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    McGuireWoods Adds Former Federal Prosecutor In Atlanta

    A former federal prosecutor returned to McGuireWoods LLP in Atlanta to serve as a partner in its government investigations and white collar litigation practice group, the firm announced Wednesday.

  • AI Reasoning Model Aces Maryland Law School's Final Exam

    Newer artificial intelligence reasoning models such as OpenAI's o3 got higher grades than older model versions when tasked with taking law school final exams, according to professors at the University of Maryland's Francis King Carey School of Law.

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    With Lockstep's Decline, White Shoe Culture Is Being Tested

    Elite New York-based law firms have long boasted about their cultures of collaboration and touted the role lockstep compensation played in creating that team-oriented atmosphere. However, as changing market forces have largely done away with strict lockstep, top firms find themselves grappling with a question of culture.

  • Reed Smith Adds FTC Consumer, Business Education Atty

    Reed Smith LLP has hired a veteran Federal Trade Commission attorney who spent 15 years assisting on consumer protection litigation and regulatory and policy matters related to agency guidance and other issues, the firm has announced.

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    Baker Donelson Begins Next Generation Of HR Leadership

    Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has created a chief people officer role, tapping Venable LLP's former vice president of human resources for the job, the firm announced on Monday. Here, Sheila Turybury talks to Law360 Pulse about her goals in the new role and her ongoing tour of the firm's offices.

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    Holland & Knight Finance Ace Jumps To Norton Rose

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced Wednesday that it has fortified its corporate finance offerings with a former Holland & Knight LLP partner who will share his time between Dallas and Chicago.

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    Transactions Duo Joins Morgan Lewis in New York, Philly

     Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP has expanded its transactions team in the firm's New York and Philadelphia offices with the recent additions of two attorneys who moved their practices from Dechert LLP.

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    Former Energy Co. CEO Joins Paul Hastings In Houston

    Paul Hastings LLP announced Wednesday that the former chief executive for energy transition company 8 Rivers has joined the firm's global energy and infrastructure practice in Houston, bringing decades of in-house and private practice experience to the firm.

  • Judiciary Panel Advances New Rules On Amici, AI, Subpoenas

    The federal judiciary's top policy panel Tuesday propelled revamped rules regarding numerous hot legal topics, including artificial intelligence, "dark money" groups bankrolling amicus briefs and the subpoena powers of courts and defense counsel.

  • ABA 'Surprised And Disappointed' By DOJ Shunning

    The American Bar Association on Tuesday defended its long-standing process for reviewing judicial nominees and said Attorney General Pam Bondi was wrong to call the group an "activist organization."

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    MoFo Adds Troutman Pepper Financial Services Duo In DC

    Morrison Foerster LLP said Tuesday it is boosting its financial services and fintech groups with the addition of a former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. executive and a past Federal Reserve Board attorney.

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    Office Snapshot: Sheppard Mullin's New Digs In Downtown LA

    Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP was founded in downtown Los Angeles nearly a century ago, so when its office lease there was expiring at the end of last year, the firm knew it wouldn't go very far. In fact, it just moved two blocks away to a fresh space at California Plaza.

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    Ex-Fidelity Associate GC Returns To Mayer Brown In Chicago

    Mayer Brown LLP has rehired the former co-chair of its practice focused on retirement benefit matters, who returns to the firm after helping to lead a team of attorneys at Fidelity Investments responsible for health and retirement plan litigation.

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    Longtime Reed Smith Employment Pro Joins Fisher Phillips

    An attorney who has focused his career on advising clients on employment and labor matters recently moved his practice to Fisher Phillips' Pittsburgh office after 13 years with Reed Smith LLP.

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    Ill. Commission Urges Attys To Confront Workplace Bullying

    A first-of-its-kind Illinois State Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism challenged attorneys to confront the drain of workplace toxicity during a virtual summit Tuesday on bullying in the legal profession.

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    Holland & Knight Continues Tax Team Growth In Philadelphia

    Holland & Knight LLP is continuing the expansion of its tax practice in the Philadelphia office with the addition of an attorney who moved her practice from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the second lawyer to join from the firm in the last month.

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    Baker Donelson Creates New Chief People Officer Role

    Venable LLP's vice president of human resources has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC in Baltimore as its chief people officer.

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    Fenwick Adds General Dynamics Atty To Gov't Contracts Team

    The former associate general counsel of General Dynamics Mission Systems, who spent more than two decades as a member of the defense and aerospace company's executive leadership, has joined Fenwick & West LLP's government contracts and public sector procurement group.

