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  • Wilson Sonsini Tech Unit Releases Employment Law Data

    SixFifty, a tech subsidiary of law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, has released more than 4,000 summaries covering more than 100 employment law topics across every state and major locality in the U.S. that users can explore using filters and generative artificial intelligence-powered search.

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    Cozen O'Connor Doubles Down On New York Growth

    In about four years, Cozen O’Connor's New York office has grown from about 80 lawyers to more than 140 — with possible plans to expand into a third floor at 3 World Trade Center.

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    Akerman Increases Promotion Class With 20 New Partners

    Akerman LLP announced Tuesday that it had elevated 20 of its attorneys to partner roles, spanning eight practices and 13 offices.

  • What Do You Know About BigLaw's Associate Bonus Plans?

    BigLaw has ushered in another busy bonus season as law firms announce extra compensation for associates. Test your legal news savvy with a special Law360 Pulse quiz on what firms have announced so far.

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    BigLaw's Special Bonuses Are A Hedge Against Uncertainty

    When Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP matched Milbank's 2024 bonuses with its own, the storied New York firm did not hand associates a single lump sum with the total amount, but instead chose to separate out year-end bonuses from special bonuses.

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    Dechert Associates Bridge Business Acumen Gap At Wharton

    Dechert LLP associates from the United States and Europe recently took part in an intensive, three-day program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Here, Law360 Pulse speaks to Dechert’s co-chair and a firm associate on how the program helped bridge the gap between legal expertise and business acumen.

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    High Court Bar's Future: Deputy Solicitor General Brian Fletcher

    Principal Deputy U.S. Solicitor General Brian H. Fletcher is the legal equivalent of the coveted five-tool baseball player, who uses his unique intellect to dissect complex issues, quickly develop theories and arguments and level with skeptical U.S. Supreme Court justices, former colleagues and court watchers say.

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    2024 Associate Bonus and 2025 Salary Tracker

    UPDATED December 20, 2024 | As the year draws to a close, an increasing number of large and other elite law firms are falling in line with a bonus scale set by market leader Milbank LLP, which in many cases puts more money in the pockets of law firm associates than ever before.

  • HSF To Open Luxembourg Office Ahead Of Merger

    Herbert Smith Freehills LLP will open an office in Luxembourg in 2025, bringing in three lawyers from A&O Shearman and Maples & Calder, ahead of its proposed merger with U.S. firm Kramer Levin later in the same year.

  • Simpson Thacher Hires Funds Trio To New Luxembourg Office

    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP said Wednesday that it has hired three funds partners for a new office in Luxembourg, which it plans to open in early 2025.

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    Bonus Season Heats Up As More Firms Match Milbank's Scale

    The 2024 associate bonus season is heating up, with more law firms matching Milbank LLP's year-end and special bonuses and U.K. firms extending the same offering to their U.S.-based attorneys, according to firm memos shared with Law360 Pulse and media reports.

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    Congressional Inquiry Practices To Stay Hot With GOP Sweep

    As aggressive oversight by lawmakers in recent years has helped grow practices dedicated to handling congressional investigations, attorneys told Law360 Pulse they foresee a continuing demand spike as the new Republican-controlled Congress works to advance President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.

  • Ex-Faegre Drinker Atty Files Disability Bias Suit

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP was hit with a disability discrimination lawsuit on Monday by a Denver attorney who says she was pushed out after seeking accommodations for hip problems.

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    Ropes & Gray Atty Is Kirkland's Latest Debt Finance Hire

    Kirkland & Ellis LLP announced the latest of several recent additions to its debt finance group on Monday, a Ropes & Gray LLP partner with a host of multibillion-dollar deals under his belt.

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    Citi Global Wealth At Work Has New Head of Law Firm Group

    Citi Global Wealth At Work has elevated several key employees to its leadership team to bring fresh thinking to Citi's broader business, including a new law firm group head and two regional managers, the company said in a Monday announcement.

  • NJ Equal Pay Law Date Will Guide Atty's Discrimination Suit

    Discovery and damages in a former Reed Smith LLP labor and employment attorney's suit claiming gender discrimination will be limited to the effective date of New Jersey equal pay law, a state judge ruled, saying the law doesn't apply retroactively.

  • Latham & Watkins Adds Tech Transactions Course To Forage

    Latham & Watkins LLP has expanded its offerings on the virtual work experience platform Forage to include a data and technology transactions course, marking the firm's 10th program on the platform.

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    BigLaw's Rate Hike Strategy Continues To Pay Off

    A few years ago, when large law firm billing rates started to rise at an unprecedented pace, I remember many commentators said it couldn't last for long and that it was only a matter of time before client pushback would begin to swing the pendulum back in the other direction.

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    Ropes & Gray Expands NY Presence With New Midtown Lease

    Ropes & Gray LLP has signed a new lease with RXR Realty for larger office space in midtown Manhattan due to substantial growth in New York, the firm announced Monday.

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    Vinson & Elkins Unveils Expanded Partner Class for 2025

    Vinson & Elkins LLP will exceed its partnership class from the prior year, announcing plans to promote 11 attorneys to partner and another 18 to counsel in 2025.

  • Gibson Dunn Treated Crypto Client Like 'Hot Potato,' Suit Says

    Crypto trading firm Swan Bitcoin hit Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP with a malpractice lawsuit in California court Friday, alleging Gibson Dunn dumped Swan "like the proverbial 'hot potato'" in underlying trade secret litigation and tried to take on Swan's rival as a client after a lateral hire created a conflict of interest.

