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    Akerman Adds New Director To Boost Workforce Connections

    Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace.

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    Greenberg Traurig Adds Ex-Seyfarth Real Estate Atty

    Greenberg Traurig LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former senior associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an of counsel in its real estate practice out of Orlando, Florida.

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    Norwegian Cruise Line GC Saw Compensation Rise To $5.2M

    An increased base salary, stock awards and a performance bonus contributed to Norwegian Cruise Line's top in-house attorney's total compensation increasing to $5.2 million, according to a recent proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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    Saul Ewing Names 1st Chief Strategic Operations Officer

    Saul Ewing LLP beefed up its executive team by creating a new role aimed at directing firmwide initiatives and has shifted its chief marketing officer into the position.

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    4 Skills Gen Z Associates Need To Close The Generation Gap

    As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences.

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    Large Law Firm Revenues Climb Despite Dip In Demand

    Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank.

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    Gordon Rees Adds 4-Atty Team For S. Fla. Expansion

    Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP announced Tuesday that it is expanding its footprint in South Florida with the addition of a four-attorney team from Black Srebnick that will be tasked with opening a Boca Raton office this summer.

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    Shook Hardy Int'l Arbitration Pro Joins Sequor Law In Miami

    The international dispute firm Sequor Law has expanded its arbitration team in Florida with an expert on international arbitration joining from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP.

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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.

  • Firm In Salmon Antitrust Case Owes Referral Fee, Suit Says

    A Boston law firm says another firm that served as co-lead counsel in a salmon purchaser antitrust case is refusing to honor a referral fee agreement for 15% of the attorney costs in the Florida litigation, according to a federal complaint filed Monday in Massachusetts.

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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.

  • Fla. Referee Recommends Suspension For Former Trump Atty

    Kenneth Chesebro, a former attorney for President Donald Trump and one of his co-defendants indicted in Georgia over alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, is facing a recommended 30-day suspension of his attorney's license in Florida.

  • NJ Atty Loses Social Media Defamation Case For Now

    A New Jersey attorney lost a federal court ruling dismissing without prejudice his defamation lawsuit against a social media personality — who advocates for alleged victims of revenge porn — with the judge granting permission to refile with more specific claims.

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    Former SEC Corp. Finance Atty Joins Carlton Fields In Fla.

    Carlton Fields has grown its business transactions practice with the addition of an experienced U.S. Securities and Exchange commission attorney, the firm said Monday.

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    GrayRobinson Appellate Pro Jumps To Shutts & Bowen In Fla.

    A former GrayRobinson PA shareholder who was a key legal strategist at the Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office brought her practice to Shutts & Bowen LLP, the firm announced Monday.

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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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    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.

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    Fla. Bar Puts Spotlight On Building Sustainable Legal Careers

    The Florida Bar is launching a "sustainability" committee aimed at helping struggling lawyers remain in the legal profession.

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    Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Ballard Spahr LLP and WilmerHale lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after a Manhattan federal jury rejected former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's libel claims against The New York Times over a 2017 editorial linking her to political violence.

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    Attorney Ignites Curiosity With Family-Run History Podcast

    They didn't start the fire — 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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    GrayRobinson Adds Fla. Former Engineer From Talem IP Law

    GrayRobinson PA announced Friday that it bolstered its ranks with a patent attorney and engineering professional in Gainesville, Florida, from Talem IP Law LLP.

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Expert Analysis

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • The Pandemic's Long-Term Impact On Law Firm Operations Author Photo

    Brian Burlant at Major Lindsey looks at how pandemic-era remote work has changed the way law firms operate — from shifts in secretarial functions to associate professional development — and explains why some alterations may be here to stay.

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    Fla. Jury Selection Success Shows Viability Of Remote Trials Author Photo

    The success of a Broward County, Florida, court earlier this month in conducting jury selection online is a true testament of faith in the jury system, and there is no doubt trials can be conducted via a video platform during the pandemic, says Chief Judge Jack Tuter of Florida's 17th Judicial Circuit.

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