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Why Training Partners To Supervise AI Is Now A Priority
As law firms integrate generative artificial intelligence into their operations and teach attorneys to use it, some are getting their partners up to speed by training them specifically in how to supervise the use of these tools.
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Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.
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Texas Atty Still Disbarred For Failing To Report Client's Death
A Texas appeals court has upheld the disbarment of an attorney who was found by a jury to have engaged in professional misconduct, in part, by failing to report the death of a client he had represented in an attempt to recover the value of bounced checks.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week as BigLaw firms shifted operations, expanded practices and took on new talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Latham & Watkins LLP leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court left in place an Oklahoma state court ruling barring the launch of the nation's first religious charter school.
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Southwest Flight Attendant Fights To Revive Nixed Sanctions
A flight attendant urged the Fifth Circuit to reconsider its move to axe a contempt order against Southwest Airlines in her wrongful termination suit, arguing it shouldn't be scrapped just because the panel took issue with court-ordered religious liberty training for Southwest attorneys.
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'Circular Firing Squad' Is Stalling Romance Case, Judge Says
A Texas federal judge told Jackson Walker LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP that they were stuck in a "circular firing squad" in a debate over whether the former CEO of a defunct barge company could sue the firms over a former bankruptcy judge's secret romance with an attorney.
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CBP Search, DHS Emails Both Rattle, Rally Immigration Attys
Over the last two months, a handful of attorneys have gone public about their unusual interactions with immigration authorities, including receiving emails telling them to self-deport and being temporarily detained by Customs and Border Protection, experiences that have stoked some anxiety among the immigration bar in particular.
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Dorsey & Whitney's New Head Kicks Off Role With Momentum
Peter Nelson, who was recently chosen as Dorsey & Whitney’s new managing partner, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about how to build on the firm’s growth of the last several years and what challenges he sees on the horizon.
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US Trustee, Jackson Walker Might Mediate Fee Case
The U.S. Trustee's Office and Jackson Walker LLP told a Texas federal judge Thursday they are open to mediating the watchdog's bid to have the law firm forfeit fees from more than 30 cases overseen by a former bankruptcy judge who was romantically involved with a onetime firm partner.
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Simpson Thacher Lands White & Case Energy Pro In Houston
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has added an attorney in Houston who worked at White & Case LLP for more than a decade, to bolster its efforts to assist clients with project, energy and infrastructure financing and other banking matters.
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Texas Bills To Watch Before The End Of The 2025 Session
With less than two weeks remaining in the Texas legislative session, lawmakers will hit several deadlines in the coming days that will seal the fate of bills surrounding legal procedure, abortion, artificial intelligence and other topics.
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Ferguson Braswell Starts Oil And Gas Practice With Texas Atty
Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has added a former Harris Finley & Bogle PC attorney to lead its newly formed oil and gas practice to enhance services it offers to clients in one of the most critical practice areas in Texas, firm leaders told Law360 Pulse on Wednesday.
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Toyota Taps Assistant GC For Compliance Chief Role
Toyota Motor North America Inc. has promoted its assistant general counsel to chief compliance and ethics officer ahead of the current compliance and ethics leader's retirement.
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Sheppard Mullin Lands Alston & Bird, Dechert Attys
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP has brought on a former Alston & Bird LLP partner in its Dallas office and a former Dechert LLP partner in its San Francisco office, strengthening the firm's finance and bankruptcy practice and business trial practice.
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2025 Law Firm Leasing Begins Strong, Report Shows
U.S. law firms are on pace to surpass 2024's record-setting leasing activity, ending the first quarter of 2025 with 3.4 million square feet of new or renewed leases throughout the country, according to newly released data.
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Feds Say Atty Behind Embassy Attack Can't Avoid Restitution
A Florida attorney who claimed he was unable to pay restitution for felony convictions after he detonated explosives in San Antonio and outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., cannot avoid the $325,000 bill, federal prosecutors told a D.C. federal court.
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Womble Bond Adds Chamberlain Hrdlicka Litigator In Houston
Womble Bond Dickinson grew its business litigation team in Houston with a trial litigator with more than 30 years of experience who previously served as head of litigation at Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Dell Technologies GC Earned $4.5M More Than Last Year
The longtime general counsel for Dell Technologies Inc. saw his compensation jump by nearly $4.5 million last fiscal year, to $11.4 million, according to a recent securities filing.