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    Latham Capital Markets Atty Joins Honigman's Israel Office

    Honigman LLP announced that an experienced attorney focused on capital markets and venture capital matters has joined its Israeli office as a partner from Latham & Watkins LLP.

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    Reed Smith Int'l Arbitration Pro Jumps To Bracewell In NYC

    Bracewell LLP has added an international arbitration practitioner with more than two decades of BigLaw experience across a range of industries and locations, including most recently as a partner at Reed Smith LLP, to its New York roster, as the firm looks to grow the practice area.

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    DLA Piper Adds Former FTC Senior Attorney To AI Group

    Former Federal Trade Commission senior attorney Michael Atleson has joined DLA Piper as of counsel in its artificial intelligence and data analytics practice.

  • Lambda Legal Raises Record $285M For LGBTQ+ Rights

    The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc. said last week that its "Unstoppable Future" campaign has become "by far the largest fundraising initiative in the history of the LGBTQ+ movement" after raising a total of $285 million.

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    BCLP Real Estate Finance Pros Join Kilpatrick In Atlanta, SF

    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP is boosting its real estate finance team, announcing Monday it is bringing in two Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP attorneys, one of them returning to Kilpatrick as a partner in Atlanta, the other joining as counsel in San Francisco.

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    Sheppard Mullin Adds Perkins Coie IP Trio In DC, Chicago

    Three Perkins Coie LLP intellectual property partners with deep experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and related industries have jumped to Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

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    Squire Patton Lands Ex-Perkins Coie LA Head In Duo Pickup

    Squire Patton Boggs said Monday that it has bolstered its global labor and employment practice by adding two attorneys from Perkins Coie LLP, including its former Los Angeles office leader.

Expert Analysis

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    Nonprofit Launch Tips From Founders In The Legal Industry Author Photo

    In this Law360 Expert Analysis series, legal professionals who have founded industry-related nonprofits discuss how to overcome the biggest challenges to getting started, and how to balance the launch and management of an organization along with the demands of their primary work.

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    Generating Confidence In A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    I started LawWithoutWalls to change the way legal professionals see and think about their world, and it taught me the importance of giving people a reason to believe in your nonprofit mission, as well as how to achieve work-life integration, says Michele DeStefano at the University of Miami.

  • Nonequity Partner Frustrations Reflect Erosion Of Opportunity Author Photo

    Nonequity partners report the lowest satisfaction, highest stress and poorest financial outlook of any group of lawyers, highlighting a growing structural disconnect that leaves attorneys at many firms feeling like the ladder has been pulled up behind those who already ascended, says Jake Carroll at Nelson Mullins.

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    Building Brand Awareness For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    I co-founded the Bridging the Gap Scholarship as a way to increase minority representation in BigLaw, and my advice for other legal professionals starting a nonprofit is to focus on building brand awareness early on, and to get comfortable delegating work to a dedicated team, says Imani Maatuka at Sidley.

  • Learn Your Colleagues To Cross-Sell Their Services Fearlessly Author Photo

    Understanding where colleagues in other practice areas shine can help attorneys confidently cross-sell each other's services and bring in business to keep the firm afloat in hard times, says Joe Calve at Calve Communications.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Advertise Ethically Author Photo

    Business development in the legal industry is about building authentic connections and showcasing expertise in a way that reflects reality, and, when done right, it can elevate a practice, establish credibility and bring in clients without risking an ethics violation, says Melody Jackson at Robinhood.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Do I Help After Mental Health Leave? Author Photo

    Molly Ranns at the State Bar of Michigan suggests five ways to smooth a colleague's return to practice after short-term mental health leave, while creating a firm culture that protects employees’ emotional health.

  • Tips For Attracting Stellar CLOs In A Competitive Landscape Author Photo

    Amid a rapidly changing regulatory environment and a fierce market for talent, companies hoping to attract the best chief legal officers must have a strong grasp of their roles’ biggest selling points, and any roadblocks that may prevent them from recruiting the strongest choice, says Heather Fine at Major Lindsey.

  • 'Golden Handcuffs' May Be A Double-Edge Sword For Firms Author Photo

    As law firms increasingly use certain financial incentives to retain partners in a fierce lateral market, managing partners should consider the pros and cons of various deferred compensation schemes, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit Author Photo

    Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions Author Photo

    Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Create A Succession Plan Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour Author Photo

    In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.

  • How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy Author Photo

    Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio Author Photo

    If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.

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