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US Legal Sector Sheds 1,200 Jobs In December
After three months of steady recovery, the U.S. legal sector's job growth reversed course in December, with a loss of 1,200 positions, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Sive Paget & Riesel PC and Kaplan Martin LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after the Third Circuit denied an emergency motion for an injunction to halt New York City's highly litigated congestion pricing toll program.
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Feds Ask 15 Years For Menendez In Case Of 'Historical Rarity'
Prosecutors have asked a Manhattan federal judge to sentence former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez to at least 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking bribes from three New Jersey business executives in exchange for political favors.
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Goodwin Procter Extends Bonus Season With Milbank Match
The 2024 bonus season has trickled into January, with Goodwin Procter LLP announcing it will give associates year-end and special bonuses matching those given by other BigLaw firms, Law360 Pulse confirmed Friday.
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How State Courts Can Start Building Data Governance
State courts can start tackling data governance by forming a committee, providing additional training to current team members, hiring more team members and creating data use guidelines, according to a pair of state court leaders.
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Tyson & Mendes Head Talks Championing Women Leaders
Cayce Lynch, the first-ever national managing partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP, joined Law360 Pulse to discuss the significance of women seeing other women "in positions of success and leadership."
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Are Law Firm Office Mandates Missing The Point?
Creating a workplace that fosters community, connection, collaboration and a clearly defined culture cannot be accomplished through office mandates alone, and, in fact, a lack of flexibility when it comes to remote work options could backfire on that goal, according to the author of a new book out this month.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off 2025 with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms inked mergers, made leadership changes and promoted associates. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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NJ Firm Accused Of Malpractice Hid Facts, Insurer Says
An insurer has told a New Jersey federal court that a law firm it insured had no coverage for malpractice allegations because it knew its attorney was accused of bilking a man's heirs out of estate assets years before the firm was sued for wrongdoing, but never told the insurer.
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Judge Nixes Bid To Depose SEC Counsel In $73M Fraud Case
A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied a credit reporting agency's bid to depose four U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attorneys and to compel the production of their witness interview notes in a civil enforcement action over an alleged $73 million fraud, ruling the information sought is protected by the work-product doctrine.
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Menendez Sentencing Won't Taint Wife's Trial, Gov't Says
New York federal prosecutors are urging a Manhattan federal judge to reject Nadine Menendez's request for a three-month delay in her trial on bribery charges, saying that the sentencing of her husband, former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, on similar charges will not taint the jury pool for her trial.
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Federal Judges Fear Slower Courts After 'Devastating' Veto
The president's veto of legislation that would have added dozens more federal judgeships has stunned and disappointed top jurists around the country, leaving them worried that the "devastating" move means backlogs on court dockets will continue to delay cases, hurt litigants and undermine confidence in the judicial system.
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Littler Names Former Miami Leader As New COO
Management-side labor and employment law firm Littler Mendelson PC tapped its former Miami office managing shareholder and member of its management committee to serve as its next chief operating officer.
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Law Firm Leaders' Minds Are On Profitability, Growth, AI
Balancing profitability, growth and the implementation of generative artificial intelligence are the top challenges and priorities on the minds of law firm leaders going into 2025, according to the results of a recent survey by public relations firm Greentarget.
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Attys For Organizations May Need To Clarify Roles, ABA Says
Lawyers advising organizations through nonclient constituents may be obligated to clear up any confusion about their role that may cause the constituents to mistakenly think they can rely on the lawyer's advice to avoid criminal or civil liability, the American Bar Association said in a formal opinion Wednesday.
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Scarinci & Hollenbeck Taps Ex-DA To Lead Litigation Group
Scarinci & Hollenbeck LLC announced Wednesday it has tapped a former Kings County, New York, assistant district attorney, who joined the firm from Bressler Amery & Ross PC last year, to lead its litigation department in New York and New Jersey, where the firm has recently expanded its reach.
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Buchanan Ingersoll Adds Frier Levitt Pharmacy Atty In NJ
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC added a shareholder this week in its Newark, New Jersey, office from Frier Levitt who specializes in representing various kinds of pharmacies in transactions, litigation, investigations and other matters.
