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ABA Gives Symbolic Support For Law School DEI Standards
In a split vote, American Bar Association House of Delegates members on Tuesday elected to uphold a rule requiring law schools to demonstrate DEI standards, but then followed up with a vote allowing another path to removing the standards, in an effort to avoid the Trump administration's threat to strip the ABA of accreditation authority.
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ABA To Assess Aggressive BigLaw Campus Recruitment
The American Bar Association's policymaking body on Monday approved a resolution sponsored by law students seeking reprieve from increasingly early BigLaw recruitment drives and clarified rules regarding client confidentiality and prosecutorial responsibility, some of the first votes taken on day one of its annual meeting.
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Simpson Thacher's PIPE Work Was 'Dogged,' Jury Told
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP did all it could to help Patriot National Inc. and the company's owner and warn them about risks as they pursued a financing deal, a former capital markets attorney told a Florida state jury Monday in the insurance services company's malpractice case against the firm.
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What To Know About Initial Rollout Of NextGen Bar Exam
The NextGen Bar Exam, which is replacing the uniform bar exam across most of the United States, has been successfully administered for the first time in nine jurisdictions July 28-29 and was canceled in Washington state due to technical difficulties.
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Fla. Judge Faces Hearing Over Political Donation Penalty
A Florida state court judge was unable to reach an agreement over how she will be sanctioned for violating a rule regarding political donations, so her disciplinary case will be sent back for a hearing before the state's Judicial Qualifications Commission.
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Legal Workplaces Create More Stress For Female Lawyers
Female lawyers report being more stressed out than their male counterparts, and the reasons they give for that stress largely revolve around structural workplace factors, according to an American Bar Association report released Monday.
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Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
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ABA House Of Delegates Resolutions To Watch
The American Bar Association is holding its annual conference in Chicago this year, and next week the organization's policymaking body will be tackling a wide range of topics, like student loan reform and establishing a commission to fight antisemitism.
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Judges Rip DHS GC's 'Worst' Posts As Intimidation Campaign
Sitting federal judges on Friday blasted the general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for "painting a target" on judges' backs in a recent series of social media posts attacking judges who ruled against the Trump administration in immigration cases and called on him to take them down.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Bass Berry and Potter Anderson's work on an investors' suit against Cars.com leads this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 17 to 31.
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Schwartz Sladkus Grows Fla. Shop With 2 Attorneys
Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP has expanded its Boca Raton, Florida, office with the addition of a family law attorney and a civil litigator.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Two Texas personal injury firms lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions for their work securing a $604 million verdict against a freight broker and logistics company for their roles in a deadly 2021 highway collision.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended July with another busy week as firms doled out associate bonuses and BigLaw shops expanded their bench of talent. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Simpson Thacher Trial Hears Of 'Grave Risk' In PIPE Deals
An attorney who is an expert in private investment in public equity transactions told a Florida jury hearing a malpractice case against Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP on Thursday that companies that enter into an agreement similar to the one Patriot National Inc. did take on "grave risk."
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ABA Eyes Nixing School DEI Standards To Sway Trump Admin
The American Bar Association is poised next week to eliminate the first of multiple diversity-related law school standards, a controversial move that it hopes will allow it to remain an accreditor despite an uncertain outcome in the face of a Trump administration increasingly wary of the association's role in legal education.
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OpenAI Adds Pam Bondi's Brother As Atty In Florida AG Suit
OpenAI, already represented by lawyers with ties to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a lawsuit brought by the state's attorney general over artificial intelligence concerns, has hired another big name to join its legal team in the case: the brother of former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Florida was a hotbed of law firm office activity in July, with at least five firms either opening new locations or moving teams to new spaces.
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Advocacy Group Says Law Firm Fellowship Program Biased
A legal advocacy group said Thursday it had lodged U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges against a nonprofit and law firms including Jones Day, White & Case and Morgan Lewis, claiming Muslim and Middle Eastern students were getting unlawful preference in a fellowship program.
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Simpson Thacher Hung Client Out To Dry, Jury Hears
A legal ethics expert told a Florida jury Wednesday that he believes Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP's actions when representing Patriot National Inc. constitute legal malpractice leading up to the insurance services company declaring bankruptcy.
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DOJ Suit Shows Bar Battles Have Reached New Fronts
The legal effort seeking to outlaw mandatory bar associations has made little progress in the courts recently. But some lawyers say the challenges have made it easier for the Trump administration and some state legislatures to oppose legal regulators.
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Bressler Grows In Northeast, Southeast With Atty Trio Hire
Bressler Amery & Ross PC announced Wednesday that the firm has added three attorneys in Alabama, Florida and New Jersey to bolster its capabilities in commercial litigation, insurance defense, tax, trusts and estates.
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GrayRobinson Names Leader Of Pensacola Office
GrayRobinson PA has appointed one of the attorneys who opened its Pensacola, Florida, office in December 2024 as its new office leader.
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Associates Eyeing BigLaw Exit Need A Financial Plan
For young attorneys who view large law firm roles as a stepping stone to other legal passions, an austere financial plan is often needed to make exiting BigLaw viable.
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AT&T Whistleblower Told To Cut Facts From Ethics Case Filing
Former AT&T in-house counsel and whistleblower Theodore Marcus has been asked to delete part of his response to professional misconduct charges pending against him in Washington, D.C., because the filing allegedly contains privileged information.
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Simpson Thacher Stock Work Hurt 2 Companies, Jury Told
The chief financial officer for an insurance company told a Florida jury Tuesday that a stock drop for Patriot National Inc. — which is suing Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for malpractice for allegedly putting together a shoddy securities offering — dramatically affected his own business as well.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: How Law Firms Can Innovate Faster
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Ask A Mentor: How Should Departing Partners Approach Pay?
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
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How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter
Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
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Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills?
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness Coach
Tara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice Leader
Constance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
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Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCD
Kelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
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3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
Lisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
Federal courts have recently been changing the way they quote decisions to omit insignificant details and string cites, and lawyers should consider adopting this practice to enhance the readability of their briefs — as long as accuracy stays top of mind, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law.
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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.