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Florida-based insurance law firm Property Litigation Group PLLC has reached a settlement with a former paralegal who alleged she was fired after reporting unwanted sexual advances and case mismanagement by a senior attorney.
Benesch's work on a private equity acquisition of a bankruptcy advisory firm and Hausfeld's handling of a proposed class action in a data breach affecting over seven million people lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from July 12 to 26.
A trio of casualty litigators from Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer PA jumped to Marshall Dennehey PC's Orlando, Florida, office, including a shareholder with 13 years of experience defending complex, catastrophic litigation.
A shakeup in the presidential race kicked off another busy week for the legal industry as two BigLaw firms named leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
The class of 2023 set new records for the overall employment rate, employment in jobs that require or anticipate bar passage, and median and average salaries. In addition, private practice employment has hit the highest level in more than 30 years, per data released Thursday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.
Some major U.S. firms, including Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Polsinelli PC, will have a busy 2025 as they set plans in motion this month to move their regional offices next year.
Morgan & Morgan PA's Jacksonville, Florida, unit wants a Georgia deputy sheriff's malpractice case sent to arbitration, saying he signed a representation agreement with the firm related to a back injury case that included an arbitration clause.
Cooley LLP announced Thursday that it expects to have its first-ever chief innovation officer in late August, hiring a Palo Alto attorney who held that same role at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC.
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP announced that a longtime GrayRobinson PA attorney who founded and chaired the firm's banking practice joined its Tampa, Florida, office as a partner.
Briefing in special counsel Jack Smith's appeal of the dismissal of the classified documents criminal case against former President Donald Trump will run through mid-October, according to a scheduling notice from the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday.
Florida judges may testify as to the weight of the evidentiary burden in previous court proceedings if subpoenaed by a trial court, according to recent guidance produced by the state's ethics watchdog, though a judge may not discuss individual witness testimony, even if subpoenaed to do so.
The $50,000 referral bonuses being offered by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Allen Overy Shearman Sterling are viewed by industry observers as reflecting growing optimism in the legal hiring market and an expected uptick in corporate work.
Despite entering the workforce during a pandemic, most 2020 law school graduates are thriving, with high rates of employment and a dip in educational debt, but some still feel negative effects on their mental health, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Association for Law Placement Inc.
Despite their expanded duties, pay for corporate general counsel and chief legal officers has fallen — by 4% — for the first time in at least 12 years, according to the latest survey from legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa.
Baker McKenzie announced Wednesday that it has promoted the head of its California offices to be the new chair of its North American employment and compensation practice, and elevated a tax attorney to take over as head of its three California offices.
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC announced Wednesday that Bob Bodian, who was already the longest-serving managing member in the firm's 91-year history, has been elected to a sixth and final three-year term.
Global law firm Dentons, which has made a name for itself by aggressive growth through combinations, has tapped a new global chief executive officer with leadership experience at accounting giant EY, the firm's first change at the top in over a decade.
Gunster has announced that the firm picked up an of counsel for its private wealth services team in West Palm Beach, Florida, from Phillips Lytle LLP, as well as three associate attorneys.
A Georgia-based attorney is fighting accusations from the Florida Bar that he disparaged an opponent running for 20th Judicial Circuit state attorney in 2018, arguing that the bar's bid to suspend his Florida law license is a violation of his First Amendment rights because it would punish him for protected speech.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed two new county court judges who work as a solo practitioner in Gainesville and a longtime assistant state attorney in Naples.
Legal technology helps drive innovation and efficiency across the corporate law department, but many legal ops professionals often clash with in-house legal teams, according to survey results released Tuesday.
The Eleventh Circuit should uphold a U.S. Tax Court ruling that denied a widow tax relief and also rejected her claim that Tax Court judges have unconstitutional job protection, the Internal Revenue Service told the circuit court.
Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired a McDermott Will & Emery LLP partner to chair its tax-exempt organizations and philanthropy practice, the firm said Monday.
It's a story law firm merger consultants say they've encountered time and time again: The founding partner of a small law firm nears retirement and approaches them to ask, "How much can I get for my law firm?"
Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA's Jacksonville, Florida, unit allegedly misled a Georgia deputy sheriff in his back injury case, costing him potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a proposed class action the firm has removed to federal court.