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Ex-Munger Tolles Partner Launches Calif. Litigation Boutique
Massumi & Consoli Matches Milbank Associate Pay Scale
Fla. Bar Seeks Protective Order Against Suspended Atty
Inside The $150M Immigration Contract That Wasn't
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AI-Native Law Firms Cautioned To Preserve 'Human Element'
AI-native law firms incorporating artificial intelligence into their legal work from their inception are on the rise in the legal industry, but face a balancing act between the technology powering them and their obligations as legal service providers, according to panel discussions Wednesday at an industry event.
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Smith Gambrell Adds 5 Attys In LA Boutique Combo
Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP has combined with Turner Dhillon LLP, adding five litigation attorneys in what the firm said is a significant expansion of its Los Angeles office.
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NJ Injury Firm Must Face Pregnancy Bias And Wage Claims
A New Jersey state judge Friday revived pregnancy bias and wage suits against a personal injury law firm, but declined to sanction the firm for allegedly missing payments that led to arbitration proceedings being terminated.
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NJ Law Firm, Former Paralegal End Atty Groping Suit
A former paralegal for the New Jersey personal injury firm formerly known as Corradino & Papa LLC has agreed to end her federal lawsuit claiming named partner Jack Corradino groped her at a holiday party.
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Ex-SDNY Judge Joins Zaiger Linden After Joseph Hage Closure
Commercial litigation boutique Zaiger Linden Roberti & Pepe LLC announced this week that it has hired a former U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of New York who most recently worked at now-shuttered Joseph Hage Aaronson LLC, touting his history of working on "many of the nation's largest and most consequential business bankruptcies."
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Murdaugh Murder Retrial Venue Shift Fueled By Bias Concern
A South Carolina trial court has approved a request to move Alex Murdaugh's murder retrial to a different county, finding the disgraced attorney could not expect a fair trial in Colleton County, where his wife and son were killed and where he was previously convicted for the crimes.
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What's Next As Law Firms Go Quiet On Diversity Data
Law firms may be less public about their diversity, but legal industry advisers and diversity experts say much of the underlying work around recruiting, retaining and advancing talent continues.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
Law360 Pulse's latest Diversity Snapshot showed that law firms continued to make incremental gains in diversity, though attorneys of color remained less represented in the partnership ranks. Here's our data dive into representation at law firms in the U.S.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: Explore The Data
Law360's Diversity Snapshot report explores firms' demographics across the hierarchy of private practice, and how those numbers compare to the available talent pool. Dig into the data to see a detailed look at every rung of the ladder.
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Energy Boutique Hogan Thompson Doubles Houston Space
Hogan Thompson Schuelke LLP is doubling the space it occupies on the top floor of a downtown Houston office tower to accommodate a roster growing with increased client demand.
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Mich. Lawyer Can't Shake Cybersecurity Firm's $550K Claim
A Detroit attorney who promoted voter fraud claims after the 2020 election must face a cybersecurity company's breach of contract and defamation suit after a Michigan federal judge found the company plausibly alleged the attorney and her law firm retaliated against its investigators after they found no evidence of election fraud and allegedly declined a request to report otherwise.
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Ex-Conn. Lawmaker Is Denied New Trial, Slips 3 Fraud Counts
Former Connecticut state Sen. Dennis A. Bradley Jr. will not receive a new trial on charges that he improperly collected public campaign funds, but a federal judge has reversed his convictions on three counts in a wire fraud case centered around a 2018 party that he claimed was hosted by his law firm.
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Belluck Law Expands Into Pa. With Philly, Carlisle Offices
Personal injury firm Belluck Law LLP has expanded into Pennsylvania with the launch of new offices in Philadelphia and Carlisle as the firm continues to build its caseload of mesothelioma and asbestos-related cases throughout the state.
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Spiro Harrison Brings On Former NJ Federal Criminal Chief
Spiro Harrison & Nelson has added the former chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey as a partner handling complex litigation, government and regulatory inquiries, internal investigations and other matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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ABA Law School Accrediting Arm Repeals Diversity Standard
The American Bar Association council responsible for law school accreditation voted Tuesday to eliminate its diversity and inclusion standard, the final step in a process that the council hopes will ensure it remains an accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Insurance Defense Law Firms Draw Interest From PE Investors
The high-volume business and institutional clients at insurance defense law firms are attracting interest from private equity outfits looking for more avenues into the legal sector.
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Associate Rates Hit $2,500 Per Hour, Outpacing Partner Hikes
The ceiling on law firm associate billing rates is approaching $2,500 per hour, increasing at a faster pace than partner rates, particularly at the industry's largest law firms, according to a report released Monday by LexisNexis' CounselLink.
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'Bad Faith' Subpoenas On Apple Execs Spur Fee Sanctions
A California federal magistrate judge imposed sanctions Thursday on Joseph M. Alioto of Alioto Law Firm for repeatedly trying to depose senior Apple executives, including then-CEO Tim Cook, in an attempt to drag the iPhone-maker back into consumer antitrust litigation accusing Google of shutting out rival search engines.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Morgan Verkamp LLC and Sparacino PLLC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Eleventh Circuit held that the False Claims Act's qui tam provisions do not violate the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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DC Panel's Rare Rebuke Over AI Errors Flags Rules Gap
A D.C. appellate court panel issued a rare sua sponte sanctions order on Thursday after finding nonexistent case citations in a brief filed by a McCabe Weisberg & Conway LLC attorney representing Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. in a foreclosure action, noting an apparent gap in the rules governing the court's sanctions authority.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off September with a busy week of attorney moves and law firm real estate trends. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Retired Partner Stole $348K From Firm, Ill. Watchdog Alleges
The since-retired name partner of a suburban Chicago law firm is accused of using the firm's operating account to pay for nearly $350,000 in personal expenses including Disney World vacations, liquor and axe throwing, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.
