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Littler Taps Gunderson Dettmer Exec For New AI Chief Role
Littler Mendelson PC has brought on a former Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian LLP executive to fill the new position of chief artificial intelligence officer.
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Colo. Woman Drops Debt Relief Suit Against Ga. Law Firm
A woman has dropped her lawsuit in Colorado federal court accusing a Georgia law firm of charging her over $40,000 for debt settlement and credit repair services while doing little on her behalf.
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BigLaw C-Suites Are Going In On AI And Innovation Roles
Artificial intelligence and innovation chief roles have gained the most traction at the largest U.S. law firms over the last three years, while the chief knowledge officer title is decreasing in popularity, a Law360 Pulse analysis found.
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Alston & Bird Real Estate Attorney Jumps To Taft In Atlanta
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP has added an Alston & Bird LLP counsel to its Atlanta office, strengthening its commercial real estate capabilities.
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DOJ Privacy, Cyber Atty Enters Private Sector At Jones Walker
Jones Walker LLP has added a senior counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties in its Atlanta office, strengthening the firm's corporate practice, commercial transactions team, and privacy, data strategy and artificial intelligence team.
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ABA, State Bars Blast DOJ Proposal To Block Bar Probes
The American Bar Association and a chorus of state and local bar groups have come out against a proposed rule that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to pause and review state-level ethics complaints against its attorneys, calling the proposal "unlawful and unconstitutional."
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11th Circ. Faults Job Seeker's Atty But Upholds $3.4M Win
The Eleventh Circuit declined Tuesday to grant a trucking company a new trial on a $3.4 million verdict handed to an applicant who claimed the business walked back a job offer after learning that he is Black, ruling his attorney's "improper" arguments didn't taint the trial's outcome.
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Trump, Others Fight DA's Appeal Over Election Case Fee Bid
President Donald Trump and others urged the Georgia Court of Appeals to reject Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis' request to consider her bid to overturn a ruling that blocked her from intervening in an attempt by Trump and other co-defendants to recoup nearly $16 million in legal fees in a dismissed election interference case.
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Judge Who Quit Bench Amid Ethics Probe Hired By Fani Willis
A Georgia trial court judge who resigned this year before facing the prospect of removal from the bench over a range of misconduct charges has been hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a spokesperson for Willis confirmed Tuesday.
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Maynard Nexsen Brings On Nelson Mullins Restructuring Ace
Maynard Nexsen PC has added a Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner in its Atlanta office, strengthening its credit and restructuring practice.
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Arnall Golden Adds Int'l Trade Attys From Barnes & Thornburg
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has hired two Barnes & Thornburg LLP lawyers with more than 15 years of experience between them to its team in Washington, D.C., where they will co-chair the international trade practice.
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Ex-Microsoft Employee Says Judge Can DQ Ogletree
An attorney and former Microsoft employee suing the company for pregnancy discrimination is calling on a Washington federal judge to reject the company's dismissal bid, and doubled down on her efforts to have its Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC lawyers disqualified.
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Arnall Golden Elevates 4 To Chief Officer Roles
Atlanta-based Arnall Golden Gregory LLP has named four new chief officers, which the firm said Monday has primarily been done to reflect its focus on integrating artificial intelligence technology and future growth plans.
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Mid-Law Led The Way On 1st Quarter Law Firm Mergers
U.S. law firms announced 25 combinations during the first quarter of 2026, according to the Law360 Pulse Merger Tracker. Of those, the vast majority involved a midsize law firm acquiring a smaller firm.
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Chamberlain Hrdlicka Business Atty Joins Buchalter In Atlanta
Buchalter PC announced that an experienced corporate and business attorney has joined its Atlanta office as a partner from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry.
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Can State Courts Tame The 'Wild West' Of Judicial Security?
As threats against local judges continue to ramp up, protection and incident tracking varies not only from state to state but county to county, making it difficult to draw the national judicial security landscape. Now, lawmakers are looking to use federal resources to even out disparities.
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Law Firms Weigh ChatGPT As New Advertising Platform
New advertising options on the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT have piqued the interest of some law firms, but most are still in a wait-and-see mode as a pilot ad program remains in testing.
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Carlton Fields' CEO On How Firm Has Lasted 125 Years
Earlier this year, Florida-based Carlton Fields LLP announced that the firm is celebrating its 125th anniversary, an occasion Gary Sasso, longtime president and chief executive officer, said is especially notable considering all the different historical and industry challenges that have presented themselves during that time.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Alliance Defending Freedom, Pearman Law Firm PC and attorney Barry Arrington lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Colorado ban on therapy intended to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity amounts to viewpoint discrimination against a Christian therapist.
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Legal Sector Lost 700 Jobs In March, Ending Hiring Streak
The legal sector began to slow down in March after a year and a half straight of gains, with 700 fewer people employed in lawyer, paralegal and other law-related professional roles last month than in February, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2026 Editorial Boards
Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2026 Editorial Advisory Boards.
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Senior Lawyers Survey: Tell Us About Your Career
How are senior lawyers adapting to evolving career paths and emerging technologies? Share your perspective in this five-minute survey.
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Why These Senior Attorneys Can't Quit Being Lawyers
Slightly more than 1 out of 8 lawyers in the United States were age 65 or older in 2025. Law360 Pulse spoke with several senior attorneys who said they plan to continue working full time, finding the job to still be professionally and personally rewarding.
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The Gray Exit: Senior Attorneys Confront A New Legal Reality
BigLaw's upper ranks were long anchored by partners who extended their careers deep into older age. But in a post-pandemic market shaped by tighter economics and stricter succession planning, federal labor data suggest that late-career longevity has stalled.
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Atlanta Braves CLO Saw Comp. More Than Double In 2025
The chief legal officer of the Atlanta Braves earned almost $4.5 million in total compensation in 2025, which is $2.6 million more than the year before.
Expert Analysis
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Maximize My Pro Bono Impact?
Debbie Berman at Jenner & Block offers advice on how attorneys can make a meaningful impact on their communities through pro bono work while enhancing their professional development through strengthened client-facing skills, hands-on experience and more.
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Opinion
Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code
As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.
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Series
My Nonpracticing Law Job: Law Firm Marketer
Liz Bard Lindley at Jaffe PR shares how she went from a family law associate who helped write industry articles to a savvy legal public relations and marketing professional, and offers takeaways for any attorney who might not feel at home in their law practice and is considering alternative career paths.
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The Case For Keeping The Gas On Deputy GC Compensation
In recent years, the deputy general counsel role has expanded and become increasingly vital in organizations across the globe, and companies should consider a few ways to retain this top talent, including by offering competitive compensation that reflects projected increases, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.
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Talking Mental Health: The View From Life After BigLaw
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
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6 Essential Skills For Summer Associates To Land An Offer
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With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
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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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Series
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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Series
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.