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Connecticut Pulse
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Ex-Exec's Claims Against Dechert Still No Good, 2nd Circ. Told
A North Carolina trade executive's latest trip to the Second Circuit in his quest to win damages for alleged hacking by a private investigator on Dechert LLP's behalf should end like the others, with a dismissal, defense counsel argued Thursday.
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Atty For Sandy Hook Families On Standing Up For Victims
Josh Koskoff of the Connecticut-based law firm Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder PC, whose work against the gun industry earned him a spot last month as one of TIME Magazine’s hundred most influential people in the world for 2025, talks to Law360 Pulse about his involvement in mass shooting cases, his work on behalf of Sandy Hook families, and the future of other mass shooting lawsuits.
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20 Former Federal Judges Launch Group To Defend Judiciary
Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny.
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McCarter & English Fights Ex-Client's $1M Fee Reduction Bid
A former McCarter & English LLP client waited too long to challenge interest calculations that added more than $1 million to an attorney fee award, the firm has argued, asking a judge to reject Jarrow Formulas Inc.'s bid to reduce a March 12 judgment totaling $3.8 million.
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Harris Beach Murtha Adds DOE Discrimination Atty In Conn.
An experienced discrimination attorney has made the move to Harris Beach Murtha — a recently combined enterprise of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP — in its labor and employment practice group.
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Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Named Inspector General
Connecticut's Criminal Justice Commission has appointed Connecticut Appellate Court Judge Eliot D. Prescott to serve as the state's next inspector general, who investigates police use of force incidents and police or correctional officers' failure to intervene or report an incident.
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DOJ Fights Firm's Bid To Halt Tax Collection During Suit
A boutique Connecticut consumer protection law firm cannot block the IRS from collecting 2022 and 2023 payroll taxes while the firm challenges the government's alleged failure to process CARES Act payroll credit requests in 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice has argued.
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4 Skills Gen Z Associates Need To Close The Generation Gap
As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences.
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Large Law Firm Revenues Climb Despite Dip In Demand
Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.
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$10M Brown Rudnick Deal With Guo Trustee Gets Judge's OK
A Connecticut bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $10 million deal between Miles Guo's Chapter 11 trustee and the Chinese exile's onetime attorneys at Brown Rudnick LLP, and greenlighted 10 lesser settlements with other firms and luxury retailer Versace.
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The 2025 Lawyer Satisfaction Survey
Law firms and the legal profession are facing new uncertainties, shifting the stress levels, economic pressures, and overall contentment of lawyers in private practice, according to the 2025 Law360 Pulse Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
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Lawyers Worry About Financial Stability Of Their Careers
In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey.
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What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession
Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said.
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How Happy Are Attorneys At Work Now?
In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.
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Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are Applying
Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday.
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Second Round Of Conn. Firm Windup Fight Sent To Arbitration
A Connecticut state court judge has paused a derivative lawsuit that an attorney filed against his onetime 50-50 law partner at Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, sending it instead to arbitration.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence.
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Attorney Ignites Curiosity With Family-Run History Podcast
They didn't start the fire — but this former BigLaw partner and her family hope to ignite curiosity with their children's history podcast inspired by the Billy Joel tune.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and BigLaw firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Ex-Bank GC Gets 4-Year Sentence In $7.4M Fraud Scheme
A former Webster Bank general counsel and corporate secretary was sentenced Thursday to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to spending nearly eight years embezzling $7.4 million and funneling at least some of the money through his personal attorney trust accounts.
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New Asset Manager Picks Veteran Atty As General Counsel
Newly launched Witt Lake Asset Management has found its legal leader in the longtime former general counsel for Syncora Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
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Mob-Trial Judge Remembered As 'True Public Servant' In Conn.
Former Connecticut federal Judge Alan H. Nevas, who died Saturday after a wide-ranging legal career that included representing civil rights activists and presiding over a mob-related trial, was remembered this week as a force of nature, model jurist and family man.
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Law Firms Saw Both Associate Hiring, Attrition Rise In 2024
Both associate hiring and departures rose in 2024 from the year before, with the attrition rate lower at large firms, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Law Placement.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Georgia was the destination for several law firms in April as they opened or relocated offices in the Peach State.
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Appeal Fast-Tracked In Feud Over Use Of Ex-Atty's Name
The Second Circuit has fast-tracked an appeal by a Connecticut attorney who lost a lawsuit over his former law firm's alleged unauthorized use of his name and likeness after his firing.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?
Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
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How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
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Why You Should Leverage AI For Privilege Review
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.
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Persuading The Court With Visual Aids In Written Argument
Robert Dubose at Alexander Dubose describes several categories of visuals attorneys can use to make written arguments easier to understand or more persuasive, and provides tips for lawyers unused to working with anything but text.
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BigLaw Vs. Mid-Law Summer Programs: The Pros And Cons
There are major differences between BigLaw and Mid-Law summer associate programs, and each approach can learn something from the other in terms of structure and scheduling, the on-the-job learning opportunities provided, and the social experiences offered, says Anna Tison at Brooks Pierce.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Take Time Off?
David Kouba at Arnold & Porter discusses how attorneys can prioritize mental health leave and vacation despite work-related barriers to taking time off.
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Law Firms Must Prioritize Mental Health In Internal Comms
The traditional structure of law firms, with their compartmentalization into silos, is an inherent challenge to mental wellness, so partners and senior lawyers should take steps to construct and disseminate internal action plans and encourage open dialogue, says Elizabeth Ortega at ECO Strategic Communications.
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Our Current Approach To Trial Advocacy Training Is Lacking
The key to trial advocacy is persuasion, but current training programs focus almost entirely on technique, making it imperative that lawyers are taught to be effective storytellers and to connect with their audiences, says Chris Arledge at Ellis George.
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How Women In Law Can Advance Toward Leadership Roles
Female attorneys in leadership roles inspire other women to pursue similar opportunities in a male-dominated field, and for those who aspire to lead, prioritizing collaboration, inclusivity and integrity is key, says Kim Yelkin at Foley & Lardner.
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The Case That Took Me From Prosecutor To Defense Attorney
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Moira Penza, now at Wilkinson Stekloff, recalls the challenges of her first case as a civil defense attorney — a multibillion-dollar multidistrict class action against Allergan — and the lessons she learned about building rapport in the courtroom and with co-counsel.
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The Importance Of Legal Macroeconomics Education For Attys
Most legal professionals lack understanding of the macroeconomic trends unique to the legal industry, like the rising cost of law school and legal services, which contributes to an unfair and inaccessible justice system, so law school courses and continuing legal education requirements in this area are essential, says Bob Glaves at the Chicago Bar Foundation.
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What ABA Student Well-Being Standards Mean For Law Firms
While the American Bar Association's recent amendments to its law school accreditation standards around student well-being could have gone further, legal industry employers have much to learn from the ABA's move and the well-being movement that continues to gain traction in law schools, says David Jaffe at the American University Washington College of Law.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Build Rapport In New In-House Role?
Tim Parilla at LinkSquares explains how new in-house lawyers can start developing relationships with colleagues both within and outside their legal departments in order to expand their networks, build their brands and carve their paths to leadership positions.