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The National Association of Realtors' chief legal officer, Katie Johnson, plans to step down from her post effective Thursday, the latest change in a major shakeup that has roiled the organization's senior leadership in recent months, a NAR spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.
Diversity Lab on Wednesday announced the names of the record number of law firms that earned Mansfield Certification for the 2023 to 2024 period.
Digital watermarking company Digimarc Corp. has appointed a former general counsel of military contractor Northrop Grumman to be one of the newest members of its board of directors.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has boosted its New York office with a veteran mergers and acquisitions attorney who recently worked as chief product officer at legal-focused artificial intelligence company Harvey.
Litigation financing company LexShares Inc. urged a Massachusetts federal court to throw out a Black former CEO's suit, arguing that his racial discrimination claim against two board members who helped him acquire the company "defies common sense."
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that enforcement director Gurbir Grewal will be leaving the agency next week following a three-year tenure, during which the agency brought in record penalties and frequently clashed with crypto industry participants objecting to a string of lawsuits brought under Grewal's leadership.
Nearly a quarter of those who responded to a recent large-scale survey of Illinois lawyers said they had been bullied at work within the last year, with those numbers spiking among women and other traditionally underrepresented attorneys in the profession, a report released Tuesday found.
Want to know which legal chief is earning the most at an S&P 500 company? How compensation compares across business sectors? Explore the ins and outs of general counsel compensation with our interactive graphic.
Steelcase's legal leader, who has made her career in-house at the U.S. furniture designer and manufacturer, plans to retire in December, according to a securities filing on Wednesday, and the company will soon begin a search for her replacement.
Despite the buzz around generative artificial intelligence replacing lawyers, one category of legal vendors faces a particularly high risk of being supplanted: alternative legal service providers, or ALSPs.
A former Rutgers Law School dean will serve as the university's interim senior vice president and general counsel following John J. Hoffman's confirmation to the New Jersey Supreme Court, Rutgers announced Tuesday.
Binance general counsel Eleanor Hughes says she inherited "probably one of the most stressful situations a lawyer can face" when she entered her role as the company negotiated a $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities, but since then her focus has been on building the right team to guide the firm's compliance forward.
Lathrop GPM LLP and Silicon Valley firm Hopkins Carley have officially joined forces after announcing their planned combination in August, which includes a pair of new West Coast offices, the firm said Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's former general counsel Jonathan Meyer has bounced between the agency and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP since 2016, and now after three years as DHS' top lawyer, the firm said Tuesday he's returning to lead its national security group in D.C.
New York white collar boutique Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP has announced that the former chief of the New York State Attorney General Office's real estate enforcement unit joined the firm as a partner.
Energy delivery and construction services company MDU Resources Group Inc. has hired a longtime in-house attorney at Foot Locker to serve as its new chief legal officer.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams nominated a longtime public servant as his next corporation counsel and promoted a former WilmerHale attorney to City Hall chief counsel as the embattled Democrat faces federal corruption charges.
Nonequity partners make up one of the fastest-growing tiers of lawyers at major law firms — and that tier is the most discontented, according to Law360 Pulse's 2024 Law Firm Compensation Survey.
Lawyers in private practice are generally happy with their compensation, and BigLaw associates are particularly satisfied, thanks to openly competitive rates of pay. But equity partners at smaller firms are happiest, according to a new Law360 Pulse survey.
The legal industry may be known for its relatively high pay, but don't tell that to lawyers: Barely half of all attorneys feel satisfied or very satisfied with what they make, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
Crypto exchange Bybit has added a Binance and ByteDance alum to head its legal and compliance operations, the firm announced Tuesday.
A former partner and general counsel for the credit arm of Apollo Global Management is now a partner in Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP's corporate department, the firm said Tuesday.
Cyber insurance company Cowbell announced Tuesday that it has promoted to serve as its general counsel an attorney who has served as its vice president of legal for more than two years.
CoinShares International's general counsel stepped down Monday "to pursue other opportunities" beyond the European cryptocurrency asset manager, the firm said in a statement.
TXSE Group Inc. said Monday that two legal leaders who have counsel experience at organizations including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Charles Schwab & Co. and the Cincinnati Stock Exchange are among a slew of executive appointments at the trading company as it moves closer to launching a new securities exchange.
Life coach and author Wendy Tamis Robbins discusses why she left a career in BigLaw to work in the professional well-being space after finding freedom from anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and substance use disorders, and highlights two changes the legal industry should implement to address attorneys' mental health.
With full-time offer rates at the lowest point since 2012, summer associates must do all they can to distinguish themselves, starting with a few fundamentals — from the importance of asking clarifying questions to being honest about mistakes, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.
To meet the demands of an evolving legal market and changing client expectations, law firms must not only embrace innovation, but also find ways to accelerate adoption and mitigate risks in an industry historically resistant to change, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
Sabina Lippman at CenterPeak discusses steps BigLaw partners can take when considering a move or announcing their departure to help navigate tricky compensation issues and remain on good terms with their current partners.
Jennifer Hoekstra at Aylstock Witkin shares the tough conversations about timing, goals, logistics and values involved in her family's decision that she would build her career as a litigator and law firm partner while her husband stepped back from his own litigation role to stay home with their children.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Legal Commentary GhostwriterWayne Pollock at Copo Strategies shares how he went from overworked Am Law 50 associate to owner of a legal thought leadership ghostwriting service, and provides four lessons for anyone who might be considering launching a business within the legal industry.
Gary Parsons at Brooks Pierce offers advice for young lawyers seeking trial experience in an environment where fewer cases make it to trial, including how to build their reputations, set their expectations and pick the right firm.
New Era ADR co-founder Collin Williams discusses his journey navigating a clinical depression diagnosis, how this experience affected his leadership style, and what the legal industry can do to better support attorneys with mental health conditions.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: Career And Wellness CoachTara Rhoades at The Sanity Plea shares how she went from BigLaw partner to legal industry career and wellness coach, and explains how attorneys can use their capabilities, knowledge and professional networks to pursue coaching themselves, or bring refreshed meaning and purpose to their current roles.
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Talking Mental Health: Tackling Stress As A Practice LeaderConstance Rhebergen at Bracewell discusses how she handles the stress of being a practice chair, how sources of stress have changed in the legal industry over the past decade and what law firms can do to protect attorney mental health.
In the face of a dispersed and changing workforce with Generation Z entering the scene, law firms should consider some practical strategies to revitalize their cultures, provide meaningful mentorship and safeguard their knowledge bases, says Shireen Hilal at Maior Strategic Consulting.
One of the most effective ways firms can ensure their summer associate programs are a success is by engaging in a timely and meaningful evaluation process and being intentional about when, how and by whom feedback should be provided, say Caroline Cimei and Erica Fine at Shutts & Bowen.
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Talking Mental Health: Life As A Lawyer With OCDKelly Hughes at Ogletree discusses what she’s learned in the 14 years since she was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, recounting how the experience shaped her law practice, what the legal industry and general public get wrong about the disorder, and how law firms can better support employees who have OCD.
Artificial intelligence tools will increasingly be used by outside counsel to better predict the outcomes of litigation — thus informing legal strategy with greater precision — and by clients to scrutinize invoices and evaluate counsel’s performance, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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My Nonpracticing Law Job: LibrarianLisa A. Goodman at Texas A&M University shares how she went from a BigLaw associate who liked to hang out in the firm's law library to director of a law library herself in just over a decade, and provides considerations for anyone interested in pursuing a law librarian career.