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Chartwell Law Expands To Texas With Dallas, Austin Shops
The Pennsylvania-based Chartwell Law Offices LLP has made its first steps into Texas with the recent opening of new offices in Austin and Dallas.
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Jackson Lewis Names Man Group Exec As Chief Talent Officer
An experienced human resources manager who most recently worked at investment management company Man Group PLC has joined nationwide labor and employment firm Jackson Lewis PC.
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Expenses Outpace Revenue From 2023 Rate Increases In Philly
Philadelphia law firms have aggressively raised their standard hourly rates over the last 12 months to keep pace with competitors in larger markets, but increased expenses in 2023 kept their gross revenue growth below the national average measured by a year-end survey of 130 law firms by Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group.
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Calif., Pa. Judge Picks Win Seats Despite Harsh GOP Criticism
The Senate voted on Wednesday 54-45 to confirm Assistant U.S. Attorney Kirk Edward Sherriff to the Eastern District of California and 50-49 to confirm U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick to the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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'Mind-Blowing' Spending On High Court Races Follows Dobbs
Spending on state Supreme Court elections has been rising for years, but those courts' increased role in fights over issues like abortion and gerrymandering has pushed that spending to an unprecedented level, according to a new report.
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Offit Kurman Names New Firmwide Managing Principal
A 12-year veteran of Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has been tapped as firmwide managing principal, according to an announcement Tuesday.
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NJ Suspends Pa. Atty For 2 Years Over Ethical Lapses In Court
A Pennsylvania attorney has been handed a two-year suspension in New Jersey, preventing him from practicing law there for ethical violations including making dishonest statements in court, as reciprocal discipline for a two-year suspension ordered in the Keystone State in October 2021.
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Attys Identify Trust As Key Barrier To Generative AI Adoption
The overwhelming majority of legal leaders who work for law firms and corporations don't trust generative artificial intelligence tools, and there's also a divide between the two groups on the use of this innovative technology, a new survey has found.
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Rate Hikes Helped Law Firms Boost Profits By 6% In 2023
Law firm billing rate increases of 8.3% across the industry drove profits upward by almost 6% in 2023, even as demand remained nearly flat, according to the results of a year-end survey of 130 law firms by Wells Fargo's Legal Specialty Group.
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Boutique Litigators Join Stradley Ronon In Philly, NY
Mid-sized firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP has expanded its litigation services in the Philadelphia suburbs with the recent addition of an attorney formerly from Kang Haggerty LLC who specializes in complex commercial cases.
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Compensation Shakeup Is Pushing Some Partners To Leave
As large law firms reportedly consider historic changes to their partnership structures and compensation systems, and the industry looks back at another mostly flat year for profits, the lateral partner job market has been thrown into flux, with many BigLaw partners wondering, "Can I find better elsewhere?"
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Ogletree Elects Veteran Litigator As 1st Female Leader Of Firm
Employers' side labor and employment firm Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Monday it has tapped a longtime litigator as its new managing shareholder. She is the sixth person, and the first woman, to serve in that role.
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By The Numbers: Law Firms' Slow But Steady DEI Progress
Law firms have long strived for better diversity in their ranks, but the effort to make a more organized, concentrated push to improve representation is still in its infancy, according to a recent survey of diversity professionals at major U.S. firms.
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Augmented Reality Could Become A Courtroom Reality
Augmented reality in courtrooms is years away at best, but recent advancements have inspired legal experts to imagine how this technology might improve evidence presentations in courts.
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Compliance Specialist Joins Tucker Arensberg In Pittsburgh
Tucker Arensberg PC expanded its Pittsburgh office with this week's addition of a former Hogan Lovells attorney who specializes in corporate and compliance law.
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Eckert Seamans Names Former DLA Piper Exec As Firm COO
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has added a chief operating officer who was previously in a senior business position at DLA Piper, the firm announced on Monday.
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White And Williams Promotes Two To Lead Employment Group
White and Williams LLP has prepared for the spring retirement of one of its practice leaders with the promotion this month of two partners to co-chair the labor and employment group.
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Judge Sidelines Early Release Bid By Disbarred NJ Atty
A New Jersey federal judge has rejected a former attorney's bid to shorten his four-year sentence for wire fraud in order to care for his elderly mother, ruling that he wasn't able to show that his mother is incapacitated or that he is the only available caregiver.
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Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2024 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of its publications to serve as members of its 2024 editorial advisory boards.
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Partners Take the Lead as Law Firm Rates Continue to Rise
Law firms have continued to raise billing rates in 2023, according to a report released Friday that broke down average billable rates across timekeeper roles, including partners, associates and paralegals.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, as a New York federal judge ruled in favor of a pair of photographers who launched separate but related copyright infringement suits alleging that well-known appropriation artist Richard Prince stole their work.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Wiggin and Dana handling a $1.8 billion aerospace acquisition and Morgan & Morgan winning an interim lead counsel battle lead off this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 12 to 26.
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How Clients Are Contributing To Law Firm Well-Being
Outside counsel are often trained to respond to email at all hours and deliver on requests from corporate clients posthaste, a culture of on-demand service that has played a part in mental health challenges in the profession. In recent years, though, some clients have begun to push for a paradigm shift.
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Ballard Spahr Litigation Leader Moves To Morgan Lewis
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP continued the expansion of its Philadelphia office this week with the addition of a former Ballard Spahr partner who moved her litigation practice to the firm.
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How To Climb From Acting To Permanent GC
Lawyers who were recently interim general counsel say that successfully serving in the role meant finding ways to make their mark and build their own brand — and doing so in a subtle manner — to land the job permanently.