Kennedys Adds 3 Insurance Partners In Miami, Philly

By Matt Perez

London-based law firm Kennedys continued to add to its ranks in January, announcing Thursday that it had hired three insurance partners in its outposts in Miami and Philadelphia.

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Stradley Ronon Chair Hands Over Reins After 27 Years

By James Boyle

William Sasso ended his 27-year run this week as Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young's chairman, moving to an emeritus position and splitting his management role between longtime partners Kevin Boyle and Jeffrey Lutsky.

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Where 5 States Stand On Nonlawyer Practice Of Law Regs

By Aebra Coe

At least five states are in various stages of consideration and implementation of new attorney regulations that would expand the universe of who can practice law — in some cases to include nonlawyers.

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Anheuser-Busch Brews Up Discovery Cost-Saving Algorithm

By Steven Lerner

Anheuser-Busch InBev is making more than just beer, as the brewing giant's in-house legal department told Law360 Pulse it has developed a tool that could reduce time spent reviewing documents and cut discovery costs by millions of dollars.

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'I'm Not A Cat,' Atty Assures Judge Amid Zoom Filter Mishap

By Morgan Conley

A Texas attorney went viral Tuesday after he logged into a Zoom state court hearing unknowingly sporting a cat filter as he geared up to represent Presidio County in civil forfeiture proceedings, then assured the judge he was ready to carry on despite his feline facade.

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FisherBroyles Continues Growth With 3 Hires In Pa., Chicago

By Emma Cueto

FisherBroyles LLP has added two former Post & Schell PC labor and employment partners in Pennsylvania and a public finance partner in Chicago from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, the firm announced this week.

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Legal Industry Still Largely White And Male, ABA Survey Says

By Marco Poggio

White men still occupy most law firm leadership roles and are more likely to move up the ladder than women, minorities and people with disabilities, according to a survey published Tuesday by the American Bar Association.

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These Firms Steered The Most Cases In The Last 3 Years

By Xiumei Dong

Attorneys have fielded hundreds of thousands of civil lawsuits in federal district courts over the past three years, according to Lex Machina's Law Firms Activity Report released Thursday. Here, Law360 Pulse digs into which law firms racked up the most litigation work.

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Movers & Shakers

1Law's Jason Velez On Nonlawyer Investment

By Aebra Coe

Attorney Jason Velez launched his firm 1Law to experiment with new ideas around how to deliver legal services, including through technology. Here, he speaks with Law360 Pulse about seeking nonlawyer investment for the firm and other innovations.

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Analysis

Virtual Law Firms Grow Amid BigLaw Hiring Slump

By Xiumei Dong

Several law firms that have long embraced a remote work culture saw their headcounts and revenues soar in 2020, a trend some say will continue post-pandemic now that attorneys have gotten used to the work-from-home model.

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Whiteford Taylor 'At Capacity,' Readies New Pittsburgh Office

By James Boyle

Whiteford Taylor & Preston's location in Pittsburgh has outgrown its office five years after opening and is moving to a larger space down the street.

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Legal Tech Expands As Remote Work Settles In

By Steven Lerner

As companies went remote in 2020 amid the pandemic, law firms and legal departments supported the changing work environment with new investments in technology.

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Pa. Protesters Charged With Gluing Judges' Office Doors Shut

By Matthew Santoni

Two Pittsburgh residents were charged Tuesday with gluing the doors shut at three Pennsylvania judges' offices after failing to get enough people to stage planned demonstrations against evictions, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office said.

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11 Tech Tips To Help Law Firms Prepare For Attys' Return

By Steven Lerner

As law firms bring their legal professionals back to the office, technology will be instrumental to ensuring a safe and productive work environment. Here are 11 ways firms can use technology to ready their offices for the new normal.

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Fisher Phillips Adds E-Discovery Partner In Philly Office

By James Boyle

National employment firm Fisher Phillips LLP has continued its Pennsylvania expansion with the addition of Wendy Hughes, its first full-time e-discovery partner at its Philadelphia office and the ninth attorney to join the firm's Pennsylvania offices in the last year.

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Q&A

Leech Tishman's Jessica Albert On Promoting Pittsburgh

By James Boyle

Jessica K. Albert, a partner at Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC, was recently named to the board of directors of a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the city of Pittsburgh and its downtown neighborhood. Albert spoke with Law360 Pulse about becoming a member of the group's board and contributing to its mission.

