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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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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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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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Clark Hill Names Atlanta Co-Head Amid Growth
International law firm Clark Hill PLC has promoted a corporate transactional partner to co-lead its Atlanta office, strengthening the office that the firm has grown to 28 attorneys since opening the outpost in the city two years ago.
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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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Arnall Golden Adds Freeman Mathis Atty To Employment Team
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP announced Thursday the firm has brought on a Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP partner in its Atlanta office, bolstering its litigation and dispute resolution and employment practices.
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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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Greenberg Traurig Adds Jones Walker Atty In Atlanta
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a Jones Walker LLP partner in Atlanta, strengthening its construction law practice.
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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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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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Former Zoom, EBay Atty Joins Cardlytics As CLO
The new chief legal officer at Cardlytics Inc. sees data privacy and increasingly complex government regulations as among his biggest challenges when he joins the company on Monday next week.
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Buchalter Atlanta Head On Momentum Behind Office Growth
The office leader for Buchalter PC's Atlanta office said the firm is growing its footprint in the city to create a stronger Southeast presence and build on the success the office has cultivated in the nearly two years that the firm has been in the city.
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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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Ga. DA Seeks Judge's Recusal Over Ethics Charges
A Georgia district attorney has urged a state court to recuse a judge from presiding over criminal cases the DA's office is prosecuting, arguing that the judge has been formally accused of ethics violations for improperly threatening to jail prosecutors in 2023.
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Ga. Justice Hopefuls Say Watchdog Violates Their Free Speech
Two unsuccessful candidates for seats on the Georgia Supreme Court are urging a Georgia federal court to keep their suit alive, arguing that the state's judicial watchdog violated their freedom of speech when it publicly accused them of violating ethics rules days before the May election.
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Otterbourg Unveils $20K Associate Bonuses
Otterbourg PC said Tuesday that it will issue a one-time $20,000 payment to all of its full-time associates, just one day after Milbank LLP became the first to roll out midyear bonuses.
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Buchalter Expands Office Space In Atlanta With New Lease
Buchalter PC announced Monday that it has signed a long-term lease for its Atlanta office, expanding its space to include the 11th floor of Prominence Tower at 3475 Piedmont Road N.E. after opening the office in 2024.
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Ga. Gov. Appoints Attys To Judgeship, DA Roles
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a Dodd & Burnham partner and the managing partner of Walker Hulbert Gray and Moore LLP to serve as Superior Court judges and two attorneys as district attorneys.
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Milbank Issues Bonuses To Associates, Special Counsel
Milbank LLP is continuing to lead the way on bonuses, confirming Monday it has issued a round of special bonuses ranging from $6,000 for the class of 2026 and 2025 associates to $25,000 for the class of 2021 associates and beyond.
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Law Firms Expand AI Roles Beyond C-Suite To Lawyer Ranks
BigLaw firms are expanding artificial intelligence-focused roles from the C-suite to associate and partner levels.
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Trump Throws Weight Behind Republican Pick For Ga. AG
President Donald Trump has endorsed a Smith Welch Webb & White LLC partner to serve as Georgia's attorney general, lending his support to the Republican nominee, state Sen. Brian Strickland, who in November's general election will face state Rep. Tanya Miller, an Atlanta Democrat and former prosecutor.
Expert Analysis
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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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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.