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BigLaw Has More LinkedIn Followers, But Less Engagement
The 30 largest U.S. law firms have more LinkedIn followers, but smaller firms in the top 200 have higher engagement rates despite fewer followers on the platform, according to a report released Thursday by BTI Consulting Group.
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Gibson Dunn Launches State Attorneys General Task Force
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP has created a state attorneys general task force made up of subject matter experts and former government attorneys based in offices across the country, in what the firm says is an effort to improve services for clients across a range of subject matters and industries.
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Sheppard Mullin Adds Cadwalader's Tech-Savvy CIO In NY
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has hired Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP's chief information officer for that same role on its business services leadership team.
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Eckert Seamans Enters NYC With 11 Hawkins Parnell Attys
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC said Wednesday that it has launched an office in New York City with the addition of an 11-attorney team from Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, while scaling back its New Jersey presence.
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DC Judge Restores Canceled ABA Domestic Violence Grants
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday reinstated terminated federal grant funding for the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, finding that "the First Amendment prohibits the type of reprisal DOJ appears likely to have taken."
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Law360 Names Attys Who Moved Up The Firm Ranks In Q1
A promotion to partner or election to practice group chair means a slew of new responsibilities and also lots of well-deserved recognition. Law360 reveals the list of attorneys whose commitment to legal excellence earned them highly coveted spots in the law firm leadership ranks. Find out if your old legal friends — or rivals — moved up in the first quarter of the year.
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Berkeley Law Names First Leader Of New Democracy Center
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law announced Tuesday the hiring of Catherine E. Lhamon, former chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, as executive director of the school's Edley Center on Law & Democracy, a research center focused on protecting American democracy that launched last year.
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Fisher Phillips Opens Alabama Office With 6 Attorneys
Employer-side labor law firm Fisher Phillips announced Tuesday the opening of a new six-attorney office in Birmingham, Alabama, its second office opening this month.
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A&O Shearman Adds Ex-Schulte Roth Restructuring Atty
A&O Shearman has added a restructuring attorney previously with Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP as a partner in New York, the firm announced Wednesday.
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Squire Patton Adds Ex-SDNY Federal Prosecutor In Ohio
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has hired a former federal prosecutor who was on the team that handled the largest-ever public corruption case in Ohio history as a partner in the government investigations and white collar practice, the firm said Wednesday.
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Holland & Knight Adds Ex-US Trade Rep Attorney To DC Team
The former assistant general counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has joined Holland & Knight LLP's international trade group.
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Withers Brings On Baker McKenzie Tech Litigator In SF
Withers is expanding its West Coast team, bringing in a Baker McKenzie technology litigator as a partner in its San Francisco office.
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Former J&J, Moderna Exec Joins Goodwin Procter In Boston
Goodwin Procter is continuing to grow its resources in the life sciences practice with the recent addition to the Boston office of an attorney who has gone back to private practice after more than seven years as an in-house counsel for Johnson & Johnson and Moderna.
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Ga. Justices Nix Atty Immunity Doctrine, Uphold Tossing Case
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a long-standing attorney immunity doctrine that a lower court found shielded Barnes & Thornburg LLP from a legal malpractice suit, but the justices concluded that a onetime client's claims still fell short.
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Insurers Say McCarter Can't Blame NY Town In $22M Loan Suit
Two insurers asked a Connecticut judge to nix four of McCarter & English LLP's defenses in a $22.3 million lawsuit over the firm's role in crafting loans for recreational improvements in a Long Island, New York, town, saying the firm can't blame municipal officials while defending contract and malpractice claims.
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Fla. Medical Cos. Sue Akerman For Malpractice, Fight Fees Bid
After Akerman LLP filed suit against Rennova Health Inc. and medical laboratories for unpaid fees last month, the healthcare services company swung back with a motion to dismiss that case, while the labs filed their own malpractice lawsuits.
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Eckert Seamans Lands Commercial Litigator From Orrick
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC announced Tuesday that it has added a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP attorney to bolster its commercial litigation practice group and its bench in Washington, D.C.
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Ex-Fed. Circ. Judge O'Malley On Striking Out On Her Own
After recently stepping away from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP to launch her own consulting practice, former Federal Circuit Judge Kathleen O'Malley told Law360 Pulse that she's looking forward to not only broadening the range of work she handles, but also to speaking out on issues including the rule of law.
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Faegre Drinker Latest To Hire Trade Atty Amid Changing Tariffs
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP has hired another international trade attorney in Washington, D.C., announcing the addition of a partner from Husch Blackwell LLP the same week the White House signaled it would cut tariffs on most Chinese goods for 90 days.
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BCLP Adds 4 Atty Litigation Team From Lewis Brisbois
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP announced that the firm has hired a four-member litigation team from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, who will join the firm's class action and mass torts practice group.
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Venable Wants Out Of 'It Ends With Us' Subpoena
Venable LLP asked a D.C. federal judge to toss a subpoena of the firm stemming from litigation between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the movie "It Ends with Us," accusing Baldoni and his production company of embarking on an "unwarranted fishing expedition."
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Ex-FERC Chair And His Chief Of Staff Join Holland & Knight
The former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and his former chief of staff and legal adviser at the agency have joined Holland & Knight LLP's public policy and regulation practice in Washington, D.C., the firm announced on Tuesday.
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Faster Pace, More Stress, On Path To A Summer Associate Gig
The path to securing a summer associate position at a law firm has changed significantly over the past few years, adding new pressures for students reaching for those coveted positions and new challenges for law firms trying to find top talent, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.
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What Do Summer Associates Want? These Firms
As the competition to recruit future lawyers heats up, law firms are making summer associate offers earlier than ever. But even as the timeline shifts, law students' favorites have stayed largely the same, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associate Survey.
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AI Is Uncharted Territory In Summer Associate Job Hunt
About 20% of law students used artificial intelligence to assist them with their summer associate job hunt, leaning on the new technology to help navigate new challenges and shifting timelines, according to Law360 Pulse's 2025 Summer Associates Survey.
Expert Analysis
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Roundup
Biz Development Tip Of The Month
In today's competitive legal market, attorneys must excel at business development in addition to the practice of law, despite a lack of business training in most law school curricula. In this Pulse Expert Analysis series, experts share real-world tips each month to help fill the learning gap.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Series
Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.
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Tips For Persuasive Briefs Beyond The Argument Section
When crafting an appellate brief, the focus for most lawyers is the argument section, but other sections also offer strategic opportunities to shape the court's perception of the case and favorably frame the issues, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Ask A Mentor: Is Secondment A Good Career Move?
Kate Driscoll at Morrison Foerster suggests six questions to help candidates evaluate whether a secondment will benefit their career.
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3 Trends Reshaping Chief Marketing Officer Appointments
Recent approaches to hiring chief marketing officers demonstrate how firms are reimagining their marketing and business development frameworks to stay competitive and responsive to evolving client needs, says Murray Coffey at M Coffey.
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Talking Mental Health: Working As A Mom Of An Autistic Son
Sarah Kovit Hanna at Assurant discusses how she balances the demands of her in-house role and the support needs of her son, who was diagnosed with autism, as a single mom, and reflects on how the legal industry can better support caretakers of family members who have special needs.