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    Law Firm Leasing Surpasses Pre-COVID Rate So Far In 2024

    The rate at which U.S. law firms are signing major office leases — those at or above 20,000 square feet — has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, according to new data released by Savills on Monday, showing that while activity is up, firms are divided on whether to expand, downsize or maintain their square footage.

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    Cadwalader Adds Hughes Hubbard Investigations Co-Chair

    Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP said Monday that it was bolstering its compliance, investigations and enforcement team with the addition of a former U.S. Department of Justice prosecutor who most recently was a practice leader at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP.

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    Akin Announces Associate Bonuses, 2025 Salary Scale

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP told Law360 Pulse on Monday it will pay associates and counsel year-end bonuses of between $15,000 and $115,000 and special bonuses of between $6,000 and $25,000, based on seniority, in February.

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    Ex-Fox Rothschild Corp. Head Ends Bias Suit Against Firm

    Fox Rothschild LLP has resolved a discrimination lawsuit with a former head of its corporate department who claimed he was pushed out of the firm after nearly three decades because of his age, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed Monday in New Jersey state court.

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Expert Analysis

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    Ask A Mentor: Should My Law Firm Take On An Apprentice? Author Photo

    Mentoring a law student who is preparing for the bar exam without attending law school is an arduous process that is not for everyone, but there are also several benefits for law firms hosting apprenticeship programs, says Jessica Jackson, the lawyer guiding Kim Kardashian West's legal education.

  • The Importance Of Client Engagement In Law Firm Innovation Author Photo

    As clients increasingly want law firms to serve as innovation platforms, firms must understand that there is no one-size-fits-all approach — the key is a nimble innovation function focused on listening and knowledge sharing, says Mark Brennan at Hogan Lovells.

  • The Unique Challenges Facing Women-Owned Law Firms Author Photo

    In addition to establishing their brand from scratch, women who start their own law firms must overcome inherent bias against female lawyers and convince prospective clients to put aside big-firm preferences, says Joel Stern at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms.

  • The Pursuit Of Wellness In BigLaw: Lessons From My Journey Author Photo

    Jane Jeong at Cooley shares how grueling BigLaw schedules and her own perfectionism emotionally bankrupted her, and why attorneys struggling with burnout should consider making small changes to everyday habits.

  • Why We Must Recruit And Advance More Black Prosecutors Author Photo

    Black Americans make up a disproportionate percentage of the incarcerated population but are underrepresented among elected prosecutors, so the legal community — from law schools to prosecutor offices — must commit to addressing these disappointing demographics, says Erika Gilliam-Booker at the National Black Prosecutors Association.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Deal With Overload? Author Photo

    Young lawyers overwhelmed with a crushing workload must tackle the problem on two fronts — learning how to say no, and understanding how to break down projects into manageable parts, says Jay Harrington at Harrington Communications.

  • A Scientific Path For Improving Diversity At Law Firms Author Photo

    Law firms could combine industrial organizational psychology and machine learning to study prospective hires' analytical thinking, stress response and similar attributes — which could lead to recruiting from a more diverse candidate pool, say Ali Shahidi and Bess Sully at Sheppard Mullin.

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    Ask A Mentor: How Can Associates Seek More Assignments? Author Photo

    In the first installment of Law360 Pulse's career advice guest column, Meela Gill at Weil offers insights on how associates can ask for meaningful work opportunities at their firms without sounding like they are begging. 

  • Legal Sector Regulatory Reform Is Key To Closing Justice Gap Author Photo

    In order to improve access to justice for those who cannot afford a lawyer, states should consider regulatory innovations, such as allowing new forms of law firm ownership and permitting nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, says Patricia Lee Refo, president of the American Bar Association.

  • 7 Tips For Predeposition Meetings Under New Federal Rule Author Photo

    Attorneys can use a new predeposition meet-and-confer obligation for federal litigation — taking effect Tuesday — to better understand and narrow the topics of planned testimony, and more clearly outline the scope of any discovery disputes, says James Wagstaffe at Wagstaffe von Loewenfeldt Busch.

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    Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers Author Photo

    To build the ranks of female trial attorneys, law firms must integrate them into every aspect of a case — from witness preparation to courtroom arguments — instead of relegating them to small roles, says Kalpana Srinivasan, co-managing partner at Susman Godfrey.

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    Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law Author Photo

    It falls to senior male attorneys to recognize the crisis female attorneys face as the pandemic amplifies an already unequal system and to offer their knowledge, experience and counsel to build a better future for women in law, says James Meadows at Culhane Meadows.

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    5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic Author Photo

    The pandemic's disproportionate impact on women presents law firms with a unique opportunity to devise innovative policies that will address the increasing home life demands female lawyers face and help retain them long after COVID-19 is over, say Roberta Liebenberg at Fine Kaplan and Stephanie Scharf at Scharf Banks.

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    BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion Author Photo

    BigLaw firms often focus on increasing their diversity numbers, but without much attention to equity and inclusion, minority lawyers face substantial barriers after they get their foot in the door, says Patricia Brown Holmes, managing partner at Riley Safer.

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    Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap Author Photo

    If enough law firms undertake some universal diversity best practices, such as connecting minority lawyers to key client relationships and establishing accountability for those charged with spearheading progress, the legal industry could look a lot different in the foreseeable future, says Frederick Nance, global managing partner at Squire Patton.

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