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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP continued its growth in its consumer financial services practice group this week with the addition of four attorneys from Parker Ibrahim & Berg LLP to the Iselin, New Jersey, office.
A former deputy director of the Union County Prosecutor's Office who says she was demoted to "girl Friday" status after becoming a whistleblower told a state judge that her lawsuit should survive to go to trial because there are many factual disputes that a jury should decide.
Plaintiffs firm Seeger Weiss LLP announced two additions to its New Jersey and Pennsylvania teams, including a counsel who joins from the Office of the New York Attorney General and an associate who joins from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
Federal prosecutors told a Manhattan jury Thursday that Nadine Menendez was former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's "partner in crime," closing out her bribery and public corruption trial by casting her as his "go-between — demanding payment, collecting payment."
A suit accusing online legal services provider LegalZoom of engaging in the unauthorized practice of law will head to arbitration, after a New Jersey federal judge ruled the claims fall within the scope of an enforceable arbitration agreement.
A former McCarter & English LLP attorney and Navy SEAL has accused the firm in New Jersey state court of trying to "smear" him by claiming he was fired for his offensive social media posts rather than his advocacy for veterans.
A New Jersey state appeals court said Wednesday Locke Lord LLP's office in the state isn't a strong enough tie to establish jurisdiction in an oil company's legal malpractice suit over the company's $2.5 million loss connected to a North Dakota refinery project.
Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP announced Wednesday that the chair of its energy and renewable resources practice group has stepped up to be the firm's fourth-ever managing partner in its over-100-year history.
As large law firms navigate an increasingly competitive marketplace, former Morrison & Foerster LLP Chair Keith Wetmore says today's firm leaders need a clear vision for what sets their firm apart and avoid trying to be everything to everybody.
Clyde & Co. LLP said on Wednesday that it has promoted 25 lawyers to its partnership, with its U.K. offices accounting for around half the intake and its business in North America making up more than a third.
A New Jersey federal judge sentenced a disbarred attorney to 2½ years in prison after he admitted to misleading would-be investors in his financial services company with false promises before using their money for his personal expenses.
A New Jersey federal judge seemed unconvinced by a law professor's argument that he should reconsider dismissing her lawsuit alleging Kean University violated her free speech, noting during oral arguments Tuesday that he'd already tossed the case twice.
A group of data brokers told the Third Circuit that the New Jersey judicial privacy measure, Daniel's Law, is facially unconstitutional and that a federal district judge effectively "rewrote" it when he found otherwise.
Pittsburgh-based MidLaw firm Burns White LLC announced Tuesday it is expanding its decade-old cybersecurity practice group with the introduction of a new data privacy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence group, helmed by two of the firm's longtime attorneys who were tapped for roles as chief privacy officers.
While hiring demand in the legal sector remains virtually unchanged from last year, more positions are going unfilled, which suggests a growing sense of caution among law firms due to broader economic uncertainty, according to a report released Tuesday by legal data company Leopard Solutions.
A former legal assistant at a New Jersey personal injury firm is suing the firm alleging that she was fired for requesting a workplace accommodation after she was diagnosed with and had surgery for ureter cancer.
The nine law firms that struck deals with the Trump administration in an effort to avoid punitive executive orders agreed to perform $940 million worth of free legal services for causes the president supports, but it's unclear how much those commitments will change pro bono practices at some of the nation's biggest firms.
The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred an attorney after finding that he knowingly misappropriated funds from a client in an estate matter and then spent years ducking disciplinary authorities and practicing with a suspended license.
Giordano Halleran & Ciesla PC announced that the firm has added a commercial real estate transaction pro as shareholder, who is spearheading the firm's opening of an office in northern New Jersey.
The process of bringing on a lateral partner, once long and arduous, has been shortened and streamlined at many law firms in an effort to gain a leg up on the competition, according to two recruiters at Major Lindsey & Africa.
Three U.S. law firms botched their representation of a Canadian trucking company in Garden State personal injury lawsuits, resulting in a judgment of more than $18 million and excess attorney fees, according to a lawsuit filed in New Jersey state court.
