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Those vying to do business as part of Arizona’s non-attorney law firm ownership experiment were, at one point, willing to pay a premium for a local lawyer who could help them clear the state’s regulatory hurdles. But recently, stricter regulations and a handful of disciplinary cases have slowed what some say could have continued to be a flourishing market.
Morrison Foerster LLP, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz and Dechert LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a California federal jury cleared OpenAI and executives Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of allegations that they breached the nonprofit's charitable trust by converting to a for-profit.
A former shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP has taken her real estate practice to the growing West Palm Beach office of Shutts & Bowen LLP.
The legal industry had another action-packed week as attorneys landed new roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Insurers reported an increase in the frequency of legal malpractice claims for the first time in several years amid concerns over issues like the uncontrolled use of artificial intelligence, according to this year's legal professional liability insurance survey by EPIC Law Firm Group.
Flaster Greenberg PC has grown the firm's intellectual property resources in the Philadelphia area and New York with the recent addition of six attorneys and one adviser.
Tennessee-based Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers is partnering with Orion Legal MSO, a managed service organization serving plaintiff law firms that was founded in part by a private equity firm amid a growing wave of interest in outside investment in the legal industry, according to a Thursday announcement.
A former attorney with Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse has moved his bankruptcy and creditors' rights cases and complex business litigation practice to Phelps Dunbar LLP's Pensacola, Florida, office.
Law firms are preparing for a new artificial intelligence-driven future, with leaders adjusting talent and institutional knowledge strategies to make the most of new technologies.
Mandelbaum Barrett PC has launched a formal antitrust practice to meet rising demands from clients facing federal and state antitrust enforcement efforts.
Law firms made up nearly 22% of all leases in the premium U.S. office market above $100 per square foot in the first quarter of 2026, according to a recent report from real estate brokerage firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
A former Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer associate has joined Adler & Stachenfeld as a partner and co-chair of its condominium and cooperative practice, the New York City real estate law firm announced Wednesday.
Burns White recently announced that one of its longtime members, David M. McGeady, has been appointed to lead its Delaware office. Here, McGeady talks about his immediate priorities in the role and the firm’s plans for growth in Delaware.
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP urged a California federal judge to allow one of its named plaintiffs to withdraw from an Apple iCloud antitrust case, saying Apple Inc.'s filed opposition is rife with "misdirection and ad hominem" attacks and not about the merits of the dispute but "smearing opposing counsel."
Pennsylvania-based McNees Wallace & Nurick has expanded its executive team with the recent addition of a former technology director for Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC to lead the mid-sized firm's digital strategy.
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.
Florida business law firm Berger Singerman LLP has tapped a new chief financial officer and chief operating officer in a certified public accountant and its former marketing chief, respectively.
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP has welcomed a new chief operating officer from real estate brokerage firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., where he held senior chief operating officer and strategic leadership roles.
Spencer Fane LLP has hired a former Dickinson Wright PLLC member who focuses his practice on litigation related to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other technologies, the firm announced Wednesday.
A former in-house attorney for Allstate and public defender has recently returned to Chartwell Law Offices LLP after leaving the firm in August 2022.
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.
Spencer Fane LLP announced that an experienced bankruptcy attorney has joined the firm's Plano, Texas, office as a partner following a stint with Dentons.
Bass Berry & Sims PLC has hired a former Crowell & Moring LLP partner, who in her last role represented a healthcare insurer against whistleblower claims that it participated in a kickback scheme involving Medicare Advantage customers.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP has recruited former Amazon in-house counsel Kevin Kramer to join its Seattle office, the law firm announced Tuesday, highlighting his track record of representing the e-commerce giant in consumer class actions and other commercial disputes.
Polsinelli will be transferring more than 50 Phoenix employees to a four-tower office campus in the city's Biltmore neighborhood in 2027's first quarter, the firm has announced.
As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.
In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.
Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.
Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload?
Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.
Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments?
In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging.
In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.