Connecticut Pulse


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    The 2026 AI Survey

    There's been a notable vibe shift around artificial intelligence in the legal industry as firms and corporate legal departments push for widespread adoption of AI tools. Here's what the latest Law360 Pulse survey found.

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    Threat Or Opportunity: Junior Attys Face The AI Future Now

    Early-career and senior attorneys alike said they believe artificial intelligence could replace responsibilities usually performed by junior lawyers, causing concern among some early-career legal professionals about their future job prospects, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.

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    Power Users Get Real About AI's Role At Work

    Attorneys who frequently use artificial intelligence tools are starting to feel less positive and more neutral about the technology's adoption in the legal industry, a trend that might be driven by lawyers developing more realistic expectations about AI's capabilities.

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    What Attorneys Really Think About AI

    Seventy percent of attorneys at law firms report using artificial intelligence at least once a week as part of their jobs, a sharp increase from 2025, according to the latest survey from Law360 Pulse.

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    5 Takeaways From 2026 ABA Techshow In Chicago

    Artificial intelligence's impact on the legal profession dominated much of the conversation as more than 2,000 attendees and over 100 vendors gathered last week at McCormick Place in Chicago for the American Bar Association Techshow 2026. Here are five highlights from the event.

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    Judge Can't Invoke Title VII In Vax Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Says

    The Second Circuit refused Monday to revive a Catholic New York judge's suit claiming he was unlawfully barred from entering his courthouse after his request to avoid a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on religious grounds was rejected, ruling he isn't covered by a federal anti-discrimination statute.

  • FRB Makes Its Women's Initiative Official

    New York-based Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP says that it has officially launched its women's initiative following years of informal existence, a decision it said was timed to recognize Women's History Month.

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    Ex-Frontier CLO 'Excited' For 'A New Chapter' At Day Pitney

    The former chief legal and regulatory officer at Frontier Communications, who resigned in January following Verizon's takeover of the national fiber network internet service provider, has returned to private practice as of counsel at Day Pitney LLP, the firm said Monday.

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    Judges Urge Attys To Have Discovery Talks Before Fighting

    A pair of Texas judges told attorneys at an American Bar Association Techshow panel in Chicago that they should talk with opposing counsel if they have concerns about relevant data not being produced in litigation before involving the court in the dispute.

  • Disco Ball Theatrics Land Flat With Campaign Fraud Jury

    A defense lawyer who donned a metallic lei and held a disco ball during closing arguments did not help an attorney and former Connecticut state senator avoid guilty verdicts Friday on wire fraud and conspiracy charges connected to a BDK Law Group party prosecutors described as a campaign launch.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    The Lanier Law Firm, Kiesel Law LLP, Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, Wagstaff & Cartmell LLP and Beasley Allen Law Firm lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California state jury in a bellwether trial found Meta and Google liable for harming the mental health of a woman who says she became addicted to their social media platforms as a child.

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    BigLaw Races To Capture Expanding Fund Finance Market

    Debt financing work at the fund level has long been dominated on the lender side by attorneys from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, Haynes Boone and Mayer Brown LLP, but other firms are increasingly crafting formal practices and poaching fund finance stars from the more established players.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked the beginning of spring with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new roles and firms launched offices across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

    Lieff Cabraser's handling of a proposed class action against xAI and Winstead PC's role in establishing a first-of-its-kind infrastructure district lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from March 13 to 27.

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    Colleagues Remember 'Remarkable' Conn. Appellate Atty

    After his death earlier this month at age 52, Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC member Daniel J. Krisch is being remembered by his colleagues as not only a skilled lawyer and a giant of the Connecticut appellate bar, but also a devoted father known for his keen wit.

  • Atty Wants To Undo Gun Client Ad Ban In Sig Sauer Battle

    An attorney embroiled in long-running disputes with gunmaker Sig Sauer has asked a Connecticut federal judge to rethink a ruling that permanently barred him from using a contested pistol animation to advertise his law practice, claiming the judge erred when inheriting the case following a fellow jurist's death.

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    In-House Counsel Pick Latham As Top Business Developer

    A new survey in which general counsel and other in-house decision-makers rank law firms according to how well they help with business development placed Latham & Watkins LLP as number one, followed closely by King & Spalding LLP, Jones Day and Ropes & Gray LLP.

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    Cohen And Wolf Hires New Finance Director

    Connecticut law firm Cohen and Wolf PC has found its new director of finance in the former controller for the city of New Haven.

  • Law Firm Real Estate Report

    Several law firms around the country, including Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP, expanded their footprints this month by either moving into larger offices or entering new markets.

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    Akerman Tests 'Moneyball' AI Model For Recruiting Partners

    Akerman LLP is testing its own proprietary artificial intelligence tool designed to help the firm's partner recruitment by evaluating whether lateral hires are likely to succeed there.

  • Conn. Atty Faces Civil Arrest Bid In $10M Trust Account Probe

    A city housing authority and its corporate development arm have asked a Connecticut Superior Court judge to order the civil arrest of an attorney accused of funneling nearly $10 million in unauthorized loan proceeds into his lawyer trust account.

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    How Senior Associates Can Find Time To Grow Their Practice

    By the time senior associates learn how to thrive at their law firms, many realize that to continue to advance in their careers, they need to start building their own books of business.

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    Timekeeping In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

    The way attorneys track billable hours has changed a lot over the last decade, and the transformation is being turbocharged by artificial intelligence tools. Law360 Pulse talks to lawyers and recruiters about best practices for timekeeping.

  • Convicted Ex-Budget Official's Attorney Resignation Approved

    A Connecticut judge on Tuesday accepted former state budget official Konstantinos M. Diamantis' decision to relinquish his law license and never reapply for admission to the bar after a corruption trial last year ended with his conviction.

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    White Males Continue To Dominate Partnership Ranks

    Women and people of color remained significantly underrepresented within the legal partnership ranks in 2025, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Association for Law Placement.

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Expert Analysis

  • 6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions Author Photo

    Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies Author Photo

    As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.

  • 6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff Author Photo

    Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Extend Your Content's Life Author Photo

    Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.

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    Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy Author Photo

    Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.

  • Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent Author Photo

    The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.

  • Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions Author Photo

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • 3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Author Photo

    Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value Author Photo

    As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.

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    Defining The Culture For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    We co-founded The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators to connect leading trial lawyers, litigation experts and academics, and our experience has shown that embracing opportunity, responding fearlessly to market realities, and relentlessly defining the organization’s culture have all been integral to success, say Stéphane Bonifassi, Lincoln Caylor and Elizabeth Ortega.

  • 5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year Author Photo

    A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee Author Photo

    Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.

  • 4 Biz Dev Steps For Attys Who Don't Know What They Want Author Photo

    Junior attorneys are increasingly expected to start building books of business while they are still figuring out their long-term career goals, but a few pointers can help young lawyers develop business even when they’re uncertain about their future direction, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Protecting Client Funds From Cyberattacks Author Photo

    As cyberattacks on law firms continue to escalate, bar associations, law firms and individual lawyers must all take steps to protect client funds in attorney trust accounts — from imposing cyber hygiene mandates to reimagining malpractice coverage — because once that money is gone, it’s generally gone for good, says Michael Epstein at The Epstein Law Firm.

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