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McDermott Is Cutting Its Associate Ranks
Norton Rose Grows In Calif., Ill. With 6-Atty DLA Piper Hire
Law Firm Dissolutions Are Becoming More Common
Sheppard Adds 15 Perkins Trial Attys As It Targets IP Growth
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DLA Piper Names 62 New Partners, Including 24 In US
DLA Piper announced Wednesday that 62 attorneys have joined its global partnership ranks, as of May 1, with the U.S. logging more promotions to partner than other regions, with 24 total.
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Paul Weiss Brings On Gibson Dunn Litigator In Houston
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP announced Wednesday that it has brought on a veteran trial lawyer in Houston who practiced for over three decades with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP to boost the firm's litigation offerings domestically and internationally.
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Womble Bond Adds Akin Gump Finance Pro In Houston
Womble Bond Dickinson has strengthened its debt financing capabilities in the energy sector with the hiring of a Houston-based partner who came aboard from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
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Feds Say Stolen BigLaw Deal Info Aided Huge Trading Scheme
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unveiled indictments outlining a massive insider trading scheme that allegedly netted tens of millions of dollars using nonpublic information about mergers and acquisitions worked on by some of the nation's biggest law firms.
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Womble Bond Adds Moore & Van Allen IP Trio in Charlotte
Three Moore & Van Allen PLLC intellectual property attorneys have moved to Womble Bond Dickinson's growing Charlotte, North Carolina, office, it was announced Tuesday.
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The Top Law Schools For Legal Industry Jobs: A Data Review
A law degree can lead to careers across law firms, government, business and public interest, according to the latest ABA data. See which schools stand out for placing graduates in BigLaw, federal and state clerkships, public interest roles and more.
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The Law School Legal Industry Job Tracker: Class Of 2025
Want to know which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates to BigLaw? How big a slice are landing those prized clerkships in federal or state courts? Explore the ins and outs of law school graduate placement in our interactive graphic.
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Aiming For BigLaw? These Schools Deliver
Law school students continue to set their sights on law firm jobs post-graduation, with interest in BigLaw roles holding strong. Here's a look at how those preferences are playing out and which schools are sending the highest percentage of graduates directly to BigLaw.
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Miller & Chevalier Hires DOJ Nat'l Security Atty In DC
Miller & Chevalier Chtd. has hired an attorney who spent the past nine years working in the federal government, most recently with the U.S. Department of Justice's National Security Division in a section focused on export controls and counterintelligence issues.
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Cooley Launches Energy Group With Baker Botts Partner
Cooley LLP announced Wednesday that it is launching an infrastructure, energy and real estate group with a New York partner from Baker Botts LLP who advises on global energy and infrastructure projects.
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Firm Leaders Report Rising Rates Fueling Client Churn
While rate increases are the primary driver of law firm revenue, legal leaders also fear those price hikes are leading to client churn, according to a report released Wednesday by marketing technology platform Passle.
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Womble Bond Picks Veteran Real Estate Atty As Partner In SF
Womble Bond Dickinson has hired a real estate and land use attorney with more than 50 years of experience as a partner for its real estate team in San Francisco, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Lit Funders Eye Firm Equity Stakes In Managed Services Deals
Litigation funders are emerging as a major force in the scramble to buy stakes in U.S. personal injury law firms via managed services organizations, as evidenced by a recent $125 million deal involving Fortress Investment Group.
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Duane Morris Integrates Gambling, Sports Industry Groups
The growing popularity of betting in sports has prompted Duane Morris LLP to respond to the meshing of the two sectors by integrating its sports and gambling law groups.
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Ex-Sunrun Legal VP Joins Wilson Sonsini In San Francisco
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC announced Tuesday that the former vice president of legal at solar energy company Sunrun has joined the firm's San Francisco office as an energy and climate solutions partner.
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Squire Patton Adds Finance Atty In Dallas From JPMorgan
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has expanded its financial services offerings in Texas with the addition of a former assistant general counsel at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Taft Brings Seward Gov't Practice Chair To New NYC Office
Less than a month after launching in New York City, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Tuesday that its newest office has brought on a former federal prosecutor who most recently chaired Seward & Kissel LLP's government enforcement and investigations practice.
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Taft IP Litigators Join Saul Ewing's DC Practice
Saul Ewing LLP has hired two Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP lawyers, who have more than four decades of combined experience as patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigators in courts across the country, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Clifford Chance Gains Winston & Strawn, O'Melveny Litigators
Clifford Chance LLP has strengthened its litigation and arbitration offerings in Houston with a former Winston & Strawn LLP partner who will serve as global head of infrastructure disputes, and a former O'Melveny & Myers LLP attorney who advises infrastructure, energy and construction companies.
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K&L Gates Creates Partner Role For Practice AI Strategy
K&L Gates LLP has chosen Jake Bernstein, a partner of the firm's technology transactions and data protection practice groups, to fill its new global artificial intelligence and innovation role.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Bacon On School Accreditation
State high courts are responsible for regulating the legal profession in their jurisdictions, and so New Mexico Supreme Court Justice C. Shannon Bacon thinks it's only right that justices reevaluate the principles behind law school accreditation.