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Q&A

How Greenberg Traurig Added 37 Laterals In 19 Weeks

By Aebra Coe

Greenberg Traurig LLP has added 37 lateral shareholders since the beginning of 2021. CEO Brian Duffy talked to Law360 Pulse about the role in the firm's appeal of a management style light on "micromanaging."

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Goldberg Segalla Expands Liability Groups In Philly Office

By James Boyle

Goldberg Segalla LLP welcomed two attorneys to the firm's product liability and professional liability practices in its Philadelphia office.

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Why Willkie, Longford Want Their $50M Funding Deal Public

By Steven Lerner

The $50 million litigation funding agreement between Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Longford Capital Management LP is a market milestone in the acceptance of third-party financing among lawyers and clients alike. Here, leaders from Willkie and Longford tell Law360 Pulse why they made the deal public.

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Video Tech Glitches, Masked Jurors Spark 'Inevitable' Appeals

By Jack Karp

Technical hiccups in videoconferencing, masked jury selection and off-screen witness coaching are some of the pandemic-related issues cropping up in a growing number of appeals attorneys call inevitable.

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Judiciary Seeks $1.54B For Renovations, Better Security

By Ryan Boysen

The U.S. federal court system has asked Congress for $1.54 billion to beef up security, renovate aging courthouses and overhaul inadequate IT systems, as lawmakers contemplate a massive, multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill.

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Katten Won't Set Return-To-Office Mandate

By Xiumei Dong

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will not require its attorneys and staff to work in the office for a set number of days once the firm reopens its offices in the fall, according to an internal memo shared with Law360 Pulse.

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Husch Blackwell's Virtual Office Now Among Firm's Largest

By Anna Sanders

Husch Blackwell LLP's virtual office has become one of the BigLaw firm's largest a year after opening during the coronavirus pandemic, with leaders saying the fully remote workspace has buoyed efforts to expand and support clients across the country.

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Do Virtual Courts Have A Harmful Effect On Litigant Empathy?

By Adrian Cruz

Courthouses and other legal bodies have had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic in a similar fashion to many other institutions, by substituting most, if not all of their in-house proceedings with virtual ones typically done over Zoom. But do these virtual courts have a hidden side effect that puts litigants at a disadvantage?

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Paul Weiss Joins Firms Delaying Return Plans, Mandating Vax

By Justin Wise

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP is delaying the next phase of its office return plan and will Monday require all personnel and visitors to be vaccinated to enter its locations, according to a memo shared with Law360.

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Cryptic US Crypto Rules Seen Pushing 'Good Actors' Abroad

By Michele Gorman

The U.S. needs a clear cryptocurrency framework for "good actors" who want to run their businesses with clarity, or risk continuing to lose companies moving abroad where regulations in this space are more apparent, a group of panelists said Thursday during the American Bar Association's annual meeting.

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Weber Gallagher Elevates 3 In Philly, Delaware To Partner

By James Boyle

Three attorneys in the Philadelphia and Delaware offices of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP have been elected to partner this month.

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Do Diversity Reviews Actually Advance Progress?

By Cara Bayles

In recent years, corporate clients have been asking firms more and more for internal demographic data, in an effort to hold BigLaw to its diversity goals. But can client pressure and data gathering actually produce results?

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Mid-Law Salaries Rising Amid Pressure From Market, BigLaw

By Emma Cueto

As BigLaw firms raise associate salaries to new heights, many midsize firms are also increasing their compensation, a move driven largely by the same market pressures affecting BigLaw.

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Philadelphia Legal IT Firm Acquired By Growing Digital Co.

By James Boyle

A Philadelphia firm specializing in information management has been acquired by an international company that offers technology and services to help law firms and legal departments enhance their digital capabilities.

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These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships

By Jacqueline Bell

Many law firms are seeing only modest progress as they seek to close the gender gap in their top ranks. But these firms are working to shake up that reality and forging a path to progress.

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Amid BigLaw Data Attacks, Breaches Surge For Smaller Firms

By Xiumei Dong

A Law360 Pulse analysis finds that law firms' data breach reports nearly doubled in 2021 compared with 2020, and have continued to rise this year. While BigLaw firms have been high-profile targets, small and midsize law firms are more likely to fall prey to cybercriminals.

