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Watchdog Defends Standing In Jackson Walker Fees Case
A Texas bankruptcy judge will make a finding on the U.S. Trustee's Office's authority to seek to have attorney fees clawed back from Jackson Walker LLP, after hearing the watchdog argue Wednesday that its public service mission grounds the effort.
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What's Next As Law Firms Go Quiet On Diversity Data
Law firms may be less public about their diversity, but legal industry advisers and diversity experts say much of the underlying work around recruiting, retaining and advancing talent continues.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: By The Numbers
Law360 Pulse's latest Diversity Snapshot showed that law firms continued to make incremental gains in diversity, though attorneys of color remained less represented in the partnership ranks. Here's our data dive into representation at law firms in the U.S.
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The 2026 Diversity Snapshot: Explore The Data
Law360's Diversity Snapshot report explores firms' demographics across the hierarchy of private practice, and how those numbers compare to the available talent pool. Dig into the data to see a detailed look at every rung of the ladder.
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5th Circ. Backs Ax Of $125M Judgment Over Judge Friendship
A split Fifth Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed the vacatur of a trial by a magistrate judge that resulted in a $125 million judgment against Port of Lake Charles, finding the district court correctly found that the magistrate judge didn't fully disclose her 40-year, "close, multifaceted, and personal friendship" with IFG Port Holdings LLC's attorney.
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Womble Bond Says No Need To Share Rift Details In Exit Bid
Attorneys from Womble Bond Dickinson, seeking to withdraw as counsel of record for a Dutch software company embroiled in a trademark dispute with an American rival, told a North Carolina federal judge that they are not obligated under professional conduct rules to disclose the "substance of a confidential disagreement" underlying their withdrawal request.
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Mich. Lawyer Can't Shake Cybersecurity Firm's $550K Claim
A Detroit attorney who promoted voter fraud claims after the 2020 election must face a cybersecurity company's breach of contract and defamation suit after a Michigan federal judge found the company plausibly alleged the attorney and her law firm retaliated against its investigators after they found no evidence of election fraud and allegedly declined a request to report otherwise.
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Belluck Law Expands Into Pa. With Philly, Carlisle Offices
Personal injury firm Belluck Law LLP has expanded into Pennsylvania with the launch of new offices in Philadelphia and Carlisle as the firm continues to build its caseload of mesothelioma and asbestos-related cases throughout the state.
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Spiro Harrison Brings On Former NJ Federal Criminal Chief
Spiro Harrison & Nelson has added the former chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey as a partner handling complex litigation, government and regulatory inquiries, internal investigations and other matters, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Gordon Rees Adds 5 In Pa., NJ, With 2 From Robb Mulvihill
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has brought on five lawyers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, including a pair of attorneys who joined the firm after the closure of Pittsburgh-based Robb Leonard Mulvihill LLP.
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Fla. Firm Trenam Law Faces DQ Bid In Trade Secrets Case
Trenam Law is facing a disqualification bid in Florida federal court from Climate First Bank and other defendants seeking to push the firm out of a trade secrets case because it previously represented the bank in loan transactions and related banking matters.
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Former Fox Legal Chief Joins Sullivan & Cromwell In Calif.
Fox Corp.'s former legal and policy chief, Viet D. Dinh, has returned to private practice as a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-DLA Piper Partner Must Face Claim He Raped Associate
A Massachusetts state court has ruled it has jurisdiction over an assault and battery claim alleging a former DLA Piper partner raped a former Boston-based associate in Delaware, finding that purported incident was part of "a larger course of conduct encompassing multiple torts across several states, all circling around plaintiff's residence and work in Massachusetts."
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Insurance Defense Law Firms Draw Interest From PE Investors
The high-volume business and institutional clients at insurance defense law firms are attracting interest from private equity outfits looking for more avenues into the legal sector.
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Sinema Can't Duck Suit Over Affair With Ex-Security Guard
A North Carolina federal judge Friday denied former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's bid to escape the suit brought by the ex-wife of a former member of her security detail with whom she allegedly had an affair, saying the district court indeed has the authority to adjudicate the case.
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DOJ Officials Immune From NJ Mayor's False Arrest Suit
A New Jersey federal court on Friday dismissed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's suit against federal officials for his allegedly unlawful arrest last year outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, finding the defendants are immune under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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'Bad Faith' Subpoenas On Apple Execs Spur Fee Sanctions
A California federal magistrate judge imposed sanctions Thursday on Joseph M. Alioto of Alioto Law Firm for repeatedly trying to depose senior Apple executives, including then-CEO Tim Cook, in an attempt to drag the iPhone-maker back into consumer antitrust litigation accusing Google of shutting out rival search engines.
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Motley Rice Founder Remembered As Titan Of Mass Tort Bar
Motley Rice LLC co-founder Joseph F. Rice, who died Thursday, was remembered by former colleagues and friends as a "transformational" attorney and "giant in the civil litigation bar" who spent decades working on some of the most high-profile mass torts and obtaining landmark asbestos, opioid and tobacco settlements.
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Chrisleys Fight Balch & Bingham's Bid To Ax Malpractice Suit
Reality television stars Todd and Julie Chrisley asked a Georgia federal judge on Friday to reject an attempt by their former attorneys to dismiss a legal malpractice lawsuit that claims a critical pretrial mistake allowed evidence obtained through an unlawful search to be used against them at their criminal trial.
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DC Panel's Rare Rebuke Over AI Errors Flags Rules Gap
A D.C. appellate court panel issued a rare sua sponte sanctions order on Thursday after finding nonexistent case citations in a brief filed by a McCabe Weisberg & Conway LLC attorney representing Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. in a foreclosure action, noting an apparent gap in the rules governing the court's sanctions authority.
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Quinn Emanuel DQ'd In Defamation Case Over Stock Reports
A Texas federal court on Friday booted Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP from representing a Hong Kong manufacturing company in its defamation lawsuit against investment research service Muddy Waters LLC after finding that the law firm had received relevant confidential information when it represented Muddy Waters in a related government probe.
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Legal Sector Hiring Grows For 5th Month, But At Slower Pace
The legal sector saw 600 more jobs in August, growing for the fifth consecutive month, according to seasonally adjusted data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Skadden, Kirkland Fined $2M Over Ga. Case Cover-Up
A Georgia federal judge has ordered a $2 million sanction against defense attorneys from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP in a fraud case, calling their actions "a widespread, long-running cover-up" in which they were found to have repeatedly hidden evidence unfavorable to their client.
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3rd Circ. Revives Malpractice Claim Against Kirkland Atty
A New Jersey divorcee may once again pursue a legal malpractice claim against a Kirkland & Ellis LLP attorney who she said lost her millions by mishandling estate documents, after the Third Circuit found it could be possible to link her alleged damages to the lawyer's work.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off September with a busy week of attorney moves and law firm real estate trends. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Expert Analysis
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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.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Librarian
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.
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Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations
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.
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5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs
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.
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Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs
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.
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Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities?
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.
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Making Legal Cents: How To Adapt As Clients Tighten Budgets
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.
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Spartan Arbitration Tactics Against Well-Funded Opponents
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.
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General Counsel And Legal Ops Must Work Together
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.