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Florida Pulse
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
It was a month of expansion for several law firms throughout the country, with some moving to larger offices and others adding new locations.
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Saul Ewing Brings On GrayRobinson Trial Ace In Miami
Saul Ewing LLP has added a seasoned trial lawyer focused on shareholder and partnership disputes and business wind-downs to its Miami shop from GrayRobinson PA.
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State AGs, Bars Urge Attys To Speak Up Over Trump Orders
In a pair of letters released on Wednesday, dozens of bar associations and over 20 state attorneys general urged lawyers to speak out against perceived threats to the rule of law in response to President Donald Trump's recent executive orders against prominent law firms and his call for the impeachment of a federal judge.
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11th Circ. Appears Dubious Of Ex-Judge's Defamation Claims
An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Wednesday of former Alabama judge Roy Moore's claims that he was defamed by a Democratic PAC's ad referencing allegations that he made sexual advances on underage girls, suggesting the court could strike an $8 million verdict he won after the charges dragged down his 2017 bid for U.S. Senate.
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Even With Few Openings, Courts Can Still Shift Under Trump
There were record low vacancies on the federal bench when Donald Trump took office in January, but the president could still radically alter some courts and swing the judiciary rightward, especially if Congress creates more judgeships during his second tenure.
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Shutts & Bowen Brings On Benefits Atty From Stearns Weaver
Shutts & Bowen LLP announced Wednesday that an experienced benefits attorney from聽Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson PA has joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office as a partner.
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Fowler White Brings On Longtime Litigator In Miami
Florida's Fowler White Burnett PA has picked up a veteran trial attorney with more than four decades of experience for its Miami office from his own firm, Gressman Law.
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Associate Recruitment Helps Boost Law Firm Lateral Hiring
After a two-year market downturn, U.S. law firm lateral hiring grew almost 14% overall in 2024, driven by a significant boost in associate recruitment, a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement found.
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In Their Words: Women Leaders On Top Advice To Associates
In recognition of Women's History Month, Law360 Pulse spoke with five women with leading roles at five law firms about their tips for young female lawyers.
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Deals Down, BigLaw Usage Up As Litigation Finance Matures
New deal volume is down for a second year in the litigation finance industry, even as BigLaw firms continue to make up a larger percentage of its customer base, highlighting an industry "trending towards greater sophistication" despite macro headwinds that have kept capital tight.
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Jenner & Block Latest BigLaw Firm Targeted In Trump Order
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at Jenner & Block LLP, suspending security clearances for its employees聽and taking other actions in response to the firm's pro bono work and a former partner's role as a top deputy to former special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Midsize Firms Boost AI Use, Offer Alternative Fee Options
A report on midsize law firms released Tuesday by legal technology company Clio found that聽use of artificial technology among midsized firms has more than quadrupled in two years to 93% and that聽such聽firms are also likely to be using alternative fee arrangements such as flat fees.
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Florida High Court Forms Group To Examine Judicial Security
The Florida Supreme Court has created a new working group on judicial security and tasked it with developing a report over the next year on threat reduction, detection and response.
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Baker Botts Atty Says Patent Exec Can't Prove Defamation
A Baker Botts LLP lawyer is contending that a Florida federal court cannot side with a patent-licensing company executive on his defamation claim against the attorney over her comments in a news article about a patent suit against Starbucks, saying she didn't say anything false.
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Hinshaw Adds Pair Of Fla. Partners From Weinberg Wheeler
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP announced Tuesday that it strengthened its Miami shop with a commercial litigation attorney and a business and commercial transactions lawyer from Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial.
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Pierson Ferdinand Adds Fla. Cybersecurity Pro From Akerman
Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that it has continued its expansion with the addition of a Florida partner for its cyberrisk, privacy and data security practice from Akerman LLP.
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Pierson Ferdinand Innovation, Partnerships Head Talks Tech
As its headcount expands, remote law firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP has brought on a new director in charge of managing the firm's legal tech and external partnerships.
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Lawyers Slam Trump Memo On 'Vexatious' Attys
BigLaw attorneys, immigration lawyers and legal advocacy organizations have been quick to blast President Donald Trump for what some of them call an "inexcusable and despicable" memo that is meant to intimidate attorneys out of challenging the administration.
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DarrowEverett Opens 2nd Office In South Florida
Business law firm DarrowEverett LLP announced Monday that it has opened an office in Boca Raton, Florida, its second in the Sunshine State and eighth nationally, with the firm saying its expansion is intended to better serve the "fast-growing, vibrant market" in South Florida.
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Mintz Fills New Senior AI And Innovation Role
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC has promoted the managing director of its e-data consulting group to be its first-ever head of innovation, artificial intelligence and e-data consulting, the firm said Monday.
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How Legal Teams Picking AI Tools Separate Hype From Reality
Selecting the right artificial intelligence vendor is crucial, as astute legal teams follow a process of evaluating new tools and onboarding them, experts explained during a panel on Monday.
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Porter Wright Adds Bleakley Bavol Corporate Atty In Fla.
A former Bleakley Bavol Denman & Grace partner moved his corporate practice over to Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP in Tampa, Florida, the firm announced Monday.
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Paul Weiss Chair Defends Trump Deal Amid Outcry
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP Chairman Brad Karp explained to the law firm's personnel on Sunday聽his decision to strike a deal聽with the Trump administration to avoid retribution related to the firm's selection of clients and DEI practices, a decision that has prompted public outcry among legal industry pundits and firm alumni.
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Nonlawyer Migrant Aides See Clear Mission But Murky Future
"Accredited representatives," a little-known and underutilized role that allows nonlawyers to represent immigrants with the federal government's authorization, are facing unprecedented demand but also an uncertain future under the Trump administration.
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Gunster Combines AI, Human Touch In New E-Discovery Biz
Florida law firm Gunster has launched a new women-led e-discovery subsidiary that combines both data analytics and artificial intelligence with hands-on human support, the firm announced Friday.
Expert Analysis
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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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The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations
Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate 鈥� from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development 鈥� and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.
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Opinion
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The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.