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Meet The Florida Justices Up For Retention Votes
Justices Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso — the newest members of the Florida Supreme Court — will be on Tuesday's ballot in retention elections, giving Sunshine State voters a chance to decide whether to keep them on the bench for full six-year terms.
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Jackson Walker Rips Trustee's Judge Romance Fee Clawback
The U.S. Trustee's Office is exceeding its authority as a "watchdog" in seeking to claw back money paid to Jackson Walker LLP in bankruptcy cases because the judge presiding over those cases was having a secret relationship with a firm partner, the firm told a Texas federal bankruptcy court.
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Pennsylvania's Attorney General Race: Four Things To Know
In the race for Pennsylvania attorney general, a former county prosecutor and a two-term auditor general are facing off for the chance to be the Keystone State's top lawyer — both with ties to York, Pennsylvania, and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg. But whether they'd be more at home in the office's criminal prosecution or civil litigation roles depends on the candidate.
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Legal Hiring Continued Upward Trajectory In October
The U.S. legal sector logged its second month in a row of job number increases in October, following a four-month-long period of decline this spring and summer, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry marked the end of October with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms made new hires and promoted attorneys to partner. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firms Pour Money Into Texas Supreme Court Races
The races to fill three seats on the Texas Supreme Court have drawn thousands of dollars in campaign donations from BigLaw, midsize and small firms, with the largest sets of contributions mostly going to the Republican incumbents seeking reelection in Tuesday's matchups, a Law360 Pulse analysis has found.
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Feds: No 'Willfulness' Needed In Texas AG-Tied Investor Case
Federal prosecutors asked a Texas federal judge to reject an attempt by an investor at the center of the failed impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to toss the fraud case, saying Wednesday that "willfulness" isn't needed for a conspiracy to commit wire fraud conviction.
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3 Things To Know About The NC Governor Race
North Carolina voters are set to decide a hotly contested governor's race between the purple state's Democratic attorney general and a firebrand conservative lieutenant governor whose campaign has been rocked by scandal, including allegations of racist posts on a porn website.
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Ex-DA Joins Saltz Mongeluzzi To Help Sexual Abuse Victims
A former assistant district attorney in the Philadelphia suburbs has moved his practice to Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky PC, where he will represent victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking, the firm said Thursday.
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Combs 'Grasping At Straws' In Leak & Gag Motions, Feds Say
Manhattan federal prosecutors rejected Sean "Diddy" Combs' arguments that his sexual assault accusers should be forbidden from speaking out and that the government had leaked grand jury secrets, saying his motions lack evidence or any proper legal basis.
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Georgia Launches Committee To Take On 'Civil Justice Gap'
Georgia's chief justice has created a committee to identify ways to improve rural and low-income Georgia residents' access to civil legal services in an effort to close "the state's civil justice gap," the justice announced Thursday.
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Pro Services Contract Nixes NJ Public Defender's Pension
A New Jersey appellate court backed the Public Employees' Retirement System board's finding that a former municipal public defender is ineligible to receive pension benefits from 2008 onward, ruling that there was enough evidence to show the attorney's services were procured through a professional services contract.
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AI Litigation Analytics Co. Pre/Dicta Expands To State Courts
Artificial intelligence-enabled litigation analytics company Pre/Dicta has added California state courts to its platform, marking its expansion into the state court systems, the company said Thursday.
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NJ High Court Sets Rules For Judges' Social Media Use
The New Jersey Supreme Court approved a new social media policy for judges in the state this week in the aftermath of a Superior Court judge being suspended for posting vulgar lip-syncing TikToks.
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3rd Circ Rejects Charter Co. Exec's Ineffective Counsel Claims
The co-founder and former executive of a now-defunct public air charter operator has lost a bid to escape a fraud conviction on the grounds her lawyers provided ineffective counsel in her criminal trial, with a unanimous Third Circuit panel determining the jury would not have been swayed by a different trial strategy.
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The 2024 Practice Footprint Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
These firms are being singled out for their stellar litigation footprints and transactions work. See who's leading the pack in four categories: variety of cases, range of jurisdictions, closing large merger and acquisition deals, and handling registered offerings.
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The Litigation Footprints Of The 2024 Leaderboard Firms
Follow a firm's litigation tracks through federal district courts across the country with our interactive map.
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These Firms Top The 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
Presenting the 2024 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard — the 100 firms that are besting their peers on measures of prestige, social responsibility and the reach of their legal practice.
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Firms' Hiring Strategies Are Evolving In Fight For Top Spot
Competition for top talent among elite law firms shows no signs of slowing down, even amid economic uncertainty, with financially strong firms deploying aggressive strategies to attract and retain skilled professionals to solidify their market position.
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Pa. Says GOP Regret Doesn't Merit Freeze On Mail-In Vote Fix
Pennsylvania told the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday the federal justices have no authority to freeze a ruling from the state's top court allowing voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected as defective to submit provisional ballots as replacements, adding that the Republican Party's alleged regret over its litigation strategy doesn't require action either.
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Calif. Judge Scolded For Public Fight Over School Renaming
A California state judge has been publicly disciplined for leading a monthslong crusade against the renaming of his old high school, during which he spoke at rallies and fundraisers, called opponents "morons" on social media and generally "demeaned the judicial office."
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North Carolina Attorney General Race: 4 Things To Know
A defamation lawsuit is just the latest clash in the contentious race to become North Carolina's attorney general, a contest that's already drawn the spotlight on one candidate's TikTok use and his opponent's denial of the results of the 2020 election.
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BCLP Adds Ex-Seattle Mayor, US Atty As US White Collar Head
After a short break focused on pro bono work and chairing a Washington State Bar Association task force on emerging technologies and the practice of law, former Seattle mayor Jenny A. Durkan is returning to private practice at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.
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Ohio Justices Say Attorney In Prison Should Not Be Disbarred
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an attorney in federal prison for his participation in a tax fraud scheme should not be disbarred, and should have a chance to reapply for his law license in the future
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Man Who Threatened Fani Willis Gets 21-Month Prison Term
A man who pled guilty to threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Sheriff Patrick Labat over their roles in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump was sentenced to 21 months in prison on Tuesday by a Georgia federal judge.
Expert Analysis
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A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms
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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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.
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Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap
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.