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Munger Tolles To Expand Summer Associate Revamp In 2027
Following the end of a 2026 summer associate program that the firm says was its largest ever, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP announced that it will expand its redesigned 1L split-summer program model to include 2L and 3L students in 2027.
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Mintz's Boston Office Head To Succeed Longtime Firm Leader
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC will have a new managing member as of July 1 for the first time since 2009, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Akin Adds House Financial Services Staffer To Lobbying Team
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP said Tuesday a former senior staff member on the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services has joined its lobbying and public policy practice in Washington, D.C.
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Greenberg Traurig Adds Investment Management Pro In NY
Greenberg Traurig LLP has brought on the founder of Meltzer Lippe Goldstein & Breitstone LLP's investment management and funds practice as a shareholder and Long Island, New York, corporate practice and firmwide investment management group co-chair.
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Reed Smith Adds AI, Data And Cyber Partner In Chicago
Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday that an attorney specializing in cybersecurity and data privacy matters has moved her practice to the firm's Chicago office after more than two years with Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.
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Gibson Dunn Hires NY-Based Structured Finance Co-Chair
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has added an attorney previously with Clifford Chance LLP who specializes in the energy and infrastructure sectors as co-chair of its structured finance practice group.
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Japan's Mori Hamada To Grow US Presence With Texas Shops
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's Big Four law firms, is planning to enter the Lone Star State next year with offices in Dallas and Houston.
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Big AI Investments Up The Ante For Law Firm Prestige
Investment in AI, including building firm-specific proprietary tools, is the latest front among top law firms to gain and maintain elite status. Law360 spoke with legal industry leaders about how firms can embrace AI innovation to keep their competitive edge.
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These Firms Are The 2026 Prestige Leaders
In the intense competition of the legal sphere, firms have to make a constant effort to stand out from the crowd. Here are this year's Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders — the 100 firms the industry recognizes for their prominence, power and distinction.
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The 2026 Prestige Leaders: The Firms In The Billionaires' Club
BigLaw's record-setting revenue streak shows no sign of slowing. Here, we highlight the firms that reported more than $1 billion in gross revenue in the latest year.
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Duane Morris Selects Energy Partner To Lead Austin Office
Duane Morris LLP has appointed a new managing partner for its location in Austin, Texas, an energy partner who helped launch the office nine years ago.
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Dallas Partner New Co-Head Of Norton Rose Healthcare Group
Norton Rose Fulbright announced Tuesday that a longtime firm veteran based in Dallas has been named co-head of the firm's U.S. healthcare practice.
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Public Defenders Of Ohio Death Penalty Cases To Get Pay Hike
The Ohio Supreme Court has announced that public defenders in the state assigned to capital punishment cases will be getting an increase in their hourly rate, in a move that the court said reflects the complexity and cost to defend a client facing the death penalty.
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Atty's Suit Over His Meme Coin Hack Sent To Arbitration
A New York federal judge Monday ruled that a crypto-focused attorney must arbitrate his claims that wallet provider Phantom Technologies Inc. enabled the hack that stole half a million dollars from his dog-themed meme coin project.
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Why Fractional GCs Are Becoming The 'Go-To' Lawyers
Senior-level lawyers are leaving the corporate world to establish firms where they're strategic partners and trusted advisers to growth-stage companies. These fractional general counsel argue that their business model will grow in popularity amid artificial intelligence expansion that's changing legal services.
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Unum Must Reinstate Morgan Lewis Atty's Disability Benefits
A Pennsylvania federal judge found Monday that the insurer for a Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney abused its discretion when it terminated her long-term disability benefits after incorrectly applying criteria to evaluate her ability to return to work.
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Former Iowa Chief Of Staff Rejoins Squire Patton Boggs
The former chief of staff to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has returned to private practice, rejoining Squire Patton Boggs LLP, the firm where she started her legal career, the firm announced Monday.
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Cravath PE Leader Returns To Weil In NY
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP has announced that Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP's head of private equity is returning to the firm in New York, saying the move "comes at a time of significant investment and growth at the firm."
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Honigman Hires Crowell & Moring's CIO
Honigman LLP announced Monday that it has hired Crowell & Moring LLP's chief information officer, touting his more than decade-long history in executive management technology and operations roles at multiple BigLaw firms.
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O'Melveny Rehires Ex-SEC Oversight Leader In DC
O'Melveny & Myers LLP has rehired a former partner who specializes in False Claims Act matters and recently spent more than two years with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an associate general counsel for oversight and investigations.
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First NJ Solicitor General Joins Jenner & Block In New York
Jenner & Block LLP announced Monday that it has added New Jersey's first solicitor general to bolster its capacity to handle appellate matters, federal and multistate investigations, commercial disputes, and government and public policy matters.