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Legal Sector Adds 3K Jobs In June As Industry Rebounds

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry added 3,000 jobs in June as employment in the sector continued to rebound after a slow start to the year, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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E-Discovery Pros Speak Out About Stress, Burnout

By Steven Lerner

A group of e-discovery professionals is taking a stand against burnout and stress with a new mental health initiative.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week in legal news, with BigLaw firms expanding their operations and more attorneys landing in hot water over their work for Donald Trump as the House select committee continued to reveal more about the former president’s actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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What's Working For Mid-Law In Effort To Improve Diversity

By Emma Cueto

Law360 Pulse spoke with Mid-Law firms at the top of this year’s Diversity Snapshot rankings for midsize firms about how they approach diversity work, what’s working for their firm, and how they think the rest of the industry stacks up.

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Key Resolutions To Watch At The ABA's Annual Meeting

By Sarah Martinson

The American Bar Association's policymaking body is voting next week at its 2022 annual meeting on more than 30 proposals that cover a wide range of issues, including diversity in patent law, law school accreditation standards and criminal justice reform.

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Ballard Spahr Launches Digital Licensing Tool

By Matt Perez

Ballard Spahr LLP announced Monday the launch of a new digital tool that will help financial services companies manage federal approvals, state licenses and foreign "doing business" registrations.

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Law Firm Mergers Lagged In Q3 After Strong Start

By Aebra Coe

After starting the year with a bang, U.S. law firm combination announcements this year now lag behind 2019's numbers as recession concerns dominate headlines, with 2022 among the weakest third quarters for law firm combinations in recent history.

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Precise Inc. Offloads Trial Business To IMS Consulting

By Steven Lerner

Dispute resolution services provider IMS Consulting & Expert Services acquired the trial division of the technology-based litigation services company Precise Inc. on Tuesday.

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The X-Factor For Firms In Fighting Cyber Risks? Training

By Andrew Strickler

With criminal networks targeting law firm computers and financial transactions with sophisticated deceptions, cyber experts say people are still the weak link in the defense against data breaches.

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Feature

As Gen Z Emerges, Law Grads Urged To Do The Unexpected

By Michele Gorman

With advice stemming from the reality show "Survivor" and encouragement to help others fulfill the American Dream, five high-profile law school commencement speakers, including Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Apple general counsel Kate Adams, urged graduates to avoid the obvious path and strive to make structural change.

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ABA Says Shared Offices Are OK, If Attys Take Ethics Steps

By Daniel Connolly

A new American Bar Association ethics opinion released Wednesday concluded that the organization's model ethics rules allow attorneys who are not part of the same firm to share the same office space, but lawyers should make the arrangement public and protect clients' confidentiality.

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Returning To The Office Isn't One-Size-Fits-All

By Xiumei Dong

As summer vacations draw to a close, a growing number of law firms are signaling their desire to bring attorneys back to their desks, with some adopting a four-day-in-office policy. However, as firms grapple with redefining their office culture, experts are cautious about the one-size-fits-all approach.

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Saul Ewing, Freeman Leaders On Why They Combined Forces

By Tracey Read

Saul Ewing LLP and Southern California's Freeman Freeman & Smiley LLP have created a combined law firm with more than 400 lawyers across 18 offices. Law360 Pulse spoke with firm leaders on how the combination takes advantage of "strength on strength."

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Georgetown Law's Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic and Ellwanger Law lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the full Fifth Circuit unwound decades-old precedent that limited the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act to "ultimate employment decisions."

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Philly Atty Who 'Threw It All Away' Gets Prison For Tax Fraud

By George Woolston

A Philadelphia-based personal injury attorney was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison for not paying income tax on more than $8 million in revenue he earned and for failing to pay almost $60,000 in payroll taxes.

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Judges, Attys Must Pay Special Attention To Implicit Bias

By Jack Karp

While everyone has implicit bias, judges, lawyers and court staff can be particularly susceptible to unconscious prejudices, and their biases can have a greater impact on the people they encounter, according to a webinar held Monday.

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Red Mass: What Does It Mean To Be A Catholic Lawyer?

By Daniel Connolly

This fall, some Catholic lawyers are celebrating the Red Mass, a traditional blessing for the legal profession. An annual mass in Washington, D.C. has sometimes drawn U.S. Supreme Court justices. Amid the church’s ongoing challenges, what does it mean to be a Catholic attorney today?

