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BakerHostetler Adds Fish & Richardson Litigator In Del.

By Rose Krebs

BakerHostetler has hired a commercial litigator who formerly worked for intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson PC for more than a decade to bolster its Delaware office and complex litigation prowess in the Chancery Court and elsewhere.

Margolis Edelstein Taps Philly Litigator To Co-Lead Firm

By Adrian Cruz

Insurance litigation firm Margolis Edelstein announced the appointment of a Philadelphia-based litigator with 30 years of experience at the firm as its new co-managing partner.

Blank Rome Names New Florida Chair, Practice Leaders

By Madison Arnold

Blank Rome LLP announced a slew of new leadership appointments Wednesday, including new department heads, practice group leaders and a new chair of its Florida offices.

Attys Apologize To Del. Judge For Unclear Discovery Bid

By Rose Krebs

Attorneys from Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel, Wachtel Lipton Rosen & Katz, and White & Case have apologized to Delaware's chief U.S. district judge for not "clearly" communicating necessary information in a discovery bid related to their defense of corporate clients amid a Shell Chemical LP antitrust proceeding in the Netherlands.

3rd Circ. Skeptical Of Philly Firm's Ch. 7 Case Fee Quest

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The Third Circuit on Wednesday seemed skeptical that Spector Gaden Rosen Vinci PC properly informed a bankruptcy court of the billing and services provided to a couple in a Chapter 7 case in which a judge sanctioned the firm for violating disclosure rules, a matter that left one appeals judge "shocked" at the Philadelphia firm's alleged shortfall.

Largest Firms Saw Outsized Income Growth In 'Strong' 2024

By Aebra Coe

U.S. law firm revenue rose 12.5% on average in 2024 compared to the previous year, marking the industry's biggest jump in revenue outside of 2021, with the 50 largest law firms driving the average upward with outsized increases in income and profits, according to the results of a survey released Wednesday.

Non-Equity Partner Surge A 'Mixed Bag' For Associates

By Aebra Coe

Many U.S. law firms have actively grown their non-equity partner ranks in recent years, creating more high-level job opportunities within law firms in what appears to be a win for young lawyers. But what seems like a positive development could come with some caveats, experts say.

Mergers On The Rise: A Shift For Regional Law Firms

By Xiumei Dong

As the legal industry grows ever more competitive, smaller regional firms are seeking new strategies to level the playing field with their larger counterparts. The solution many are turning to? Mergers.

¼«ËÙÈü³µ's Legal Lions Of The Week

By Kevin Penton

Phillips Black Inc., Ridley McGreevy & Winocur PC and King & Spalding LLP lead this week's edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court revived claims from a woman on death row in Oklahoma that prosecutors unfairly sex-shamed her and relied on gender-based stereotypes to convince a jury that she had killed her estranged husband for insurance money.

Voir Dire: ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's Weekly Quiz

By Anna Sanders

The legal industry had another busy week as BigLaw firms shuffled practices and President Donald Trump began his second term with a flurry of policy changes and appointments. Test your legal news savvy here with ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's weekly quiz.

Dechert Partner On How Firm Is Challenging The Status Quo

By Tracey Read

Dechert LLP has started multiple visionary programs since creating an Innovation Task Force eight years ago. Devin Swaney, New York-based innovation partner at Dechert, talked to ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse about how innovation is in the firm’s blood.

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse Spotlight On Mid-Law Work

By Emma Cueto

Burr & Forman's work on an asset management company sale and Brownstein Hyatt handling a challenge to federal land redesignation on behalf of the Navajo Nation lead this edition of ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's Spotlight on Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from Jan. 10 to 14.

Longtime Benesch Head Talks Of Growth, Plans For Next Term

By Emma Cueto

After being unanimously elected to his fourth term as head of Ohio-based firm Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, Gregg Eisenberg says that he is looking to continue on with the same strategy that has seen the firm significantly expand its geographic reach and headcount during his tenure. 

FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand See Growth In Year Since Split

By Emma Cueto

One year after nearly half of the partners at FisherBroyles LLP left to form the breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, both firms have grown their headcount and reported a successful 2024, and industry observers say it demonstrates the appeal of their offbeat model as partner-only and fully remote.

Many Attorneys Not Meeting ABA's 50-Hour Pro Bono Goal

By Sarah Martinson

While most attorneys have volunteered pro bono services at some point in their career, many lawyers are not meeting the American Bar Association's goal for every lawyer to provide 50 hours of pro bono work every year, and lack of time was the biggest discouraging factor, according to a recent report.

Meet The University GC Tapped To Lead Del. Labor Dept.

By Rose Krebs

Delaware State University's general counsel has been nominated to serve as secretary of the state's Department of Labor, with new Gov. Matt Meyer calling his nominee "a proven leader" who advocates for workers' rights.

Burr & Forman Taps UNC General Counsel As New COO

By Adrian Cruz

Burr & Forman LLP announced Thursday that the former vice chancellor and general counsel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will join the firm at the start of March as its new chief operating officer.

In A Recruiting 'Wild West,' Law Firms Expand Internal Teams

By Aebra Coe

The last five years have brought with them some major changes in both new lawyer and lateral attorney recruiting, according to experts, leaving large law firms scrambling to find internal recruiting professionals to navigate what some are calling the "Wild West" of hiring.

Small Firm Immigration Attorneys Prep For Trump 2.0

By Daniel Connolly

On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to launch his promised immigration crackdown. And the solo and small firm attorneys who make up the vast majority of the nation’s immigration bar are at the front lines preparing to fight for their clients.

What Lawyers Really Think About Working In-House

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse asked corporate counsel to identify some common misconceptions about working in-house and share their thoughts on the rewards and challenges of their jobs. Here's what they said.

The 2025 In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse asked in-house counsel about their jobs, workplace and career prospects. Find out how satisfied corporate lawyers are with their schedules, hours, work-life balance, opportunities for advancement and more.

How Happy Are In-House Attorneys At Work?

By Xiumei Dong

In-house attorneys report high job satisfaction when it comes to schedule flexibility, team collegiality, and compensation, but concerns linger about workload and career advancement, particularly for mid-level lawyers seeking to climb the career ladder, according to a new ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse report.

In-House Attorneys Have Saner Schedules, But Long Hours

By Aebra Coe

It may once have been that the typical in-house lawyer worked a 40-hour week, but that no longer appears to be the case for many corporate counsel, with more than 40% reporting they exceed 50 hours at work each week in a recent survey by ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse.

In-House Etiquette — Tips For Outside Counsel

By Sue Reisinger

While most in-house lawyers seem generally happy with their outside counsel, about 9% of participants in ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Pulse's first In-House Counsel Satisfaction Survey want more, saying they are fed up with being nickel-and-dimed while receiving low quality work and poor communication from their outside attorneys.

¼«ËÙÈü³µ Names Practice Groups Of The Year

¼«ËÙÈü³µ would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards for 2024, which honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and significant transaction work that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.