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Ski Biz 'Existential Crisis' Looms Amid Firms' Antitrust Fights
Two antitrust lawsuits against the country's biggest ski resort companies could represent an "existential crisis" to the ski industry, though they each tackle different types of terrain.
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Federal Judge Warns Threats Imperil Judicial Independence
U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom of the Southern District of Florida told Law360 that judges and members of the bar need to educate the public on the judiciary's important role in American democracy to combat increasing threats, speaking following the release of two reports this week that warn of safety concerns for judges and that defiance of court orders is undermining the federal judiciary's independence.
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Law Firm, Closing Agents Faulted For Not Flagging Fraud
A Pittsburgh-area real estate settlement company wrongfully released the money from a divorcing couple's property sale to a fraudster, and the law firm that was supposed to get the money didn't notice until nearly a month later, the couple claim in a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania state court.
Expert Analysis
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How Firms Adopting AI Can Learn From CRM Rollout Mistakes
Law firms should learn from the challenges that have plagued client relationship management system adoption for over 30 years as they evaluate whether and how to implement artificial intelligence tools, says consultant Paul Manuele.
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RFP Reset: Start With Client Service
As clients increasingly expect the sophistication that artificial intelligence makes possible, law firms can use the proposal to adopt a client service mindset that delivers practical guidance the in-house legal team can use without translation, say attorneys at Stinson.
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Legal Tech Talks: Notorio Co-Founder On Measuring Value
Leonardo Lupiano, co-founder at Notorio, discusses the importance of establishing performance metrics, analyzing product usage and calculating the return on investment when considering whether to adopt a new technology.
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How BigLaw Can Build Infrastructure For Plaintiff-Side Work
Traditionally defense-oriented Am Law 100 firms are increasingly expanding their plaintiff-side dockets through a mix of contingency arrangements and litigation finance, but firms must consider how on-risk work interacts with their existing capital structure and business practices, says Brendan Dyer at Rocade Capital.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Play The Long Game
Lawyers who consistently maintain early-career and personal relationships, track contacts, and make thoughtful outreach over time will be better positioned to generate future client work, referrals and leadership opportunities, says Deborah Farone at Farone Advisors.
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5 Due Diligence Steps For A Successful Succession Plan
Instead of relying on abstract policies, firm leadership should develop concrete succession plans before rainmakers announce retirement that track which tasks intended successors are assuming, how the outgoing member is transferring their knowledge and whether clients are yet relying on the replacement, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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5 Ways Law Firms Can Build Lasting AI Visibility
As generative artificial intelligence tools become embedded across the entire digital ecosystem, law firm leaders can build an enduring footprint with five factors that ensure their firms remain visible no matter how underlying models evolve, says Melanie Trudeau at Reputation Ink.
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Nonequity Partner Boom Forces Lawyers To Pick A Lane
With firms increasingly offering the nonequity partnership tier, the position can become either a parking spot to help build a book of business or a permanent landing zone, and for those who want to become equity partners, business development matters more than ever, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.
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RFP Reset: Focus On Execution, Not Just Expertise
Law firms that treat responses to requests for proposal as concrete evidence of staffing, budgeting, communication and project management discipline will be better positioned to win business from legal departments than firms that tout generic credentials alone, says LaResa Young at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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3 Ways Firm Leaders Can Nurture AI Fluency
Lawyers can’t develop artificial intelligence fluency from continuing legal education courses, webinars or email updates, so firm leaders must foster conditions that are conducive to attorney learning if they want AI investments to deliver their promised return, says Adrienne Prentice at Keep Company.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Harness Client Trust
Clients stay with counsel not simply because their lawyers follow the rules, but because they feel safe, respected and heard, making trust essential to business development, especially in high-stakes matters where reputational risk runs high, says Derrelle Janey at Olshan Frome.
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Legal Tech Talks: Summize GC On Operating Strategically
Lexi Lutz, general counsel of Summize, discusses how legal tech can make lawyers more proactive and less tied up in repetitive process work, so that they can spend more time acting as real business partners.
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How Associates Can Use AI To Gain A Biz Development Edge
Junior lawyers can harness artificial intelligence to identify where they are gaining traction with clients and build a data-driven business development foundation long before conversations about partnership track begin, says Tigist Kassahun at Vinson & Elkins.
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Trump's EO Puts AI Agent Governance On GC Agenda
Section 4 of President Donald Trump's executive order promoting the advancement of artificial intelligence innovation and security establishes a federal baseline around AI agents, so general counsel cannot wait for enforcement to define the standard, says Camilo Artiga-Purcell at Kiteworks.
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RFP Reset: Standardize Pricing Requests
To keep up with rising legal costs amid an industry overhaul fueled by artificial intelligence, legal departments can make outside counsel requests for proposal more defensible and cost-effective by making pricing requests uniform, requiring comparable fee templates and evaluating staffing assumptions, says Colin Levy at Malbek.