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Why Gusto's CLO Puts Advocacy 'At The Heart' Of Her Work

By Michele Gorman

Growing up in Ukraine, Dina Segal was influenced by her grandfather, who as a lawyer helped solve complex issues in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. She remembers declaring at age 13 that she wanted to become a lawyer. Now, she advocates for small businesses as chief legal officer at software company Gusto, which helps simplify complex processes in HR services.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This marked another busy week for the legal industry as BigLaw expanded practices and law firms responded to Israel's conflict with Hamas. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Saxton & Stump Promotes Litigator To Health Care Co-Chair

By James Boyle

Mid-size firm Saxton & Stump has promoted a shareholder who has been with the firm since it launched in 2015 to co-lead its growing health care litigation practice.

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Ex-Pa. Athlete Settles With Firm That Offered To Be Sued

By Christine DeRosa

A former Gannon University student athlete has settled her legal malpractice suit against a law firm that failed to file a lawsuit within the statute of limitations but recommended an attorney who could sue it to atone for its error.

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How Tech Platforms Are Shaping The Next Generation Of Attys

By Steven Lerner

As part of a trend hastened by the pandemic, more law firms say they've adopted third-party digital learning platforms to make associate training more efficient and to meet the learning needs of today's junior attorneys.

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In And Out

Why Family-Friendly Policies Matter For All Legal Employers

By Michele Gorman

Realizing that parenting negatively affects the legal careers of lawyers who are mothers more so than fathers didn't shock me as much as it disheartened me — especially since there aren't exceptions even at the highest career levels.

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A Deep Dive Into Law360 Pulse's Survey Of Law Firm Pay

By Xiumei Dong

Compensation at law firms across the U.S. can vary widely even with a competitive market for talent, with firm size, partnership status and gender all contributing to differences in pay, according to a new report out Tuesday.

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Attys Violating Solicitation Rules In OT Suit, Energy Co. Says

By Rachel Rippetoe

A Pennsylvania coal company facing an overtime compensation suit is accusing the plaintiffs' counsel of circumventing the court by soliciting other employees for the collective action claim before gaining certification, according to a brief filed Monday.

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Gibbons' Exec Chair Departs After Over 3 Decades With Firm

By Lynn LaRowe

Gibbons PC announced on Thursday that a longtime leader who shepherded the firm through a merger, expansions and a rebranding has departed after more than three decades with the firm, including the past 20 years in leadership posts.

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ABA Passes Historic Law School Free Speech Proposal

By Tracey Read

The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday adopted a proposal to require ABA-approved law schools to have free speech policies, the first resolution of its kind, along with a slate of other new regulations.

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These Cos. Are In The Hot Seat As Proxy Season Approaches

By Sue Reisinger

At least four high-profile corporations and their general counsel are gearing up for a tougher-than-usual 2024 proxy season — those three months in the spring when most companies hold their annual meetings.

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Law Firms Prioritized Nonequity Partner Growth In 2023

By Aebra Coe

Even as demand lagged and expenses went up last year, law firms took an aggressive approach to expanding their non-equity partner headcounts, according to the results of a survey by Citi Global's Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.

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These Are The Hottest Trends In Law Firm Design

By Tracey Read

Out with the law library and in with Zoom rooms? Law360 Pulse recently talked to architects and legal employers to find out what the biggest trends are in law firm design.

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Royer Cooper Adds Former Philly Bar Leader

By James Boyle

One of Philadelphia's most prominent mass tort and business litigators, who also once served as the head of the Philadelphia Bar Association, said Friday he moved his practice to Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC and reunited with several of his colleagues from the recently closed Fineman Krekstein & Harris.

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Law360 Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Mitchell Law PLLC, Gessler Blue LLC and Dhillon Law Group Inc. lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously found that states can't bar former president Donald Trump from running for reelection this year based on a 14th Amendment provision.

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Attys Laud Pa. Succession Rule, Urge Tweaks For Small Firms

By James Boyle

A proposed rule that would require Pennsylvania attorneys to file written succession plans for their practices has been largely welcomed as necessary to protect clients, but experts acknowledge it may require changes to address the burden it would place on smaller firms and solo practitioners.

