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Atty Withdrawals Not Limited To Fee Conflicts, ABA Says
Lawyers whose clients fail to hold up their end of valid engagement agreements are clear to cease their representation, so long as certain criteria are met, according to the American Bar Association's ethics committee's latest guidance, published Wednesday.
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Atlanta Law Firm Beats Attempt To Revive RE Malpractice Suit
The Georgia Court of Appeals rejected an attempt to revive a malpractice suit filed against an Atlanta-based law firm for allegedly shoddy work on a title search in connection with a real estate property purchase, saying Wednesday the suit came too late.
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How AI Is Reshaping The Balance Between Firms And Clients
As artificial intelligence tools speed up some legal work, a panel of experts on Wednesday demonstrated that there is some agreement between law firms and clients on new billing practices and whether AI will replace lawyers.
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Georgia Supreme Court Justices Fend Off Challengers
Georgia Supreme Court Justices Sarah Hawkins Warren and Charlie Bethel persuaded state voters to give them new six-year terms on the state's highest court, withstanding bids to unseat them from former state Sen. Jen Jordan and attorney Miracle Rankin.
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Georgia Atty's Sixth Ethics Case Ends In Disbarment
The Georgia Supreme Court disbarred an attorney after finding Tuesday that the punishment was appropriate because he lied to the State Bar of Georgia in his sixth disciplinary case and participated in a scheme where 14 victims sent the attorney a total of $655,000.
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Big Tech Draws Investor Fire Over AI Climate, Data Risks
Though business adversaries at times, some activist shareholders share at least one key concern with many general counsel: the growing risk that artificial intelligence poses for companies.
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Shhh, What AI? Katyal Talk Shows Tech Potential In Args Prep
In pulling back the curtain on how he secured a high-stakes U.S. Supreme Court victory, renowned litigator Neal Katyal of Milbank LLP recently confessed to a strategy that many lawyers may be using but don't want to admit: adopting artificial intelligence to detect patterns in court cases and anticipate possible questions from the bench.
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Ga. Atty Disbarred For Withholding Settlement Funds
A Georgia personal injury lawyer who failed to distribute settlement funds and lied to the state bar about it was disbarred Tuesday by the state's high court.
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When Firms Hire Before Grades, What Drives Decisions?
For some law students, the race for summer associate jobs is ending before their grades are even posted. As firms continue to move hiring earlier, recruiters say decisions are increasingly being made with limited academic information, shifting the focus toward experience, connections and perceived fit.
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How To Ace Your Summer Associate Gig
More than 500 law students recently shared their concerns with Law360 about succeeding as summer associates. Here, legal experts offer suggestions on how students can ace their programs this summer.
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What Students Want In A Summer Associate Job
Office locations and available practice areas were the top considerations for prospective summer associates, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP retaining its position as the most coveted destination, according to Law360 Pulse's 2026 Summer Associates Survey.
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Aspiring Georgia Justices Take Ethics Case To High Court
A pair of plaintiffs attorneys running to unseat Republican-appointed justices on the Georgia Supreme Court asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate an Eleventh Circuit ruling that allowed Georgia's judicial watchdog to issue public statements about ethics violations they are accused of committing.
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Aspiring Ga. Justices Flagged For Possible Ethics Violations
A pair of plaintiffs attorneys running to unseat Republican-appointed justices on the Georgia Supreme Court in Tuesday's election may have violated state ethics rules, an oversight commission said Sunday in public statements after securing an Eleventh Circuit ruling.
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AI Won't Totally Replace Outside Counsel, In-House Leaders Say
Law360 Pulse asked attendees and speakers at the 2026 CLOC Global Institute in Chicago last week whether in-house legal departments will rely less on outside law firms when they use artificial intelligence tools. Here is what they had to say.
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Ga. Litigator Comes Out Of Retirement To Join Hall Booth
Hall Booth Smith PC has brought on a litigator who retired after practicing solo in Georgia for more than four decades, who has represented manufacturers, healthcare providers and businesses in matters including catastrophic injury and wrongful death.
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Quinn Emanuel Remembers Harry Olivar After Fatal Crash
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is remembering longtime partner and national securities practice chair Harry A. Olivar Jr., after he and his stepson, David Jackson, died in an automobile accident in central Georgia. Olivar was 62.
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ABA Section Votes To Scrap Law School DEI Standards
The American Bar Association's legal education section on Friday voted to eliminate its requirements that law schools show a commitment to diversity in their student body in order to remain accredited, a policy that has been under fire since a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and Haynes Boone lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal courts that have sent disputes to arbitration have jurisdiction to confirm or vacate subsequent awards.
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Former Georgia Chief Justice To Start New Law School Role
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton, now a Troutman Pepper Locke LLP partner, is set to become the first expert-in-residence at the Georgia State University College of Law in July.
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Littler Names First-Ever Wellness Director
Littler Mendelson PC has created a new role for one of its employment and labor law shareholders to develop and implement programs that support the mental, physical and emotional health of all firm employees.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked mid-May with another busy week as BigLaw firms expanded their practices and presence across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Voting Maps, Ballot Deadline Teed Up For Ga. Special Session
Georgia lawmakers will reconvene for a special session in June to redraw the state's electoral maps in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling and to address a fast-approaching deadline to find a replacement method for tabulating votes that does not involve QR codes.
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Ballard Spahr Chair Elected To Second Term
Peter V. Michaud has been elected to a second three-year term as chair of Ballard Spahr LLP and will steer the firm through the end of 2029, Law360 Pulse has learned.
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Ogletree Fights Atty's Discovery Bid For DQ Push In Bias Suit
A Georgia federal court should deny a bid for discovery aimed at disqualifying Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC from defending a security company against discrimination claims because the request stems from the plaintiff's lawyer's "personal grievances," the company said Thursday.
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Parker Poe Hits Decade Of Growth In Crowded Atlanta Market
A decade after its official launch in Atlanta, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is focused on clients and maintaining community connections to help the Southeast post thrive as competition and firm consolidation has fundamentally changed the city's legal market.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Gildea, now at Greenberg Traurig, offers strategies on writing more effective appellate briefs from her time on the bench.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
While involvement in internal firm initiatives can be rewarding both personally and professionally, associates' billable time requirements don’t leave much room for other work, meaning they must develop strategies to ensure they’re meeting all of their commitments while remaining balanced, says Melanie Webber at Fisher Phillips.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
Amid a dip in corporate legal spending and client pushback on bills, Shireen Hilal at Maior Consultants highlights specific in-house counsel frustrations and explains how firms can provide customized legal advice with costs that are supported by undeniable value.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
Like the ancient Spartans who held off a numerically superior Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, trial attorneys and clients faced with arbitration against an opponent with a bigger war chest can take a strategic approach to create a pass to victory, say Kostas Katsiris and Benjamin Argyle at Venable.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
It is critical for general counsel to ensure that a legal operations leader is viewed not only as a peer, but as a strategic leader for the organization, and there are several actionable ways general counsel can not only become more involved, but help champion legal operations teams and set them up for success, says Mary O'Carroll at Ironclad.
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How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers
A new ChatGPT feature that can remember user information across different conversations has broad implications for attorneys, whose most pressing questions for the AI tool are usually based on specific, and large, datasets, says legal tech adviser Eric Wall.
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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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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Recruiter
Self-proclaimed "Lawyer Doula" Danielle Thompson at Major Lindsey shares how she went from Columbia Law School graduate and BigLaw employment associate to a career in legal recruiting — and discovered a passion for advocacy along the way.