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Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Costs Keep Outpacing Inflation
The frequency at which major law firms faced malpractice claims held relatively steady in 2024, but payouts on claims continued to boom at a rate outpacing general inflation, according to this year's legal professional liability insurance survey, with nearly half of insurers surveyed reporting having paid at least one claim over $150 million.
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Texas Bar Bans Cos. From Hiring Out In-House Attys
For-profit companies in Texas can't provide legal services to customers, even if they offer those services on an "at cost" basis, the State Bar of Texas has said.
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Atty Says Texas Firm Fired Her For Taking Protected Leave
A former associate at a prominent Texas personal injury firm who claims she was fired after she took medical leave for a disabling eye condition and bereavement leave upon her mother's death has brought a disability discrimination suit against the firm and associated entities in federal court in Houston.
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Bradley Arant's New Litigation Head Shares Guiding Principle
Anne Marie Seibel, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's new head of litigation, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about the personal connections within the team that are energizing her for the role.
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Office Snapshot: McDermott Goes Sky-High In Dallas
McDermott Will & Emery LLP gave Law360 Pulse an up-close look at its new office on the penthouse floor of uptown Dallas' tallest tower, where 15-foot windows provide a view of the city skyline and clouds that seemed at eye level.
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Many Law Firms 'Soul Searching' About Their AI Goals
While recent reports show that law firm adoption of artificial intelligence tools is jumping, many firms haven't reached the stage where they are measuring gains from their AI investments yet, according to current and former law firm leaders and consultants.
Expert Analysis
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Making Legal Cents: Firm Culture Is The New Game Plan
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.
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5 Questions Firms Must Ask For Successful Lateral Integration
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.
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Goldilocks Solution: Why The 4-Day Office Week Is Just Right
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.
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As Attys Adopt Generative AI, 3 Elements Should Be Cardinal
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.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“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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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Prioritize Connections
One reason business development in the legal industry seems so mysterious is because human relationships are so complex, but lawyers can reorient their thinking in two important ways to drive the process of connecting with new colleagues and contacts, say Jamie Lawless and Angela Quinn at Husch Blackwell.
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Overcoming US Law Firms' Hesitancy To Enter Indian Market
Successful private equity exits with strong returns have solidified India's buyout market as an increasingly attractive destination for future investments, offering compelling reasons for the U.S. legal community to overcome its caution on the country's markets, says Vaishali Movva at Eimer Stahl.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Make A Plan For The Year
While firms are busy allocating resources and assessing client demand, individual attorneys should use the start of the year to slow down and create a personal business plan, which can be accomplished with a few steps, say Elizabeth Gooch, Teri Robshaw and Chris Newman at McDermott.
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Talking Mental Health: Caring For Everyone As A Firm Leader
Reid Phillips at Brooks Pierce discusses how he manages the pressure of running a law firm, how sources of stress in the legal industry have changed over the past decade, and what firm leaders should do to help manage burnout and mental health issues among employees.
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How Firms Can Use LinkedIn To Aid Marketing Efforts In 2025
LinkedIn has several features law firms can use to showcase their capabilities and thought leadership to reach prospective and existing clients, including the Event and Live features, says Sofia Millar at Reputation Ink.
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Talking Mental Health: Managing Emotions In Trauma Cases
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Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm discusses what motivates her to represent victims of catastrophic injuries, how she copes with the emotional toll of such cases, and what other attorneys taking on similar cases can do to protect their mental well-being.
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Strategies For Successful Law Firm Mergers In 2025
Law firms are expected to continue consolidating in the year to come, and because these mergers require a different kind of playbook, firm leaders must carefully consider office culture nuances, professional services economics and talent retention strategy before any merger, say directors at FTI Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: Winning More Work In A Crowded Market
In a market where clients have more options, tighter budgets and higher expectations, firms must figure out how to differentiate themselves without discounting their rates, and several practical strategies for pitching, pricing and early-engagement communication can help, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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Best Practices For Implementing Firm Revenue Cycle Roles
Law firm revenue cycles are becoming more complex and time-consuming, but hiring dedicated revenue cycle personnel can help streamline the process and reduce the burden on attorneys, says Christine Indiano at Harbor Global.
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Tips For Constructing Your Small-Law Exit Strategy
By initiating planning and processes to evaluate personal retirement goals and firm value early, longtime solo practitioners and small-firm owners can unlock a range of possibilities and potential buyers, setting up for a profitable exit and a rewarding transition, says Brent Daub at Gilson Daub.