to strengthen its London private equity practice, the latest in a string of departures from the Wall Street law firm as merger rumors swirl.
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Blank Rome Lands 4 Hogan Lovells Commodities Lawyers
Blank Rome LLP has brought on a four-attorney, New York-based commodities team from Hogan Lovells Cadwalader that advises clients in the financial services and energy industries.
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City Bar Fund Executive Director Shares Vision For New Role
The New York City Bar Association announced last week that it had appointed its first executive director to lead the organization's nonprofit affiliate, the City Bar Fund, and that new role will be filled by someone who knows the organization well.
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Mamdani Taps Top Judicial Adviser Amid New Ethics Reforms
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday that he has appointed a lawyer from the New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice to lead his judicial advisory committee as the mayor's office unveils new reforms to the city's judicial selection process.
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Allen Matkins Hires Ex-Kasowitz Commercial Litigator In NYC
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP has hired veteran Kasowitz LLP commercial litigation attorney Edward E. Filusch to be a litigation partner in its New York City office, the firm announced.
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AI Skills Attracting Higher In-House Atty Salaries
Salary growth for in-house counsel is expected to be more measured in 2027, with the biggest increases going to those in critical roles and hard-to-staff openings, according to a new report. Candidates with special skills, such as artificial intelligence expertise, are expected to score the highest salaries.
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Robins Kaplan Boosts Judicial Clerkship Bonus To $150K+
Trial firm Robins Kaplan LLP has increased its bonuses for young lawyers who complete qualifying clerkships to $150,000 or $175,000, based on experience, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Sanford Heisler Launches Dedicated AI Litigation Practice
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP announced Tuesday that the plaintiffs firm has launched a dedicated artificial intelligence and technology litigation practice in response to the new types of challenges individuals face as a result of the increased usage and commonality of emerging technologies.
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Womble Bond Launches AI Lab For Client And Firm Projects
Womble Bond Dickinson on Tuesday debuted a new artificial intelligence lab dedicated to designing AI solutions for Womble Bond attorneys and clients.
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BCLP Sets Pay Raises For Associates, Trainees By Location
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced Tuesday it is raising the pay for associates and trainees as part of a regular review of its compensation structures.
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Massumi & Consoli Adds 2 Sheppard M&A Attys In Texas, NY
Massumi & Consoli LLP announced Tuesday that it has expanded its mergers and acquisitions capabilities in Texas and New York with a pair of attorneys from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, including a former office leader.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Adds Ex-Kirkland Tax Atty As Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP has added a tax attorney previously with Kirkland & Ellis LLP as a partner in its New York office, the firm announced Tuesday.
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AY Strauss Hires 1st Full-Time COO Amid Rapid Growth
A.Y. Strauss LLC has hired Barry McTiernan & Moore LLC's chief financial officer as its first full-time, onsite chief operating officer to help steer the firm through its continued rapid growth.
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Sher Tremonte Exiting Defense Of Combs In Abuse Civil Suits
A Manhattan federal judge gave Sher Tremonte LLP leave to stop representing Sean "Diddy" Combs in two private sexual abuse damages cases Tuesday, bringing to at least three such matters the litigation boutique has dropped in New York citing communication breakdown and nonpayment.
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These Firms Top The 2026 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
The business of law is changing — new priorities are emerging and firms are adapting their strategies to stay competitive. For the sixth annual Law360 Pulse Leaderboard, we tracked industry developments and updated our rankings to best reflect the factors that define law firm success.
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The Litigation Reach Of The 100 Practice Footprint Firms
The top 100 firms on Law360's Practice Footprint ranking are legal industry leaders that flex their influence across all federal district courts. Check out our interactive map to see the breadth of each firm's national reach.
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Legal AI Adoption Tips And Takeaways From Dot-Com Bubble
Legal artificial intelligence is on a similar trajectory as the internet in the dot-com era, where several internet companies failed after the initial market frenzy, but even if AI company valuations take a hit and the industry goes through a major reordering, legal leaders should note that the technology itself remains genuinely transformational for the delivery of legal services, says Gabriel Buigas at Integreon.
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Opinion
Keeping PE Out Of Law Is Job For Courts, Not Capitols
Efforts by lawmakers in California, Colorado and Illinois seeking to bar private equity firms, hedge funds and other nonattorney investors from owning or financing law firms risk intruding on authority that state constitutions and the inherent powers doctrine have traditionally assigned to the judiciary, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.
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Legal Tech Talks: WordSmith AI's CEO On Shifting Mindsets
Ross McNairn, founder and CEO of Wordsmith AI, discusses how the lawyers who treat legal work like an engineering problem and can deploy legal intelligence at scale will define the next decade.
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Avoiding The Changing Pitfalls Of Firm Website Redesigns
BigLaw firms about to tackle a website redesign need to understand the fundamental changes to costs, timelines, vendors and technology since their last big update so their leadership teams can steer resource management decisions away from costly potential mistakes, says Stephan Roussan at Vertical Minds.
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Public AI Disclosures Raise Stakes For AI Agent Oversight
Two recent reports shift the legal posture of every organization deploying artificial intelligence agents because they establish the foreseeability, for negligence liability purposes, of an AI agent becoming weaponized for data exfiltration, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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How Firms Can Win Market For Unified Legal Client Services
Firms willing to develop a new operating model, where AI-powered legal tech is paired with deep industry expertise and a different incentive structure, can win over companies looking to consolidate their legal needs with a single provider, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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Series
NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer
Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.
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7 AI Training Tips For Law Firm Summer Associate Programs
Law firms trying to weave artificial intelligence into summer associate programs should build a program that isn't really about AI but teaches students how to think about using AI, with the goal of building judgment, understanding implications and leveling up in a way that's repeatable, says Zeynep Ersin at Seyfarth.
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Series
Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Don't Obstruct Knowledge
Lawyers and firms should treat knowledge transfer as a business development function, using the sharing of context and institutional know-how to preserve continuity through change, strengthen relationships and create long-term competitive advantage, says Mark Wraight at Stinson.
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How Private Equity Priorities Will Test The Law Firm Model
The biggest question about private equity moving into the legal sector is no longer whether it can financially succeed, but how law firms can contend with the unavoidable economic, institutional and ethical tensions introduced by external ownership without compromising their core professional commitments, say Kirsten Vasquez and Allison Rosner at Major Lindsey.
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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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Series
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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How Leaders Can Foster Professional Growth With Feedback
When law firm leaders provide work product feedback by identifying errors instead of offering guiding input, they miss a key opportunity to treat feedback as a professional development and leadership tool, but several practices can help bridge the gap between intent and impact, says Janet Jackson at Well-Law.
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Why Marketing Teams Are Vital For Law Firm AI Storytelling
Many law firms are using generic decks for multiple client presentations to articulate their artificial intelligence strategy, but in order to differentiate themselves, it's important to bring marketing teams into the fold to identify what's actually distinctive about how a firm uses AI, says Eric Greenberg at Cox Media.