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ABA Eyes Reducing Board Size, Trimming Diversity Seats
The American Bar Association proposed reducing the size of its board of governors and proportionally cutting the number of seats reserved for women, people of color and other underrepresented groups, as the organization's president Monday reiterated a commitment to "rule of law, due process, access to justice, fairness and diversity."
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Stevens & Lee Merges With NJ Firm, Opens 18th Office
Stevens & Lee has opened its 18th office via a merger with Brown Moskowitz & Kallen PC, adding eight attorneys and a location in Chatham, New Jersey, as part of the firm's third combination in 2025, it was announced Monday.
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Veteran NJ Prosecutor Takes Over Hudson County Office
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin has appointed a state-level prosecutor with experience in high-profile murder cases to take over the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office from longtime prosecutor Esther Suarez, who retired Friday.
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More AI-Generated Filings Could Be Coming To State Courts
As generative artificial intelligence tools get better at legal tasks, some court watchers are raising concerns about a possible surge in AI-generated legal filings overwhelming state judicial systems.
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Office Snapshot: Riker Danzig Moves To 'Reenergized' NJ HQ
Law360 Pulse took a closer look at Riker Danzig LLP's new Madison, New Jersey, headquarters, which firm leaders say is reenergizing the firm's collegial culture.
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NJ Court Will Mull Legality Of Habba's US Atty Appointment
If Alina Habba was illegally appointed acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, a pair of defendants in a drug trafficking case are not entitled to dismissal of the indictment, but it "appears appropriate" that Habba would be barred from prosecuting them, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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Politics And Privacy Laws Collide 5 Years After Salas Shooting
Five years after a disgruntled litigant killed a New Jersey federal judge's son at their home, experts and judges disagree over whether the judicial privacy laws enacted following the shooting are doing much to protect jurists, while political leaders' heated rhetoric makes for an even more dangerous landscape for judges.
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NJ Law Firm Anselmi & Carvelli Adds White Collar Vet
The Morristown, New Jersey-based litigation boutique Anselmi & Carvelli LLP has added a white collar trial attorney with experience representing clients in high-profile cases including the "Bridgegate" lane closure controversy and the recent bribery scandal involving former Sen. Bob Menendez.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Epic Games Inc.'s 2023 antitrust jury trial win, along with an injunction requiring Google to open its Google Play Store to rivals.
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Ogletree Launches Employment Tax Practice Group
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced the launch of a dedicated practice group focused on handling employment tax matters in areas such as compliance, audits and transactions related to payroll obligations.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Legal Job Sector Continued 5-Month Growth Streak In July
For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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BigLaw Associate Pay Unlikely To Budge Despite Inflation
Many BigLaw associates haven't seen a base pay scale increase since 2023, and inflation-adjusted associate salaries at large law firms appear to have fallen to a decade low. Additionally, experts say it's unlikely most large law firms will offer a pay boost before the end of the year.
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State Justices Call For Legal Ed Reforms Amid 'Justice Gap'
State supreme courts need to address the nationwide "justice gap crisis" caused by too few attorneys, by emphasizing bar exam alternatives and more client work in law school to ensure the legal education pipeline produces new lawyers who are actually ready to practice, according to a new report.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
July was a month of debuts for a handful of firms that opened offices and expanded into new markets. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP entered the Seattle market with the help of three former K&L Gates LLP attorneys, and boutique Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP opened its first office in Washington, D.C., after launching earlier this year.
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Judges Speak Out On Rising Threats Amid Safety Concerns
Federal judges who have been at the center of some of the most high-profile litigation of the second Trump administration spoke publicly Thursday about threats they've faced after their rulings.
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K&L Gates Names 14 New Practice Leaders
K&L Gates LLP announced Thursday that it has named 14 new practice leaders, calling the appointments part of the firm's "commitment to investing in its emerging leaders and establishing the next generation of management."
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Supersized Class Of 2024 Exceeds Job, Salary Predictions
The class of 2024 was the largest graduating law school class in nearly a decade, but it defied industry expectations by breaking records in overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median salaries, according to data released Thursday.
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Nadine Menendez Loses Bid To Toss Bribery Conviction
The wife of former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez failed Thursday in her effort to overturn her conviction in a sweeping federal corruption case as a Manhattan federal judge ruled that the evidence against her was both extensive and compelling.
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Retired NJ Judge Backs Appellate Advocacy Fund At Rutgers
More than 50 years after graduating from Rutgers Law School, a retired New Jersey federal judge and current partner at Blank Rome LLP is funding educational programs at his alma mater on his area of expertise: appellate advocacy.
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US Atty Swap Was 'Calculated' To Evade Senate, NJ Court Told
The reappointment of Alina Habba from interim to acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey was an unconstitutional maneuver "calculated to bypass Senate confirmation," a defendant seeking dismissal of his drug trafficking indictment told a federal judge Wednesday, while prosecutors opposed the motion as a "dispute over titles, not authority."
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How Law Firms Are Winning The Succession Game
Law firms take great care to ensure their longevity. To develop leaders, they carefully identify, mentor and groom the next generation. While top firms can outspend them, some firms are finding alternatives to acquire and retain partners. In a bid to win the loyalty of key clients, firms are increasingly involving them in their lateral hiring processes.
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How Confirming Bove May Stymie Trump's Impact On Courts
Embattled U.S. Department of Justice official Emil Bove has been appointed to a lifetime seat on the Third Circuit, but court watchers say his confirmation could backfire by scaring off other federal judges from retiring — for fear they'll be replaced by candidates like Bove.
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NJ Judge Accused Of Berating Truant Teens Called One 'Vile'
A New Jersey municipal court judge is accused of berating children in truancy hearings, threatening their families with deportation, and questioning their immigration status in open court — actions the state's judicial watchdog said violated multiple canons of judicial conduct.
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Cherry Hill Mortgage Adds New GC from NorthMark
Real estate investment trust Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. announced that it has appointed a new general counsel who joins the company following a five-year stint at investment firm NorthMark Strategies.
Expert Analysis
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Series
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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.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
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.
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COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
What is the firm's data on profit per partner? How do the rainmakers seal deals without pre-COVID-19 pricey dinners? Is the firm financially stable? These are the kinds of partner-level questions associates are now asking before choosing a new firm, which points to a major shift in the lateral landscape, say Kate Reder Sheikh and Rebecca Glatzer at Major Lindsey & Africa.
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Guest Feature
Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.