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Holland & Knight Adds Partner In Atlanta From McDermott
A former McDermott Will & Schulte attorney has joined Holland & Knight LLP's corporate, mergers and acquisitions and securities section as a partner in Atlanta, Holland & Knight announced Monday.
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Mayer Brown Expands Insurance Deals Team With Sidley Hire
A former Sidley Austin LLP partner who spent the past 12 years with the firm has moved to Mayer Brown LLP to work with corporate and securities matters and the firm's global insurance practice, according to a recent announcement.
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Cahill Gordon Joins Firms Issuing Summer Bonuses
Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is giving out bonuses that range from $6,000 for the class of 2025 to $25,000 for the class of 2018.
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K&L Gates Adds Townsend SALT Partner In New York
K&L Gates LLP added to its New York office a new corporate tax partner who specializes in complex tax planning and controversy, the firm announced.
Expert Analysis
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Ways To Build Client Relationships
Today's general counsel expect outside lawyers to show interest, relevance and value long before there is a live matter to address, including by engaging with attorneys at every level of the company and dispensing free advice thoughtfully, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Start Early In Your Career
Having the courage to embark on your legal business development strategy early in your career allows you to sooner reap the rewards of a strong network, which in turn can increase the momentum of referrals over the course of your career, says Kristin Housh at Sheppard Mullin.
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Enthusiasm Is Legal Leadership Differentiator In AI Era
As the legal profession navigates changes driven by artificial intelligence and broader pressures, leaders should consider behavioral research-backed strategies to translate enthusiasm into tangible results for team performance, say attorneys at King & Spalding.
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Weighing Opportunities, Risks Of PE Investment In Law Firms
Though law firms and private equity firms appear to be strange bedfellows, such combinations may offer opportunities for ailing midsize firms — which must be weighed against risks to culture, brand and growth prospects, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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3 Forces Reshaping The Legal Buyer-Seller Relationship
This year's Buying Legal Council Conference highlighted three emerging forces in how buyers and sellers operate in the legal ecosystem — artificial intelligence, data and preferred panels — and organizations would be well advised to combine them into an integrated framework for transparency, performance and collaboration, says Matthew Prinn at RFP Advisory Group.
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5 Steps For GCs To Drive Generative AI Experimentation
As legal departments face mounting pressure to do more with less, general counsel should lead a structured process for adopting generative artificial intelligence tools to transform productivity, manage risk and align with enterprise priorities, says Maesea McCalpin at Gartner.
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How Attys Can DIY Their Own System For Professional Growth
Amid law firm layoffs of business development staff, lawyers cannot depend solely on their firms to foster their professional growth, and must instead create their own initiatives for building community, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.
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The Augmented Lawyer: In-House, Outside Counsel AI Collabs
As artificial intelligence changes the dynamic between in-house and outside counsel, both internal and external legal teams must thoughtfully reimagine how to mutually leverage AI tools to collaborate and deliver successful outcomes, say Karineh Khachatourian at KXT Law and Diane Honda at Redis.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Adjust To In-House After BigLaw?
Sirisha Gummaregula at QuisLex offers advice on navigating the challenges that come with taking on an in-house counsel role after leaving law firm life, including learning your company's business goals and leading with empathy and collaboration.
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Adapting Legal Thought Leadership To An AI World
As potential clients with legal questions increasingly rely on summaries generated by artificial intelligence, attorneys must rethink their content strategy to make sure AI chatbots and search overviews cite their thought leadership, say Ioana Good and Adrien Maines at Promova and Nancy Myrland at Myrland Marketing.
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10 Practical Tips For Attorneys Navigating High-Profile Cases
Complex corporate litigation now often unfolds under the glare of a parallel trial in the court of public opinion, requiring attorneys to adopt a cohesive strategy for legal filings, leadership communications and narrative control, says Monica Smith at Integer PR.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Tailor Your Personal Style
In an industry where competition for clients is fierce, a thoughtful approach to personal style can give you the confidence to walk into any room and own it, the magnetism to make connections that matter, and the tools to highlight your deeper professional values, says Leslie Berkoff at Moritt Hock.
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What GCs Value Most: 7 Tips For Landing The Client Pitch
In today’s competitive legal market, successful attorneys treat the pitch process with general counsel like the beginning of a relationship, not a one-off sale — showing up with curiosity, commercial awareness and the ability to engage in a meaningful way from the start, says Andrew Dick at The L Suite.
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Making Legal Cents: Strategy That Stays In Motion
Instead of lurching between year-end strategic planning season and springtime panic mode, firms need a framework that helps them identify what clients and the market need throughout the year, and then actually adjust course, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Legal Tech Talks
Company founders, attorneys and other professionals working in the legal tech space share their journeys into the industry, challenges they face when working with law firms and legal departments, and common misconceptions about technology.