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New York Pulse
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Seward & Kissel Adds Fund Finance Atty In NY From Dechert
Seward & Kissel LLP announced Tuesday that an experienced fund finance attorney has joined the firm's corporate group as a New York-based partner from Dechert LLP.
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Federal Defenders Of NY Staff Announce Union Drive
Staff members at the Federal Defenders of New York have announced their plans to join their attorney colleagues as members of the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys.
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Hughes Hubbard Selects Marketing Chief From Ropes & Gray
Hughes Hubbard & Reed has tapped a former Ropes & Gray LLP marketing director and Legal Marketing Association president to serve as its chief marketing and business development officer, the firm announced Monday.
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Proskauer's Chief Marketing Officer Rejoins Fried Frank
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired Proskauer Rose LLP's longtime chief marketing officer for that same role.
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OneTaste Execs Can't Get High Court Relief Over 'Stolen' Docs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to bar allegedly stolen and privileged documents from being used at the upcoming forced-labor conspiracy trial of two former OneTaste executives.
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Schulte Roth Adds Finance Pro From Linklaters In NY
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP announced Monday that it had brought a finance partner from Linklaters to its New York office, calling the hire "a significant step forward in the firm's ongoing strategy to expand its capabilities on both the arranger and manager sides" of the collateralized loan obligations market.
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What Attorneys Really Think About Their Profession
Law360 Pulse asked respondents to our Lawyer Satisfaction Survey for their thoughts on misconceptions about being a lawyer, what the best parts of the job are and what they would tell newer lawyers. Here's what they said.
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Lawyers Worry About Financial Stability Of Their Careers
In 2025, even lawyers are feeling anxious about their bottom lines: Only 44% of attorneys described their financial stability as "excellent" in a recent Law360 Pulse survey.
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How Happy Are Attorneys At Work Now?
In a time of rising uncertainty and stress, there are signs that spirits are sagging in the legal profession compared with recent years, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.
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New Bowman And Brooke DEI Chairs Talk Diversity In 2025
Trial firm Bowman and Brooke LLP has named two partners based in Philadelphia and Columbia, South Carolina, as the new heads of its diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
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Law Schools Admit More Men, But More Women Are Applying
Among law school applicants, women have far outpaced men over the past 10 years, yet the admission rate for men has remained higher, according to the nonprofit AccessLex Institute's Legal Education Data Deck released Tuesday.
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Ex-Deutsche Bank GC Is Coinbase's Next Compliance Chief
A former general counsel at Deutsche Bank AG, who most recently led the anti-financial crime unit, is joining Coinbase Global Inc. as chief compliance officer, he said in a LinkedIn post Monday, a move that comes as policymakers work to set rules of the road for cryptocurrency.
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McDermott's New Litigation Head Plans To Embrace AI
McDermott Will & Emery LLP has appointed a new global leader for its litigation practice group, the firm announced Monday, with New York partner Josh Simon stepping into the role and succeeding veteran attorney Steven Scholes.
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Kramer Levin Hires Former SDNY Prosecutor, Corporate Atty
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP announced Monday that it has added to its attorney roster a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a corporate lawyer from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.
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Fordham Law School Launching In-House Counsel Institute
Fordham University School of Law, in collaboration with DLA Piper, is launching an in-house counsel institute on Sept. 5, featuring weekly online classes and aimed at mid-career lawyers everywhere.
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Nadine Menendez Seeks Acquittal And Sentencing Delay
Nadine Menendez, the wife of former Sen. Robert Menendez who was convicted on corruption charges, will ask to have her guilty verdict thrown out and is seeking to delay her sentencing, according to a filing from her attorney in Manhattan federal court on Monday.
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Gibson Dunn Bankruptcy Pro Joins Cleary In NY
A former Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP attorney known for his work on high-profile restructurings has joined Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP's New York office as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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Tech Exec Says Littler's 'Unlawful' Advice Led To Suspension
Littler Mendelson PC shouldn't be allowed to escape a tech executive's lawsuit claiming that she was suspended and ultimately fired for complaining about her boss' sexist comments, the employee told a New York federal court, arguing that the firm's advice directly led to her employer's retaliation.
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DLA Piper Hires New CFO From Knight Frank
DLA Piper said Monday that it has appointed Knight Frank's group chief financial officer to take on a similar role as it looks to achieve its goals for growing the business.
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Abbe Lowell Repping NY AG After Leaving Winston & Strawn
Prominent white collar defense attorney Abbe David Lowell has left Winston & Strawn LLP to start his own firm and is now defending New York Attorney General Letitia James against a federal housing official's claims that she committed mortgage fraud.
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Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Avoid Prison During Appeal
A New York federal judge on Friday refused to allow former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and two of the businessmen who purportedly bribed him to avoid prison pending their appeal on a blockbuster corruption conviction.
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AMC Networks Gave New GC $600K Signing Bonus
AMC Networks Inc.'s general counsel received a $600,000 signing bonus when he joined the company in December to help offset his costs for leaving his prior job and for relocating his home, a Friday public filing says.
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NY Judge Axes Ford O'Brien Malpractice Suit
A former Ford O'Brien Landy LLP client who claimed the firm's "haphazard" representation lost him millions at arbitration has had his legal malpractice suit thrown out of New York state court, with a judge finding no evidence that the outcome would have changed had his counsel acted differently.
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Sullivan & Cromwell Adds V&E Shareholder Activism Leaders
Sullivan & Cromwell has added two seasoned corporate governance partners to its New York office, who most recently served as co-chairs of Vinson & Elkins' shareholder activism practice.
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Lippes Mathias Partners Talk Growth, New C-Suite Roles
Lippes Mathias LLP has created two new C-suite roles, chief legal officer and chief advisory officer, which the firm said are important for creating more structure as it expands its footprint.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Can New Partners Generate Business?
Christine Wong at MoFo discusses how newly elected partners can prioritize business development by creating a strategic plan with the firm's marketing team and strengthening relationships with professional and personal networks.
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9 Writing Tips From The Justices' Opinions Last Term
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.
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What Web3 Means For Lawyers' Ethical Duties
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.
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NY's Cybersecurity CLE Rule Is A Sign Of Changing Times
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.
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Opinion
Law Firms Stressing Work-Life Balance Are Missing The Mark
Law 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.
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A Law Student's Guide To Thriving As A Summer Associate
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.
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Burnout Prevention Requires Effort From Attys And Firms
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.
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How I Owned My Power As An Asian American Woman In Law
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.
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Successful In-House Alt Legal Services Start With 4 Questions
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.
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3 Reasons To Embrace Jargon In Legal Marketing Content
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.
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Future Lawyers Expect DEI Commitments Beyond Recruiting
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.
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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.
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How Firm Leaders Can Build And Sustain Culture
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.
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The Case That Showed Me The Value Of E-Discovery Plans
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.
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Opinion
CLE Accreditation Should Be Tied To Learning Outcomes
Given 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.