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Plaintiffs' Attys Found Not Violating Soliciting Rules In OT Suit

By James Boyle

Current and former employees of a Pennsylvania coal company earned conditional certification and did not violate soliciting rules for a collective action accusing management of violating overtime rules by not compensating time spent attending to gear before and after shifts, a federal judge ruled.

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How Senior Associates Can Build Their Books Of Business

By Kevin Penton

As associates grow into their positions, there can come a point at which they realize that mastering the art of the legal brief or the deposition is not enough: They also need to learn how to attract and retain clients.

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'Eat Or Be Eaten': Mid-Law Drove Q1 Law Firm Mergers

By Aebra Coe

As firms feel the pressure to grow to meet client demands, midsize law firms appear to be more eager to gobble up small law firms and less thrilled by the idea of being acquired, according to consultants and first quarter U.S. law firm combination results collected by Law360 Pulse.

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The Best Therapy For Lawyers, According To Ex-Lawyers

By Cara Bayles

Attorneys-turned-therapists say no one understands the stresses of being a lawyer like another lawyer. They also say their clients sometimes struggle at first with treatment that prioritizes feelings, mindfulness and even body awareness over the intellectualizing and rationalizing that make them successful at their jobs.

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Atty Fined For Missing 'Every Deadline' Since Feb. In Bias Suit

By Matthew Santoni

A Philadelphia-based attorney has missed so many deadlines in a federal race bias lawsuit against a Penn State University branch campus that the senior circuit judge assigned to his case issued sanctions and a stern warning that a large caseload is no excuse on Thursday.

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Marshall Dennehey Adds Co-Chair Of Disciplinary Practice

By James Boyle

An attorney with more than 30 years of experience representing professionals in malpractice and liability matters has moved his practice to Marshall Dennehey PC after more than 17 years with Catalano Gallardo & Petropoulos LLP.

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An Olympics Volunteer, This GC Still Seeks To Be Champion

By Sue Reisinger

Robert Herbst, a former general counsel and world champion weightlifter, has woven together the law and sports throughout his career, including this week in Paris where he is working with the U.S. Olympic team as a volunteer.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as BigLaw made big hires and Donald Trump's legal woes continued. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Fillmore Law Firm LLP, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center and the Business Roundtable lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Texas federal judge blocked a Federal Trade Commission ban on noncompete agreements in employment contracts.

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A Deep Dive Into Top GC Pay

By Sue Reisinger

Law360 Pulse looked beyond bare financials to see how business sectors, law firms and schools could influence the pay of top-earning GCs in S&P 500 companies. Here’s what we found.

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Outgoing JAMS CEO On Raising Profile, Revenues Of ADR Biz

By James Mills

Law360 Pulse caught up with Chris Poole to discuss his tenure as CEO of JAMS and why he stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the alternative dispute resolution service.

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What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House

Law360 Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry closed out February with another busy week as BigLaw expanded teams and practices. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Sarah Martinson

The legal industry has had another busy week with another executive order targeting a law firm, several lateral moves and notable office changes. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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The Bottom Line

Rate Hikes May Be Masking BigLaw's Financial Vulnerabilities

By Aebra Coe

Revenue and profits have both been on a strong upward trajectory in recent years for large U.S. law firms, but those strides may not tell the whole story when considering factors like inflation and the role that aggressive rate hikes, which some say are unsustainable, have played in the increases.

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Exiting US Steel GC To Leave With Over $18M After Nippon Deal

By Sue Reisinger

U.S. Steel Corp.'s former general counsel Duane Holloway will leave his special adviser job on July 18 more than $18.5 million from stock -- plus several million more from a golden parachute -- thanks to the company's recent sale to Nippon Steel, according to a recent company filing.

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Q&A

Gordon Rees Leader Talks Handing Reins To New Blood

By James Mills

As he approached two decades at the helm of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, managing partner Dion Cominos says he knew it was time to turn over leadership of the firm to a "new generation."

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State Justices Call For Legal Ed Reforms Amid 'Justice Gap'

By Ryan Boysen

State supreme courts need to address the nationwide "justice gap crisis" caused by too few attorneys, by emphasizing bar exam alternatives and more client work in law school to ensure the legal education pipeline produces new lawyers who are actually ready to practice, according to a new report.

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Stevens & Lee Merges With NJ Firm, Opens 18th Office

By Emma Cueto

Stevens & Lee has opened its 18th office via a merger with Brown Moskowitz & Kallen PC, adding eight attorneys and a location in Chatham, New Jersey, as part of the firm's third combination in 2025, it was announced Monday.

