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Former Acting US Atty Talks Leading Cole Schotz's DC Launch
Abbe Lowell Repping NY AG After Leaving Winston & Strawn
Small Firms Look To Gain Talent Amid Gov't Workforce Tumult
Longtime ITC General Counsel Joins Polsinelli In DC
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Justices Wary Of Issuing 'Advisory' Ruling In Class Cert. Row
The U.S. Supreme Court's latest attempt to address a pressing question about class certification standards may be doomed by a procedural hiccup, with a majority of justices expressing concern Tuesday that they didn't have the authority to wade into a dispute over approval of a class that contains uninjured members.
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Justices Scoff At Feds' Defenses In Mistaken FBI Raid Case
Supreme Court justices Tuesday appeared flummoxed by the government's "ridiculous" arguments it should be immune to a Georgia resident's lawsuit over a mistaken FBI raid on her house, but seemed unlikely to issue a blanket ruling on when an officer's discretion trumps their liability for injuries caused by their actions.
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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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Former National Security Council Adviser Joins Venable
A White House National Security Council adviser, who also previously served as acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Venable LLP, the latest NSC official to depart the White House for the private sector in recent months.
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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.
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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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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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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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Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Joins Pillsbury As Consultant
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will work as a strategic consultant at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, where she'll be a senior policy adviser supporting a range of defense, national security and government practice groups, the firm recently announced.
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High Court Backs HHS In Hospital Pay Formula Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with federal health officials in a challenge over a formula used to calculate billions of dollars in annual payments to hospitals treating indigent patients, saying that those entitled to Supplemental Security Income should be collecting cash payments before they're counted in the formula.
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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.
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Ed Martin Turns In 100-Plus Pages Of Responses To Sens.
Ed Martin, nominee for U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, has turned in his response to hundreds of questions from the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and he largely sidestepped inquiries about currently serving in the role in an interim capacity.
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'Withdraw Your Accusation': Attys, Justices Clash In ADA Case
U.S. Supreme Court arguments over the standard of proof students must meet to pursue Americans with Disabilities Act claims of discrimination in public schooling turned combative Monday when one veteran litigator accused another of lying to the justices, eliciting sharp rebukes from several members of the bench.
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Justices Open To New Combat Compensation Filing Window
A group of U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed open to letting late-filing veterans get retroactive combat-related special compensation, with some justices saying that the statute might be explicit enough to not fall under the Barring Act's statute of limitations.
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Baker Donelson Picks Up Longtime HHS OIG Atty In Maryland
Amanda Copsey, a longtime U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General attorney, has joined Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as a shareholder in its Baltimore office, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in healthcare laws and regulations.
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Accuser Seeks $630K Sanction For Wright Defamation Suit
A Freshfields LLP counsel who claimed she had been pressured into engaging sexually with her George Mason University law professor Joshua Wright — and who subsequently was hit with a $108 million defamation suit in Virginia state court — is seeking more than $630,000 in sanctions for his allegedly "costly yearslong baseless litigation" against her.
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Jazz Musician Turned Atty Joins Pillsbury In DC From Kirkland
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP's new private capital and investment funds practice partner David Holland, never imagined himself as a lawyer. In fact, he started working at law firms as a way to finance travel for music school grad program auditions, he told Law360 Pulse in an interview Monday.
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'Give Me A Break': Judge Questions DOJ On Jenner Order
The Department of Justice on Monday argued for the dismissal of Jenner & Block LLP's lawsuit against the federal government over an executive order targeting the law firm for its selection of clients, with the judge on the case commenting "Give me a break" at one point during the DOJ's turn to speak.
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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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WilmerHale Rehires DOJ Civil Division Leader In DC
WilmerHale has rehired the former leader of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, who will take over as head of the government and regulatory litigation practice after more than 20 years revolving between roles at both the agency and firm.
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Speaker Johnson's Former Top Lawyer Joining Jenner In DC
The former general counsel to U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is joining Jenner & Block LLP to co-chair its congressional investigations practice, the firm said Monday.
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Up Next At High Court: Class Cert., Religious Charter Schools
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in five cases this coming week, including in disputes over whether courts can certify classes of plaintiffs when some members haven't suffered an injury and whether students alleging disability discrimination in public schools must meet a higher standard of proof to bring claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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BigLaw Partners, Judges Back Susman Godfrey In EO Suit
Hundreds of BigLaw partners and former judges on Friday threw their support behind Susman Godfrey LLP's lawsuit in D.C. federal court over President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the firm, warning that if "the independent bar is cowed into submission" it will threaten "the rule of law itself."
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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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The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
The justices heard arguments in five cases this week, including one over instruction on sexuality in public schools and another over the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurers provide free preventive care, while issuing one decision that self-deportation windows for unauthorized migrants don't expire on weekends. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Expert Analysis
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The 10-Min. Rule For Building A Business Development Habit
Many lawyers assume that becoming a rainmaker requires a significant investment of time and effort, but the truth is that building a consistent habit of business development can start with just 10 minutes of strategic outreach a day, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.
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5 Pointers For Firm Leaders Communicating Tough Decisions
Certain law firm decisions — such as whether to challenge an executive order — cannot be crowdsourced, but leadership can collaboratively communicate these choices using strategies that build trust, reinforce values and preserve cohesion, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.
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Conversations around retirement and succession can be understandably difficult, but when attorneys make a plan for the transition early and effectively, they have the opportunity to not only keep work but also increase it, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.
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Looking Under The Hood Of The $3,000 Billable Hour
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In recent years, top-tier law firms have pushed hourly rates to unprecedented heights, with some partners commanding $3,000 per hour — but this eye-popping number doesn’t tell the full story, as there are numerous caveats and rigorous winnowing along the way, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton.
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Alien Enemies Act Case Could Reshape Executive Power
President Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan nationals raises fundamental questions about statutory interpretation, executive power and constitutional structure, which now lay on the U.S. Supreme Court's doorstep, says Mauni Jalali at Quinn Emanuel.
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How Law Firms Can Keep Nonequity Partners Happy
Law firms that successfully manage two-tiered partnership do so by creating a culture that treats everyone with respect and by establishing financial incentives outside their base compensation to reward performance, says Carol Morganstern at Major Lindsey.
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Jurisdiction Argument In USAID Dissent Is Up For Debate
A dissent refuting the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent order directing the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay $2 billion in frozen foreign aid argued that claims relating to already-completed government contract work belong in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims – answering an important question, but with a debatable conclusion, says Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight.
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Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Leverage Your Atty Bio
If maintained properly, your firm bio can help attract potential clients and create authentic connections, so it's crucial to take steps to write an updated attorney profile that goes beyond a list of credentials, says Raychel Lean at Reputation Ink.
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Ask A Mentor: How Can I Promote Thoughtful Use Of AI?
Eran Kahana at Maslon discusses how partners can encourage responsible use of artificial intelligence tools within their firms by learning to spot pitfalls common to AI-generated work product and championing firmwide procedures and trainings that address the risks of uncritically relying on this powerful but imperfect technology.
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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.