Global insurance firm Kennedys announced a new location at The Park in Berkeley Heights for its New Jersey office — which houses much of the firm’s business operations staff — as the firm continues to invest in expansion in the United States.
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Office Snapshot: Kennedys Invests In US Presence At NJ Hub

By Jake Maher

Global insurance firm Kennedys announced a new location at The Park in Berkeley Heights for its New Jersey office — which houses much of the firm’s business operations staff — as the firm continues to invest in expansion in the United States.

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Seward & Kissel, Ex-Client At Odds Over NJ Malpractice Docs

By Emily Sawicki

Seward & Kissel LLP has been accused of orchestrating a "ruse" to avoid discovery obligations in a New Jersey state court malpractice suit, according to a letter filed by the wife of hedge fund Two Sigma Investments LP's founder.

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Acting US Atty Denies Prosecution Of Lawmaker Is 'Selective'

By Parker Quinlan

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested that assault charges not be dismissed against U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver, pushing back on claims the government is selectively prosecuting her following a confrontation with federal agents in May at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Newark.

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NJ Justices Suspend Atty Over Bank Loan Scheme Conviction

By Emily Sawicki

The New Jersey Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended an attorney and former director of the now-shuttered Park Avenue Bank after he was convicted for his role in a scheme to profit off of a loan using a straw borrower.

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SUMMER ASSOCIATES

These Firms Were The Top For Their Summer Associates

By Alison Knezevich

Working as a summer associate is a rite of passage for many law students, and these training programs can boost aspiring attorneys' confidence in their career paths. Find out what students valued most and how they rated those experiences in a new survey from Law360 Pulse.

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Summer Associates Remain On The Fence About AI In Law

By Sarah Martinson

Most summer associates used generative artificial intelligence tools at their firms this year, but views on adoption were mixed. Students told Law360 Pulse the tools were useful for research and drafting, but voiced concerns over reliability, job loss and diminished writing skills.

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What Summer Associates Learned From Working At Firms

We asked this year's cohort about the most valuable lessons they learned during their summer associateship. Here's the advice they shared for those ready to jump into law firm life.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

How 1Ls Can Plan For Sped-Up Summer Associate Hiring

The ever-earlier recruiting of summer associates sets high stakes before new law students may even realize, but 1Ls can better land a good 2L summer fit if they hit their first semester focused on the hiring timeline and ready to ask important questions about their would-be firms, says Kate Reder Sheikh at Major Lindsey.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Beveridge & Diamond

Bressler Amery

Cahill Gordon

Clyde & Co

Connell Foley

Cravath Swaine

Dentons

Eversheds Sutherland

Finnegan

Gibson Dunn

Gunster Yoakley

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Holland & Knight

Kennedys Law LLP

King & Spalding

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown

Morgan Lewis

Norton Rose

Ogletree Deakins

Paul Weiss

Perkins Coie

Ringler Law Firm

Seward & Kissel

Sheppard Mullin

Stern Kilcullen

Weil Gotshal

White & Case

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Aegis General Insurance Agency Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

National Association for Law Placement Inc.

Reddit Inc.

Stanford University

Two Sigma Investments LP

University of Miami

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Federal Bureau of Prisons

New Jersey Supreme Court

New York Supreme Court, New York County

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement