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    Legal Sector Jobs Continue To Climb, Nearing All-Time High

    The U.S. legal industry added 2,800 jobs in June, marking four months in a row of job growth in the sector, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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    Wiggin And Dana Adds Estate Planning Pro In Connecticut

    Wiggin and Dana LLP has grown its estate planning capabilities in Connecticut with the addition of an attorney from Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC.

  • FisherBroyles Grows London Footprint With New Lawyer Hire

    FisherBroyles LLP said it has grown its presence in London with the addition of a transactional and disputes lawyer who has a cross-border background in advising clients on energy, infrastructure and commercial matters around Europe, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

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    Fennemore Craig Adds North Nev. Quartet From Boutique Firm

    Fennemore Craig PC announced that four attorneys from boutique firm Mobo Law LLP have joined the firm's Reno, Nevada, office, adding capabilities in the corporate, real estate, litigation, trust and estates, and business advisory practices.

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    Legal Sector Sees Record Leases As Firms Eye Premium Digs

    Law firm office leasing is off to a red-hot start in 2025, signaling "a long-term commitment to high-quality real estate" in the legal sector even as other industries have reduced their office footprints due to technology and pandemic-driven disruptions, according to a new report.

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    GrayRobinson Brings On Family Law Pro From Nason Yeager

    R. Greg Hyden, GrayRobinson PA's newest shareholder in Boca Raton, Florida, never meant to make his lawyer father happy by going to law school.

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    Former Fla. US Atty Comes 'Home' In Private Practice Return

    Former U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg, who served Florida's Middle District, was born and raised in Orlando. Now, with three decades of experience, Handberg said his career is coming full circle after he was hired by GrayRobinson PA last month in his hometown office.

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    Benesch Elects Partner Duo To Executive Committee

    Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP announced Tuesday that a pair of attorneys, including the co-chair of the firm's corporate practice, have been elected to three-year terms as members of the firm's nine-person executive committee.

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    Jones Walker Reelects Managing Partner For 5th Term

    Jones Walker LLP announced Wednesday that the firm has reelected longtime managing partner William H. Hines to a fifth consecutive five-year term set to start at the beginning of 2026.

  • Segal McCambridge Hit With Age Bias, Retaliation Suit

    A former secretary is suing Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. in New York federal court alleging that the firm excluded her from work emails, falsely accused her of failing to perform her work duties and ultimately fired her based on her age.

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    Kaufman Dolowich Adds Another Litchfield Cavo Atty in Calif.

    Kaufman Dolowich continues growing its California team, announcing Tuesday it is bringing in a Litchfield Cavo LLP litigator as a partner in its office in Torrance, California, near Los Angeles, the third Litchfield Cavo attorney to join the firm in the past two months.

  • NJ Atty Disciplined Over False Academic Credentials

    A New Jersey attorney who allowed false claims about his education to circulate for years has been served with a letter of admonition by the New Jersey Supreme Court's Disciplinary Review Board, which found that his failure to correct the false information his employers posted online violated state attorney ethics rules.

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    ABA's 1st Native American President, Bill Paul, Dies At 94

    The first Native American to lead the American Bar Association, whose legal career included in-house work and a longtime practice at Crowe & Dunlevy, is being remembered as a "moral compass and a true leader" who helped to start scholarships to increase diversity in the legal profession.

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    Gunster CEO Talks Firm's Success After 100 Years In Florida

    Gunster CEO Bill Perry considers himself lucky to be leading the prominent Florida law firm at the time of its 100th anniversary this year — a feat not yet achieved by many Sunshine State-born businesses.

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    Morris Manning Weighing Merger Amid Tough Atlanta Market

    Morris Manning & Martin LLP's announcement this week that it is in talks to join a larger firm comes after months of departures and amid a very active Atlanta legal market, at a time when experts say such midsize firms are feeling the pressure to merge.

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    White And Williams Atty Named Pashman Stein RE Co-Head

    Pashman Stein Walder Hayden PC announced Tuesday that an experienced New Jersey-based attorney has joined the firm from White and Williams LLP as a partner and the co-chair of its commercial real estate practice.

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    Pierson Ferdinand Taps UnitedLex Exec As Marketing Chief

    Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced legal executive who's served in high-profile roles at UnitedLex, Citi and Reed Smith LLP has joined the fast-growing firm as its new chief marketing officer.

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    Connell Foley Atty Picked As New GC For Rutgers University

    Connell Foley LLP's chair of regulatory affairs and compliance, who's held various leadership positions in New Jersey state government, has joined Rutgers University as its new legal leader, the school said Tuesday.

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    Law Firm Mergers Hit A Near-Record Low In First Half

    The number of law firm mergers and acquisitions involving at least one U.S.-based law firm announced in the first half of 2025 landed at 34, down 42% from last year's first half results and marking a near-decade low.

  • Law Firm Aims To Exit Lowenstein Sandler Suit Over Affidavit

    Trif & Modugno LLC asked a New Jersey state judge to dismiss Lowenstein Sandler LLP's claims against the firm as part of its legal battle with a cannabis dispensary, saying the claims fail because Lowenstein Sandler did not file an affidavit of merit.

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    Skadden Corporate Pro Jumps To Munger Tolles In LA

    Munger Tolles & Olson LLP is expanding its corporate team, announcing on Monday that it is bringing in a Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP mergers and acquisitions expert as of counsel in its Los Angeles office.

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    Arnall Gregory Taps DC Partner As Life Sciences Co-Leader

    Arnall Golden Gregory LLP announced Monday that it has named a partner who joined its Washington, D.C., office late last year and formerly served in a leadership role with the U.S. Department of Justice to serve as co-chair of its life sciences industry team.

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    NJ Senate Confirms 17 New Superior Court Judges

    The New Jersey Senate approved a slate of new judges for the state trial court on Monday, confirming partners from firms around the state as well as in-house attorneys for Rutgers and the state Legislature.

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    Thomas Thomas & Hafer Adds Trio, Grows Into New England

    Regional firm Thomas Thomas & Hafer LLP gained new practice leaders and a foothold into the New England market with the recent addition of three attorneys who moved their insurance litigation practices from Morgan Akins & Jackson PLLC.

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    Ex-Dentons Atty Brings M&A Expertise To Potomac Law

    An attorney with more than 30 years of experience advising clients on complex transactions has moved his practice to Potomac Law Group, where he plans to take advantage of the firm's decentralized model while working remotely from his home office in Pittsburgh.

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Expert Analysis

  • How 2 Litigators Decided Dad Would Stay Home With The Kids Author Photo

    Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.

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    My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary Ghostwriter Author Photo

    Wayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.

  • Ask A Mentor: As Trials Grow Rarer, How Do I Hone My Skills? Author Photo

    Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.

  • Talking Mental Health: Managing Depression As A Co. Founder Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Making Legal Cents: Engaging A Remote, Evolving Workforce Author Photo

    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.

  • How Firms Can Effectively Evaluate Their Summer Associates Author Photo

    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • 3 Innovative Ways AI May Be Used In Legal Practice
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    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 Author Photo

    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.

  • Legal Briefs Can Benefit From Cleaned Up Case Citations Author Photo

    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.

  • 5 Best Practices For Firms Designing DEI Programs Author Photo

    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.

  • Former Minn. Chief Justice Instructs On Writing Better Briefs Author Photo

    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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Juggle Billables And Other Activities? Author Photo

    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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