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The former deputy general counsel of litigation at a nonprofit cancer research and treatment center has returned to Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP in Los Angeles, as counsel in the firm's complex litigation practice.
Law360 Pulse asked attorneys for their thoughts on what being an attorney is actually like — what they love about their job, what they see as the biggest misconceptions about a career in law and what advice they have for new lawyers. Here's what they said.
Associates are dissatisfied over the lack of transparency at their law firms, what they perceive to be limited opportunities for advancement and how their leaders communicate, Law360 Pulse found in its sixth annual Lawyer Satisfaction Survey.
Most lawyers are satisfied with their careers, but their happiness at work varies depending on their rank, a new Law360 Pulse survey found.
Shift5, a cybersecurity and predictive maintenance company for U.S. defense and transportation systems, has found its legal leader in a Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP partner, the company said Tuesday.
Rosen Group has announced the hire of a new chief legal officer from global printing and packaging company Flint Group Packaging Solutions.
The former chief legal officer of Yuga Labs has joined Dentons as a partner in the firm's corporate practice, where he will advise technology companies, investors and financial institutions in the fintech, digital asset and artificial intelligence spaces.
Broadway Financial Corp., the parent company of City First Bank, has found its new legal leader in a financial services veteran who most recently served as general counsel at Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.
An anti-diversity proxy campaign has submitted shareholder proposals at almost 90 companies in 2025 and 2026, and so far investors have rejected them almost unanimously two years in a row, according to a new report.
Florida's Fidelity National Information Services Inc will soon be getting a new chief legal officer and corporate secretary after the company divested one subsidiary and acquired another, regulatory filings show.
Law firms, especially small and midsize ones, are increasingly becoming victims of cyberattacks. Here are some practical tips for firms to thwart cyberattacks and reduce damage when breaches occur.
Cyberattacks targeting law firms remained widespread in 2025, with smaller firms accounting for the majority of reported breaches, according to a Law360 Pulse analysis. The pace shows little sign of easing this year, as experts warn that cybercriminals are becoming more organized, sophisticated and financially motivated.
Contract lifecycle management provider Agiloft Inc. on Monday announced the hiring of a former senior vice president and deputy general counsel at Mitsubishi HC Capital America Inc. as its general counsel, following the recent vacancy of the company's chief legal officer role.
Discount retail chain Five Below announced the appointment of a new chief legal officer with a long history of retail experience, including at shoe company Allbirds and exercise clothing outfit Gymshark USA.
General counsel may cringe at the news, but their chief financial officers will rejoice over a new study that shows the average spending by legal departments dropped to a six-year low in 2026. And two in-house Cigna lawyers are at the center of a finding of "improperly asserted privilege" over key company documents related to a payment lawsuit brought by three labs.
Greenberg Traurig LLP has added a former Bank of New York Mellon executive as of counsel in its finance practice in New Jersey, the firm announced Wednesday.
Law firms continued to dole out raises and bonuses during another busy week for the legal industry. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
When Nishat Ruiter came to TED Conferences as its first general counsel in 2016, she was looking for an employer that could accept her ideals of legal ethics. And now she's teaching them to other lawyers.
The former general counsel of the IBM spin-off Kyndryl Holdings Inc., who left abruptly during a financial review in February, walked away with approximately $2.6 million in total compensation in fiscal 2026, according to a securities filing Tuesday.
Intuit Inc., the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, will kick off its next fiscal year this summer with a new legal leader to replace its retiring general counsel.
The former acting general counsel for the White House's Office of the National Cyber Director, who most recently worked as U.S. digital currency counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, has joined K&L Gates LLP as a partner.
Danish biotech firm Gubra has appointed a former Novartis and Gilead lawyer as its new group general counsel, adding experience leading teams in areas like intellectual property and corporate governance strategy.
Total legal spending by company revenue hit a six-year low in 2026, with alternative service models continuing to represent a small fraction of the typical external budget compared to traditional law firms, according to a report released Tuesday by the Association of Corporate Counsel and legal search firm Major Lindsey & Africa.