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Freshfields Adds Skadden White Collar Lawyer In DC, NY
Freshfields LLP has hired a Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP white collar defense lawyer, who spent years working as a federal prosecutor investigating corporate financial crime, international money laundering and other related matters.
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Wellness Retreat Planner, Recruiter On Building Community
Recruiter and lawyer Kathryn Holt Richardson is heading to Tanzania this October alongside around a dozen other lawyers for an eight-day wellness retreat. It's not the first one she's facilitated, but it is the first time she's opened a retreat up to include men.
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Fox Rothschild Names New General Counsel
Fox Rothschild LLP's deputy general counsel and head of its Greensboro, North Carolina, office will assume the role of general counsel at the firm.
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Proskauer Lands Globetrotting Private Funds Atty In LA
Proskauer Rose LLP announced Tuesday that it has brought on a former Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP partner in its private funds group in Los Angeles.
Expert Analysis
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AI-Powered Search Demands New Legal Marketing Playbook
As potential clients use artificial intelligence tools instead of search engines when looking for counsel, it is a democratizing moment for specialized midsize firms and a compression threat for generalist big-firm brand positioning, says Ronn Torossian at 5WPR.
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What Law Firm MSOs Can Learn From Accounting Co. Model
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Private equity capital has been flowing into accounting firms for years, with investors developing creative structures to work within that field's specific ownership restrictions, and the framework developed by these transactions offers valuable insights for law firms looking for outside investment, says Russell Shapiro at Levenfeld Pearlstein.
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Legal Tech Talks: StrongSuit CEO On The AI Gold Rush
Justin McCallon, CEO of StrongSuit, discusses how the potential for automation and insight generation with artificial intelligence is massive, but that in legal work, especially litigation, the margin for error is essentially zero.
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How Leaders Can Foster Professional Growth With Feedback
When law firm leaders provide work product feedback by identifying errors instead of offering guiding input, they miss a key opportunity to treat feedback as a professional development and leadership tool, but several practices can help bridge the gap between intent and impact, says Janet Jackson at Well-Law.
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Why Marketing Teams Are Vital For Law Firm AI Storytelling
Many law firms are using generic decks for multiple client presentations to articulate their artificial intelligence strategy, but in order to differentiate themselves, it's important to bring marketing teams into the fold to identify what's actually distinctive about how a firm uses AI, says Eric Greenberg at Cox Media.
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Legal Marketing Conference Highlights Pivotal Time For Firms
The Legal Marketing Association's recent annual conference underscored how advances in artificial intelligence and shifting client expectations are causing law firms to evolve into more structured, data-driven businesses that place greater emphasis on strategy, implementation and measurable results, say Maria Aronson and Gina Rubel at Furia Rubel.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Build Relationship Habits
Meaningful relationships are foundational to business development, and they can be deliberately fostered through a set of habits for authentically, intentionally and consistently connecting with clients and colleagues — starting with people you already know and like, says Matthew Moran at V&E.
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Legal Leaders Are Asking The Wrong Questions About AI
Artificial intelligence is already woven into everyday work for attorneys, so beyond questioning whether AI was used and approving such tools, legal leaders need to create a shared foundation for what good AI use looks like on their team, says Alex Denniston at Factor.
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In-House Leaders Can Turn Contract Data Into Growth Insight
A company's contracts contain final, negotiated commercial commitments that reveal important growth, revenue and strategy insights, but for organizations that aren’t making two key structural changes, the information tends to remain within the legal department — untranslated and unused, says Shimane Smith at NerdWallet.
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PE's Path In UK Legal Market Offers Playbook For US Firms
The U.K. offers 14 years' worth of data on private equity's involvement in the legal market, demonstrating for U.S. firms what worked, what didn’t and why, and illustrating several lessons about operational readiness, cultural fit and timing, says Tom Lenfestey at The Law Practice Exchange.
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8 Mistakes That Derail Law Firms' Sector Strategies
When firms attempt to deliberately organize their expertise, client relationships, business development, and thought leadership around specific industry verticals – sometimes called industry sector programs – several missteps commonly arise, but with discipline and alignment any firm can successfully grab market share, say Heidi Gardner at Harvard Law School and David Harvey at Harvey Global Consulting.
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Making Legal Cents: A Strategic Plan For Lateral Partner Hires
Firms of all sizes are accelerating lateral hiring of experienced partners because investing in senior expertise can pay off big — but for such an investment to work, firms need a disciplined strategy for vetting candidates, supporting their integration, and ensuring they'll generate real returns, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
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As AI Rewrites BigLaw Hiring, Mid-Law May Snag Edge
Similar to the way the transfer portal changed how many NCAA men’s basketball teams are built, artificial intelligence use in the legal industry is changing BigLaw’s lateral hiring market and creating a field where midmarket firms that develop their talent will hold an edge in the legal profession's next era, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.
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5 Firm Structure Changes To Adequately Address Atty Burnout
While wellness programs, flexible schedules and mental health resources are meaningful steps toward addressing burnout in the legal industry, a more effective approach must involve a redesign of law firm incentive structures, says retired attorney Jason Ward.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be An Industry Expert
Although taking the time to fully invest in a client and its industry is a big ask, it is well worth it for attorneys to understand the pressures, trends and constraints of a client's industry in order to build enduring business relationships, says Nonnie Shivers at Ogletree.