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Attorney Ignites Curiosity With Family-Run History Podcast
They didn't start the fire 鈥� but this former BigLaw partner and her family hope to ignite curiosity with their children's history podcast inspired by the Billy Joel tune.
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Barnes & Thornburg Adds Lewis Brisbois SEC Practice Leader
The chair of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement and litigation practice recently jumped to Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Washington to help lead a practice group there.
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Drake University Launches AI Law Certificate Program
Des Moines, Iowa-based Drake University announced Thursday the launch of an artificial intelligence law certificate program offered through its law school, joining other colleges in working AI into its curriculum.
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How A Musical Theater Kid Became A Legal Tech Co. Founder
Earlier this month, Jacqueline Schafer, founder and CEO of Clearbrief, a generative artificial intelligence-powered legal drafting platform, returned to the American Bar Association Techshow startup pitch competition stage to sing a parody of "Defying Gravity" from "Wicked."
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Nelson Mullins Adds Product Liability Pro In Charlotte
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has welcomed seasoned product liability litigator William Purnell to its Charlotte, North Carolina, litigation group, where the firm said it intends to draw on his experience defending manufacturers in complex matters involving everything from consumer goods to industrial equipment.
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Bradley Arant Moves Into New Office Space In Washington
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has moved its Washington, D.C., office to a new space in a 13-story Class A building, with JLL serving as the property manager and landlord, the law firm announced.
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Incarcerated Ex-Nelson Mullins Atty Suspended In Ohio
The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a former Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorney, who is serving a one-year jail sentence for disobeying law enforcement orders,聽from practicing law in the Buckeye State.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
This was another action-packed week for the legal industry as attorneys took on new roles and BigLaw firms expanded their offerings. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Skadden Meddled With Internal Trump Deal Talk, NLRB Told
A worker rights group has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP with the National Labor Relations Board, claiming that the firm restricted access to email distribution lists to "suppress employee discussions" about Skadden's deal with the Trump administration.
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21 Democratic AGs Back Susman Godfrey In Trump EO Fight
Twenty-one Democratic attorneys general filed a brief Thursday supporting Susman Godfrey LLP's fight against President Donald Trump's executive order revoking its access to government resources, saying it threatens lawyers' freedom to represent clients disfavored by the government, such as when John Adams defended British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre.
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Lawmakers Seek Answers From Law Firms Over Trump Deals
Democratic congressional members on Thursday demanded that Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins and seven other BigLaw firms provide more details on multimillion-dollar deals they've recently cut with the Trump administration, urging the firms to void their agreements while arguing they may violate numerous anti-bribery and legal ethics statutes.
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NSC Legal Adviser Rejoins Jenner To Lead New Tech Group
Jenner & Block LLP's former cybersecurity practice co-chair has rejoined the team to launch and lead a new practice group, after leaving the firm in 2023 to serve as a deputy legal adviser for the National Security Council, the firm announced Thursday.
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Sidley Brings On 14-Atty Cadwalader Real Estate Team
Sidley Austin LLP announced Thursday that it has hired 14 lawyers from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP for its real estate practice.
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Ex-BigLaw Atty's Plea Deal At Center Of Death Proceeds Suit
The godson of a Georgia woman fatally shot by her husband, a former BigLaw partner, has pushed back against a claim from the administrator of the woman's estate regarding a provision in the attorney's plea deal that assigned wrongful death settlement proceeds to the godson and his brother.
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Law Firms Saw Both Associate Hiring, Attrition Rise In 2024
Both associate hiring and departures rose in 2024 from the year before, with the attrition rate lower at large firms, according to a report released Thursday by the National Association of Law Placement.
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Polsinelli Gains 2 Healthcare Shareholders In Denver
Polsinelli PC announced this week that it has brought two Denver-based attorneys from Husch Blackwell LLP and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to its healthcare practice, which the firm says gained six new shareholders in the past 12 months, not including these most recent additions.
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Texas Grads' Bar Exam Pass Rates Fall Amid Overall Drop
The passage rate for all first-time test takers of the Texas bar exam fell in February and the passage rate for students of Texas law schools also dipped slightly as compared to the year before, according to results recently released by the Texas Board of Law Examiners.
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ABA Sues DOJ For Ending Domestic, Sexual Violence Grants
The American Bar Association sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday for terminating its grants to the Bar's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence, one of several federal funding cuts the ABA says are compelling it to lay off more than 300 people.
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Jackson Lewis Adds Associate GC For Chewy In Miami
A former associate general counsel at pet company Chewy returned to her private practice roots as a principal at employment law firm Jackson Lewis PC in Miami.
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Tariffs Are 'A Compelling Event' For Legal Tech Adoption
Legal technology's ability to track and quickly analyze regulatory changes makes it a compelling solution for organizations that are abruptly navigating new tariffs, and experts say both vendors and law firms should quickly embrace these tools.
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Cooley Inks 20-Year Lease For New DC Office
Cooley LLP is planning to move its Washington, D.C., office after signing a 20-year, 126,000-square-foot lease for a property owned by real estate company BXP, the firm and the company announced Thursday.
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Harvard Seeks To Move 'Swiftly' In $2B Fund Freeze Suit
Harvard University is seeking to move as quickly as possible to get to the merits of its suit challenging the Trump administration's $2.2 billion funding freeze, asking a Massachusetts federal judge to expedite discovery and briefing.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
Georgia was the destination for several law firms in April as they opened or relocated offices in the Peach State.
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Fox Rothschild Welcomes 29 New Partners
Fox Rothschild LLP has elevated 29 attorneys in 19 cities and 11 practice groups to partner, and promoted four associates to counsel, the firm announced.
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DLA Piper Elevates 65 Lawyers In US-Heavy Partner Round
DLA Piper said Thursday that it has promoted 65 lawyers from across the globe to its partnership, a slight increase on the previous year's figure as the U.S. accounted for the firm's largest intake of new partners.
Expert Analysis
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Guest Feature
Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
Serving on my firm's diversity committee as an associate has allowed me to improve access, support and opportunity for minority attorneys at the firm, while building leadership skills and fostering meaningful relationships with firm management and industry professionals, says Camille Bent at BakerHostetler.