Red Rock Resorts Inc. has hired the co-founder of Las Vegas-based boutique law firm Campbell & Williams as its new general counsel and executive vice president, according to the holding company's Form 8-K filing.
Capri Holdings, which offers iconic brands such as Michael Kors and Jimmy Choo, paid its departing top attorney $2.9 million last fiscal year, a Tuesday U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing shows.
In order to achieve a robust client data protection posture, law firms should focus on adopting a risk-based approach to security, which can be done by assessing gaps, using that data to gain leadership buy-in for the needed changes, and adopting a dynamic and layered approach, says John Smith at Conversant Group.
Laranda Walker at Susman Godfrey, who was raising two small children and working her way to partner when she suddenly lost her husband, shares what fighting to keep her career on track taught her about accepting help, balancing work and family, and discovering new reserves of inner strength.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Turn Deferral To My Advantage?
Diana Leiden at Winston & Strawn discusses how first-year associates whose law firm start dates have been deferred can use the downtime to hone their skills, help their communities, and focus on returning to BigLaw with valuable contacts and out-of-the-box insights.
To make their first 90 days on the job a success, new legal operations managers should focus on several key objectives, including aligning priorities with leadership and getting to know their team, says Ashlyn Donohue at LinkSquares.
Female attorneys and others who pause their careers for a few years will find that gaps in work history are increasingly acceptable among legal employers, meaning with some networking, retraining and a few other strategies, lawyers can successfully reenter the workforce, says Jill Backer at Ave Maria School of Law.
ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools pose significant risks to the integrity of legal work, but the key for law firms is not to ban these tools, but to implement them responsibly and with appropriate safeguards, say Natalie Pierce and Stephanie Goutos at Gunderson Dettmer.
To safeguard against the many risks posed by generative artificial intelligence legal tools, in-house counsel should work with their information security teams to develop new data security questions for prospective vendors, vet existing applications and review who can utilize machine guidance, says Diane Homolak at Integreon.
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We Must Continue DEI Efforts Despite High Court Headwinds
Though the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down affirmative action in higher education, law firms and their clients must keep up the legal industry’s recent momentum advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the profession in order to help achieve a just and prosperous society for all, says Angela Winfield at the Law School Admission Council.
Law firms that fail to consider their attorneys' online habits away from work are not using their best efforts to protect client information and are simplifying the job of plaintiffs attorneys in the case of a breach, say Mark Hurley and Carmine Cicalese at Digital Privacy and Protection.
Though effective writing is foundational to law, no state requires attorneys to take continuing legal education in this skill — something that must change if today's attorneys are to have the communication abilities they need to fulfill their professional and ethical duties to their clients, colleagues and courts, says Diana Simon at the University of Arizona.
In the most stressful times for attorneys, when several transactions for different partners and clients peak at the same time and the phone won’t stop buzzing, incremental lifestyle changes can truly make a difference, says Lindsey Hughes at Haynes Boone.
Corporate legal departments looking to implement new technology can avoid hiccups by taking steps to define the underlying business problem and to identify opportunities for process improvements before leaping to the automation stage, say Nadine Ezzie at Ezzie + Co., Kenneth Jones at Xerdict Group and Kathy Zhu at Streamline AI.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Support Gen Z Attorneys?
Meredith Beuchaw at Lowenstein Sandler discusses how senior attorneys can assist the newest generation of attorneys by championing their pursuit of a healthy work-life balance and providing the hands-on mentorship opportunities they missed out on during the pandemic.
There are a few communication tips that law students in summer associate programs should consider to put themselves in the best possible position to receive an offer, and firms can also take steps to support those to whom they are unable to make an offer, says Amy Mattock at Georgetown University Law Center.
Many attorneys are going to use artificial intelligence tools whether law firms like it or not, so firms should educate them on AI's benefits, limits and practical uses, such as drafting legal documents, to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving legal market, say Thomas Schultz and Eden Bernstein at Kellogg Hansen.