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Lateral Hiring Softens In Q3 As Partner Moves Slow
After a brief period of stability in the second quarter, lateral recruitment at law firms has softened once more in the third quarter of 2024, particularly in the hiring of partner candidates, according to recent data from legal data company Firm Prospects LLC.
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Outgoing NCSC Prez Talks Transparency, Checks & Balances
Mary McQueen, who is retiring after more than 20 years as president of the National Center for State Courts, joined Law360 Pulse for a conversation about transparency and safety in the courts and her legacy at the organization.
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White House Alum To Co-Lead Regulation At Lewis Brisbois
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has tapped an attorney with deep experience across multiple government positions, including serving in the White House Office of Management and Budget, to co-chair its administrative law and regulatory practice.
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Morgan Lewis Promotes 26 Lawyers To Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP announced this week that it has promoted 26 attorneys to partner across 12 offices.
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Law360 Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work
Potter Anderson's representation of IBM in a patent suit and Vedder Price's work on $1 billion pair of drilling contracts lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4.
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Legal Industry Jobs Creep Back Up After 4-Month Decline
After four straight months of employment declines, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest report shows positive signs for the legal industry.
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Mayer Brown Gains NY Corporate Atty From Freshfields
Mayer Brown LLP announced this week that its corporate and securities group has added a New York-based attorney from Freshfields.
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NY Immigration Boutique Buys Retiring Pro's Firm
New York immigration boutique Cyrus D. Mehta & Partners LLC has bought the decades-old Claudia Slovinsky & Associates PLLC from its retiring owner and founder.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP led this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions after a Delaware federal jury decided on Sept. 27 that Amazon Web Services infringed two computer network patents that were once owned by Boeing, telling the tech giant to pay $30.5 million in damages.
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Saul Ewing Adds Reed Smith Higher Ed Atty In New York
Saul Ewing LLP has expanded its litigation services in the New York office with this week's addition of an attorney who specializes in representing colleges and universities and moved his practice after 10 years with Reed Smith LLP.
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Ex-Skadden Partner Leaves Retirement, Joins AY Strauss
Commercial real estate boutique A.Y. Strauss announced Thursday that it had hired a former Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP litigator who is returning to the legal field after retiring in 2020.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off the first week of October with several partner promotions, lateral moves, law firm closures and mergers. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Why Ex-Paul Weiss Partner Left BigLaw For NY Justice Group
When Alexia Korberg, a veteran litigator known for their work on landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases like Dobbs, decided to leave Paul Weiss and private practice altogether for a New York nonprofit, they said increased politicization at the high court left them believing their best chance to do good was outside the federal judiciary.
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Outgoing JAMS CEO On Raising Profile, Revenues Of ADR Biz
Law360 Pulse caught up with Chris Poole to discuss his tenure as CEO of JAMS and why he stepped down after 17 years at the helm of the alternative dispute resolution service.
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Hogan Lovells Can Serve Taliban Via X And Email, Judge Says
A New York federal judge Thursday allowed Hogan Lovells to use alternative means to serve the Taliban, either by way of social media, publication or email, in the firm's effort to enforce a $1.2 million arbitration award against the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan over unpaid legal fees.
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12 Lawyers Who Are The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar
One attorney hasn't lost a single U.S. Supreme Court case she's argued, or even a single justice's vote. One attorney is perhaps "the preeminent SCOTUS advocate." And one may soon become U.S. solicitor general, despite acknowledging there are "judges out there who don't like me." All three are among a dozen lawyers in the vanguard of the Supreme Court bar's next generation, poised to follow in the footsteps of the bar's current icons.
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Allred Feud With Ex-Tenant Over 'Large Rodent' Puzzles Judge
Gloria Allred's long-running dispute with a former tenant — who said he fled rats in her Manhattan apartment eight years ago — spilled into New York federal court Monday, leaving the judge to wonder aloud why the celebrity attorney was still suing the man over a $25,000 claim as he sought bankruptcy protection.
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Kelley Kronenberg Expands NY Footprint With Albany Shop
Florida-based firm Kelley Kronenberg has launched an office in Albany, New York, its second in the Empire State, which will focus on general liability and third-party insurance defense.
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Former NY Jets GC To Return As CLO From Foley & Lardner
A former New York Jets general counsel is returning to the football team to serve as its chief legal officer, leaving his role as of counsel at Foley & Lardner LLP, where he joined after running his own law firm.
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Mintz IP Partner Is Equal Parts BigLaw And Punk Rock
A member of five different New York-area bands playing upward of 50 shows per year, Mintz partner Brad Scheller is used to trading in his suit and tie after hours for a punk rock T-shirt.
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Simpson Thacher Lands Dechert Registered Funds Atty In NY
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has grown its registered funds practice with a partner from Dechert LLP.
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Giuliani's Fla. Condo Is Not Off Limits, Ga. Poll Workers Say
Two Georgia women who Rudy Giuliani accused of committing ballot fraud in the 2020 presidential election say his $3.5 million Florida condominium should be sold to help cover their $148 million defamation win against him, arguing he never established a "homestead" there before they brought a lien.
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Day Pitney Names Leaders In Corporate Department
Day Pitney LLP has named three attorneys in New Jersey and Connecticut to its corporate department leadership team, including the real estate, environmental and land use practice, as well as the energy and utilities group.
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A Deep Dive Into In-House Counsel Pay
The total compensation packages for in-house counsel at different levels of the corporate ladder can vary widely, with especially large variations seen in bonus amounts and long-term incentives, according to a new Law360 Pulse report.
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To Go, Or Not To Go, To A Firm Directly From Law School
Most legal professionals historically have emphasized the need for young attorneys to gain firm experience immediately after law school. However, that thought is shifting, as more junior lawyers graduate and go directly to a corporate legal team — movement that could eventually take hold as the in-house legal department continues to rise in prominence within businesses.