BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year

By Aebra Coe

Rapid business growth, cultural changes caused by remote work and generative AI are creating challenges and opportunities for law firm leaders going into the New Year. Here, seven top firm leaders share what’s running through their minds as they lie awake at night.

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Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook

By Courtney Bublé

In 2025, President Donald Trump put 20 district and six circuit judges on the federal bench. In the year ahead, a fight over home state senators' ability to block district court picks could make it more difficult for him to match that record.

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4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring

By Katie Buehler

The U.S. Supreme Court justices will return from the winter holidays to tackle several constitutional disputes that range from who is entitled to birthright citizenship to whether transgender individuals are entitled to heightened levels of protection from discrimination. 

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Approach The Bench: What Judges Had To Say In 2025

By Cara Bayles and Steven Trader

Jurists discussed their strategies for decision-making, the difficulties of case management, and their predictions for the future of litigation in a dozen interviews with Law360 this year.

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The Topics Appellate Attys Are Tracking Most Closely In 2026

By Jeff Overley

A few far-reaching topics will dominate the appellate practice in 2026, attorneys predict, as appeals courts navigate an ever-growing thicket of Trump administration litigation and thorny questions involving artificial intelligence.

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Legal Ethics Cases To Watch In 2026

By Emily Sawicki

Federal judges will continue tackling notable ethics issues in 2026, including a U.S. Justice Department battling former federal prosecutors in court and an immigration justice system in upheaval.

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The Legal Fights Set To Define Access To Justice In 2026

By Marco Poggio

In 2026, the fight for access to justice in the United States will be shaped by high-stakes legal and budgetary decisions affecting immigration, housing and civil rights. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to restrict birthright citizenship, a case that could deny federal recognition of citizenship to certain U.S.-born children and upend long-settled constitutional law.

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Calif. ABS Fee Sharing Ban Cleared To Kick Off In 2026

By Emily Sawicki

A new California law banning alternative business structure fee sharing with out-of-state law firms owned by nonattorneys has been allowed to go into effect after a Los Angeles federal court rejected an attorney's bid to temporarily block its enforcement ahead of the new year.

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Fla. Justices Reject Atty Vacancy Proposal Backed By AG

By Madison Arnold

The Supreme Court of Florida has rejected a proposal from the attorney general's office to allow out-of-state lawyers to work in some state government roles, despite the support it got from the governor's office and others.

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Newman Eyes High Court After Latest Loss On Suspension

By Ryan Davis

An attorney for Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman said Friday the 98-year-old judge plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after the full D.C. Circuit refused to reconsider a decision affirming the dismissal of her lawsuit challenging her suspension.

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