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    Bots, AI And Fake Leads: Attys 'Besieged' By Recruiter Tactics

    Off-base mass emails, incessant robocalls, and fake exclusive application offers are just a few of the unsavory tactics some report having seen more often in the attorney recruitment market in recent years.

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    ABA Eyes Reducing Board Size, Trimming Diversity Seats

    The American Bar Association proposed reducing the size of its board of governors and proportionally cutting the number of seats reserved for women, people of color and other underrepresented groups, as the organization's president Monday reiterated a commitment to "rule of law, due process, access to justice, fairness and diversity."

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    Public Justice Leader Asks 'What Would Gerson Smoger Do?'

    Gerson Smoger runs a small plaintiffs firm where, over the decades, he has helped secure millions in damages in toxic tort cases around the country – all while writing numerous amicus briefs and serving on multiple nonprofit boards. The trial lawyers' organization Public Justice recently honored Smoger for his accomplishments and service.

  • Ga. Lawyer Sues Opposing Counsel For Insulting Email

    A Georgia lawyer has launched a defamation lawsuit in state court against opposing counsel in a passport dispute for sending an email that called him a liar and the "epitome of antiquated false male dominance."

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    Stevens & Lee Merges With NJ Firm, Opens 18th Office

    Stevens & Lee has opened its 18th office via a merger with Brown Moskowitz & Kallen PC, adding eight attorneys and a location in Chatham, New Jersey, as part of the firm's third combination in 2025, it was announced Monday.

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    Taylor Duma Brings On Litigator From Fla. Boutique

    Taylor Duma LLP is expanding its litigation team, announcing Monday that it is bringing in a family law expert who ran her own firm as a partner in its Miami office.

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    Womble Bond Adds 20 Attys From Shuttering Nashville Firm

    Womble Bond Dickinson announced Monday that it has strengthened its presence in Nashville, Tennessee, by bringing on 20 attorneys from boutique law firm Neal & Harwell PLC, which will cease operations Aug. 31.

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    Fla. Firm Eisinger Law Names New Litigation Leader

    Florida firm Eisinger Law announced Monday that its litigation department will be led by a former Thornton Law Firm PLLC attorney who also previously worked at Marshall Dennehey.

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    Nutter Absorbs Calif. Trusts Boutique, Adds 13 Attys Firmwide

    Boston-headquartered Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP announced Monday that it has added a total of 13 attorneys in California, New York and Hawaii, marking the single-largest growth in the firm's 146-year history.

  • Conn. Firm Seeks Pause Amid Firm Breakup Arbitration

    In the latest legal skirmish between former law partners Andrew Garza and Ryan McKeen following the dissolution of Connecticut Trial Firm LLC, Garza's new firm on Friday asked a Connecticut state court to pause unfair trade practices claims brought against it by McKeen's new firm, arguing that the complaint is an attempt to circumvent arbitration stays.

  • Atty Seeks To End Malpractice Suit Over SEC Fraud Case

    A New York lawyer is seeking a quick win on malpractice claims brought in Florida federal court by a former client who says she improperly advised him to sign a consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that resulted in a $12.1 million disgorgement judgment, arguing the client's subsequent guilty plea defeats the claims.

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    Novel Texas Program Aims To Support Lawyers In Crisis

    An innovative program from the Austin Bar Foundation seeks to allow lawyers to turn to their fellow attorneys to keep their practices afloat during times of crisis.

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    NJ Law Firm Anselmi & Carvelli Adds White Collar Vet

    The Morristown, New Jersey-based litigation boutique Anselmi & Carvelli LLP has added a white collar trial attorney with experience representing clients in high-profile cases including the "Bridgegate" lane closure controversy and the recent bribery scandal involving former Sen. Bob Menendez.

  • NC Atty Says Ex-Wife Has No Claim To Firm's Future Earnings

    An intellectual property lawyer in North Carolina told the state's top court that his ex-wife isn't entitled to half the value of his law firm in their divorce, arguing that whatever he earns from the firm's goodwill in the future can't be divvied up as part of the marital estate.

