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  • Sheppard Adds Katten White Collar Duo In Chicago

    Sheppard announced on Monday the hiring of two former Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorneys for its governmental practice in Chicago, where they will lead the office's white collar defense and investigations team.

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    King & Spalding Adds Finance Partner In NY From Proskauer

    A longtime finance associate at Proskauer Rose LLP has joined King & Spalding LLP's New York office as a partner, just a month after the firm added another three lawyers from her former team, the firm announced Monday.

  • Clifford Chance Launches AI Knowledge Management Tech

    Clifford Chance LLP announced Monday the launch of an internal knowledge management platform, which relies on artificial intelligence, developed in partnership with Epiq Advisory for Law Firms and Microsoft.

  • Split DC Circ. Halts Block Of DOD Escort Rule

    A divided D.C. Circuit panel has paused a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Defense's policy that reporters must be escorted whenever they're in the Pentagon.

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    DOJ Unveils Law Firm Subpoenas In ABA Docs Bid Fight

    The BigLaw firms that cut deals with the Trump administration last year to skirt punitive executive orders are now grappling with subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking deal-related communications and depositions of the firms' managing partners or chairs, according to Friday court filings.

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    She Was On 'Jeopardy!' Who Is A Foley & Lardner Atty?

    As a lifelong "off and on" viewer of "Jeopardy!," regular trivia-goer and insatiable consumer of knowledge, Foley & Lardner LLP associate Lea James told Law360 she had the chance last month to live out a once-in-a-lifetime experience on the iconic game show.

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    ABA Offers Credit Card For Small Firms. Should You Get One?

    The American Bar Association has begun offering a business credit card geared toward solo lawyers and small firms. The launch of the new ABA card leads to a bigger question: Should small law firms use credit cards at all, and if so, how?

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Hogan Lovells Cadwalader leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Second Circuit determined that a lower court properly found that Nielsen cannot condition media company Cumulus' access to national radio ratings data on buying its local offerings.

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    Dentons Adds Ga. Senate Majority Leader's Ex-Chief Of Staff

    Dentons has added Ben Jarrard, former chief of staff for Georgia state Senate Majority Leader Jason Anavitarte, to the firm's regulatory, public policy and government affairs practice.

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    New Holtzman Vogel Group Focuses On Faith-Based Clients

    A new practice group at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak PLLC aims to serve the legal needs of religious institutions, schools, ministries and nonprofits with lawyers who understand the mission-driven nature of these clients' work, its leaders told Law360 Pulse this week.

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    Reed Smith Hires Energy-Focused Deals Atty From Bracewell

    Reed Smith LLP announced Thursday that it has hired a former Bracewell LLP attorney who focuses on debt finance and structured commodities transactions across the energy and natural resources sectors.

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    Business As Usual: Why Most GCs Still Choose Law Firms

    Chief legal officers using external service providers outside traditional law firms are barely a blip on the radar, despite the ever-rising costs of working with private practice attorneys. But a general counsel’s use of ALSPs can be more complicated than the surface level tells us.

  • K&L Gates Cuts Nonattorney Staff By 10% After Review

    K&L Gates LLP has cut its nonattorney and business support staff by 10% following a monthslong review of its structure, the firm told Law360 Pulse Friday.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry marked mid-July with another busy week of BigLaw hires and new insight into 2026 lateral movement. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.

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    Private Equity Firm Behind MSO Deals Closes $670M Fund

    Private equity firm Uplift Investors, which has taken aim at the legal industry through deals between its managed services organization and personal injury law firms, on Thursday announced the close of its debut fund with $670 million in capital commitments.

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    Baker Donelson Taps 4-Year Shareholder For DC Manager

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has a new managing shareholder of its Washington, D.C., office, tapping a lawyer who joined the firm in 2022 only a few years removed from a career as a U.S. Department of Justice fraud prosecutor.

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    Ashurst Perkins Adds Tax Pro In LA From Stradling Yocca

    Ashurst Perkins Coie announced Thursday that it has bolstered its tax practice with a Los Angeles-based partner who came aboard from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth PC.

  • Fisher Phillips To Open St. Louis Office With Ex-BCLP Partner

    Employer-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has announced a planned expansion into St. Louis, Missouri, along with the hiring of a former Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP partner to be regional managing partner for the prospective outpost.

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    Cooley Reinforces Privacy Practice With Ex-Hunton Partner

    Cooley LLP has further bolstered its cyber, data and privacy group, announcing the hiring of a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner in its New York office.

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    Holland & Knight Adds DLA Piper Industrials Sector Co-Chair

    Holland & Knight LLP announced that it has hired the former U.S. co-chair of DLA Piper's industrials sector as a partner in New York.

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    A&O Shearman Profit Hits $1.6B Amid High-Value Work

    A&O Shearman said Thursday that a shift toward higher-value cross-border work in transactions and financings helped boost profitability two years after the firm's formation through a merger, although revenue stayed flat at $3.7 billion.

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    Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To The US Supreme Court's Term

    Federal appeals courts had wide-ranging successes and struggles during the U.S. Supreme Court's recently completed term: One had its best showing in years following its worst showing in years; one felt déjà vu after recently starting to find favor with the justices; and one saw its reputation for independence occupy a rare role in the Supreme Court spotlight.

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    WilmerHale Hit With Class Action Over Cyberattack

    WilmerHale has been hit with a putative class action over a May data breach that claims "thousands" or "millions" of clients' "highly sensitive" information was compromised due to the firm's alleged negligence.

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    Goodwin Adds MoFo Antitrust Pro In San Francisco

    Goodwin Procter LLP has expanded its antitrust capabilities in California with the addition of an attorney from Morrison Foerster LLP, the firm said Wednesday.

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    Morgan & Morgan Names Former Amazon Exec As 1st AI Chief

    Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan has hired a longtime Amazon executive as its first chief artificial intelligence officer to oversee the firm's AI strategy, with the firm saying it is looking to use the technology to drive revenue growth and improve client experience.

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Expert Analysis

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    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.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    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.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    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.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    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.

  • Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets Author Photo

    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.

  • Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents Author Photo

    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.

  • General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together Author Photo

    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.

  • How Generative AI's Growing Memory Affects Lawyers Author Photo

    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.

  • A Model For Optimal Legal Tech Investment Strategy Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

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