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How These Small Firms Have Withstood The Test Of Time

By Rachel Rippetoe

According to the leaders of small law firms that have survived for generations, and whose legacies include prosecuting secessionists after the Civil War and taking on Ford Motor Co. in one of the first automobile-related product liability cases, succession planning and deep community ties have been key to their longevity.

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Retired Pa. Trial Judge Joins JAMS In Philly

By James Boyle

Months after her retirement from the bench, a former Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judge has joined the roster of alternative dispute resolution providers at JAMS.

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Atty Facing Crypto Fraud Charge Can't Block Evidence At Trial

By Emilie Ruscoe

A suspended Pennsylvania attorney's requests to exclude certain evidence from his upcoming October cryptocurrency fraud trial were largely shot down by a judge who found, among other things, that the requests should have taken the form of earlier motions to strike certain allegations from the government's indictment. 

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Federal Prosecutor Joins Saxton & Stump In Pittsburgh

By James Boyle

A former federal prosecutor has returned to private practice after more than 13 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, joining Saxton & Stump's Pittsburgh office.

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Pa. Justice Donohue Has Shaped Voting, Environmental Law

By Matthew Santoni

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Christine Donohue, one of three Democrats on the bench hoping to be retained, has authored some of the court's more liberal-leaning interpretations of election law, abortion rights and environmental issues.

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Hogan Lovells Adds Morgan Lewis M&A Pro In Philly, Houston

By Rose Krebs

Hogan Lovells announced Tuesday that it has hired a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP partner to strengthen its corporate and finance practice group and its capacity to handle mergers, acquisitions and other transactions.

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AccessLex, Southwestern Law Join Up To Study Admissions

By Matt Perez

Legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute has announced that Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles will be the first school to go through its Admission Innovation Project, which supports and funds efforts by universities to implement and assess new approaches to selecting first-year law students.

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Flaster Greenberg Adds IP Ace In Philly

By James Boyle

A former BakerHostetler attorney recently moved his patent practice to Flaster Greenberg's Philadelphia office as the firm continues to expand its intellectual property team.

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Tracking The Footprints Of Law360 Pulse's Global Leaders

By Sam Bell and Ben Jay

The law firms in this year's Law360 Pulse Global Leaders ranking have built networks that span the globe. Visualize the reach of those 50 firms with our interactive map.

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Bonus Spotlight

Axinn Veltrop's Bonuses Reach Up To $240K

By Andrea Keckley

Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider LLP is giving out bonuses of up to $240,000 for its associates, according to an in-house memo seen by Law360 Pulse.

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Judge's 'Grudges' Book, Obscenities Spur Conduct Complaint

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania magisterial judge has been charged by the state's Judicial Conduct Board with professional misconduct, including keeping a "book of grudges" and a desk calendar with sexually explicit jokes, and shutting a defendant outside of her courtroom during a hearing in his case, court administrators announced Thursday.

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Q&A

Ogletree's New Data Chief Hopes AI Use Becomes Widespread

By Sarah Martinson

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC recently promoted Timothy Fox to the newly created role of chief data and artificial intelligence officer. Here, Fox spoke with Law360 Pulse about what he wants to accomplish in the role and his hopes for widespread generative AI adoption in the legal industry.

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Stevens & Lee Expands SALT Team In Philly With Tax Attorney

By James Boyle

A seasoned tax attorney has made his first foray into private practice with his recent move to Stevens & Lee PC's Philadelphia office after four years as a managing director for Big Four accounting firm KPMG.

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A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy

Legal organizations struggling to work out the right technology investment strategy may benefit from using a matrix for legal department efficiency that is based on an understanding of where workloads belong, according to the basic functions and priorities of a corporate legal team, says Sylvain Magdinier at Integreon.

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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs

Nikki Lewis Simon, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Greenberg Traurig, discusses best practices — and some pitfalls to avoid — for law firms looking to build programs aimed at driving inclusion in the workplace.

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Law Firm Content Strategies To Stay Competitive In 2026

A number of trends will continue to reshape how people search, consume and trust information next year, and law firms will need to adopt forward-thinking content strategies — from generative engine optimization to interactive legal tools — to stand out, says Elizabeth Lampert at Elizabeth Lampert PR and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing and Social Media.

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