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    Ex-HUD GC On 'Running To The Fight' With New DC Boutique

    In a recent interview with Law360 Pulse, former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development general counsel Benjamin Klubes said he opted to launch his own practice after leaving the government, instead of joining a bigger firm, so he could more freely represent clients in cases challenging the Trump administration.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed Epic Games Inc.'s 2023 antitrust jury trial win, along with an injunction requiring Google to open its Google Play Store to rivals.

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    Clinton Alums Open 'Social Impact' Firm to 'Beat' Trump

    A pair of ex-Hillary Clinton advisers said they have launched a new "social impact" law boutique on Thursday that will work in tandem with their existing communications shop, aimed at offering legal counsel and policy insight to clients "looking to make a difference when it matters most."

  • Firms Say Lien Discharge Row Was Not Vexatious Litigation

    The law firms Neubert Pepe & Monteith PC and Cuddy & Feder LLP told a Connecticut state court they should not have to face a lawsuit from a couple who claim they misused the judicial system to delay payouts from a property owner, arguing that the complaint does not sufficiently allege they engaged in vexatious litigation.

  • Judge Denies Memphis Bid To Sanction Tyre Nichols' Lawyers

    A Tennessee federal judge has decided not to issue sanctions against high-profile civil rights lawyers Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci over a press release that claimed a civil lawsuit against the city over the police beating death of Tyre Nichols would not bankrupt the Memphis government because the city's insurance would foot the bill.

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    Ex-Walsh Barnes Attys On New Future At Marshall Dennehey

    The difficult decision to dissolve Pittsburgh-based Walsh Barnes PC this summer after just over two decades in business was made a little bit easier for the firm's name partners when Marshall Dennehey agreed to add most of its attorneys and support staff.

  • Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry ended July with another action-packed week as attorneys took on new firm gigs and in-house roles across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.

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    Legal Job Sector Continued 5-Month Growth Streak In July

    For the fifth straight month, the U.S. legal industry experienced job growth, adding 600 positions in July, according to preliminary data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    July was a month of debuts for a handful of firms that opened offices and expanded into new markets. Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP entered the Seattle market with the help of three former K&L Gates LLP attorneys, and boutique Dunn Isaacson Rhee LLP opened its first office in Washington, D.C., after launching earlier this year.

  • 8th Circ. Says Firm's Conspiracy Suit Wrongly Tossed

    The Eighth Circuit on Thursday revived a law firm's suit alleging that the defendants in a wrongful death suit conspired to have the firm withdraw from that suit after raising false accusations, saying the trial court "took a trip back in time" to an older interpretation of court doctrine.

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    Spizzirri Law Hires IRS Atty In Atlanta

    A senior attorney for the IRS has joined Spizzirri Law LLC in Atlanta as its second attorney, turning to the business law firm to put his expertise in tax law and business matters to use in private practice.

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Expert Analysis

  • 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.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI? Author Photo

    Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.

  • Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan Author Photo

    Law firm culture is often dismissed as a soft factor — merely platitudes on a website that seem disconnected from the bottom line — but by intentionally embedding a strong culture into day-to-day operations, law firms can achieve sustainable success, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.

  • 5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration Author Photo

    To ensure that lateral partners effectively integrate their books of business, firms should design a structured transition plan based on a few fundamentals, from tracking the right data to implementing meaningful incentives, says Lana Manganiello at Practice Growth Partner.

  • Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right Author Photo

    As law firms continue to wrestle with return-to-office policies, many are being pulled toward one or the other of two extremes: the rigidity of a five-day in-office schedule and the laissez-faire approach of a flexible three-day hybrid model — but a four-day in-office workweek may be the sweet spot, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal Author Photo

    As the legal world increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence, lawyers and firms must develop and utilize strong prompting skills, keep a pulse on forthcoming tech evolutions, and remain steadfast to ethical obligations, say Michele Carney at Carney & Marchi and Marty Robles-Avila at BAL.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises Author Photo

    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

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