A New Jersey state judge has rejected a Fox Rothschild LLP attorney's bid for an early exit from a suit by a pair of sisters accusing him and related parties of malpractice stemming from the mishandling of their late stepfather's estate.
The chief legal officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. told Law360 Pulse Monday that he will retire at the end of the month and be replaced by another longtime in-house attorney for the Swiss company.
The New Jersey state appeals court has said it will consider a former Reed Smith LLP labor and employment lawyer's appeal of a ruling that damages in her gender discrimination suit against the firm can only go as far back as the start date of a New Jersey equal pay law.
McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP has reached a settlement with two former executives who the firm accused of stealing millions through fraudulent bonuses and credit card use, capping off nearly two years of hard-fought litigation.
Hidden in the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinions from the last term are each justice’s talents for crafting choice turns of phrase, highlighting best practices for attorneys to jump-start their own writing, says Ross Guberman at BriefCatch.
As law firms embrace Web3 technologies by accepting cryptocurrency as payment for legal fees, investing in metaverse departments and more, lawyers should remember their ethical duties to warn clients of the benefits and risks of technology in a murky regulatory environment, says Heidi Frostestad Kuehl at Northern Illinois University College of Law.
New York's recently announced requirement that lawyers complete cybersecurity training as part of their continuing legal education is a reminder that securing client information is more complicated in an increasingly digital world, and that expectations around attorneys' technology competence are changing, says Jason Schwent at Clark Hill.
Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The MarkLaw firms struggling to attract and retain lawyers are institutionalizing work-life balance through hybrid work models, but such balance is elusive in a client services and tech-dependent world, underscoring the need for firms to instead aim for attorney empowerment and true balance within — not outside — the workplace, says Joe Pack at Pack Law.
Summer associates are expected to establish a favorable reputation and develop genuine relationships in a few short weeks, but several time management, attitude and communication principles can help them make the most of their time and secure an offer for a full-time position, says Joseph Marciano, who was a 2022 summer associate at Reed Smith.
To avoid physical and emotional exhaustion, attorneys must respect their own and their colleagues' personal and professional boundaries, but law firms must also play a role in discouraging burnout culture — especially if they are struggling with attorney retention, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.
Gibson Dunn's Debra Yang shares the bumps in her journey to becoming the first female Asian American U.S. attorney, a state judge and a senior partner in BigLaw, and how other women can face their self-doubts and blaze their own trails to success amid systemic obstacles.
Law firms that are considering creating an in-house alternative legal service provider should focus not on recapturing revenue otherwise lost to outside vendors, but instead consider how a captive ALSP will better fulfill the needs of their clients and partners, say Beatrice Seravello and Brad Blickstein at Baretz & Brunelle.
Ignore what you've been told about jargon — adding insider industry terms to your firm's marketing and business development content can persuade potential clients that you have the specialized knowledge they can trust, says Wayne Pollock at Law Firm Editorial Service.
To attract future lawyers from diverse backgrounds, firms must think beyond recruiting efforts, because law students are looking for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that invest in employee professional development and engage with students year-round, says Lauren Jackson at Howard University School of Law.
Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can Law Students Build Real-World Skills?Allison Coffin at Akin Gump discusses how summer associates going back to school can continue to develop real-world lawyering skills by leveraging the numerous law school resources that support professional development both inside and outside the classroom.
In uncertain and challenging times, law firm leaders can build and sustain culture by focusing attention on mission, values and leadership development, and applying a growth mindset across their firms, says Scott Westfahl at Harvard Law.
Robert Keeling at Sidley reflects on leading discovery in the litigation that followed the historic $85 billion AT&T-Time Warner merger and how the case highlighted the importance of having a strategic e-discovery plan in place.
Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning OutcomesGiven the substantial time and money lawyers put toward mandatory continuing legal education, CLE regulators and providers should be held to accreditation standards that assess learning outcomes, similar to those imposed on law schools and continuing medical education providers, says Rima Sirota at Georgetown Law.
While many lawyers still believe that a manual, document-by-document review is the best approach to privilege logging, certain artificial intelligence tools can bolster the traditional review process and make this aspect of electronic document review more efficient, more accurate and less costly, say Laura Riff and Michelle Six at Kirkland.