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Goodwin Exec Joins Lowenstein As Chief Marketing Officer
Lowenstein Sandler LLP has brought on a senior leader from Goodwin Procter LLP as chief marketing and business development officer, the firm said Wednesday.
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Ballard Spahr, Lane Powell Leaders On Post-Merger Plans
Ballard Spahr LLP officially merged with Lane Powell PC on Jan. 1, marking its entry into the Pacific Northwest. Law360 Pulse spoke with Peter Michaud, chair of the combined firm, and Barbara Duffy, former Lane Powell president, about their leadership priorities, integration strategies and growth plans.
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Law Firm Sought To Collect Expired Debts, 3rd Circ. Told
A New Jersey woman has urged the Third Circuit to revive her proposed class action against Garden State law firm Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP over its debt collection practices, arguing a lower court was too loose with its standard for the timeliness of the two lawsuits involved.
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NJ Investigation Agency Elevates Interim Chief To Top Role
The New Jersey State Commission of Investigation has appointed Tiffany Williams Brewer, a former state administrative law judge, assistant U.S. attorney and law professor, as chief executive of the agency.
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Lowenstein Sandler Elects 5-Atty Partner Class For 2025
Lowenstein Sandler LLP announced a class of five new partners for 2025 this week, drawing on attorneys working from New York and New Jersey and bringing expertise in tax law, environmental law, white collar defense and more.
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Gibbons Brings On Prudential Employment Legal Chief In NJ
Gibbons PC has expanded its employment and labor law practice group with the addition of the former chief legal officer for labor and employment at Prudential.
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Approach The Bench: Justice Goodwin Liu On Oral Argument
When Goodwin Liu became a California Supreme Court justice in 2011, the constitutional law professor found the intellectual demands of judging similar to academia, but was surprised to learn that "the art of judging is much more practical than people think."
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Menendez's Wife Fears His Sentencing Would Taint Her Trial
The wife of former Sen. Robert Menendez asked a New York federal judge on Tuesday to delay her trial on bribery charges, scheduled for Feb. 5, to avoid having it commence within one week of the sentencing of her husband and co-defendant.
Expert Analysis
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Increasing Public Access To Legal Services: A Practical Plan
Recommendations recently issued by a special committee of the Florida Bar represent a realistic, pragmatic approach to increasing the accessibility and affordability of legal services, at a time when the disconnect between the legal profession and the public at large has widened considerably, says Gary Lesser, president of the Florida Bar.
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Priorities For Improving The Legal Industry In Texas
To assist Texas lawyers in effectively executing their duties, we should be working on succession planning, attorney wellness, and increasing understanding of the grievance system by both bar members and the public, says Laura Gibson, president of the State Bar of Texas.
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Leading Your Law Firm's Creation Of A New Practice Group
Marjorie Peerce and Peter Jaslow at Ballard Spahr discuss the challenges of building a new law firm practice group from the ground up, and how sustained commitment, communication and collaboration are the key ingredients for success.
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Series
Ask A Mentor: How Do I Relay Shortcomings To Associates?
Michael Cohen at Duane Morris discusses the best ways to articulate how an associate is not meeting expectations, and why documentation of performance management is crucial for their growth and protecting the firm from discrimination suits.
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10 Principles For Effective Partner Reward Systems
Several forces are reshaping partners’ expectations about profit-sharing, and as compensation structures evolve in response, firms should keep certain fundamentals in mind to build a successful partner reward system, say Michael Roch at MHPR Advisors and Ray D'Cruz at Performance Leader.
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Why Interdisciplinarity Is Key To Designing The Future Of Law
The legal profession faces challenges that urgently demand new solutions, and lawyers and firms can address this by leaning on other industries that have more experience practicing, teaching and incorporating innovation into their core business and service models, says Jennifer Leonard at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Incorporating ADA Guidance Into Lawyer Wellness Movement
The Americans with Disabilities Act and rules of professional conduct may help the legal profession promote lawyer well-being by focusing on mental conditions' actual impact, rather than on associated stereotypes, says Alex Long at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
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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.