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    Withers Taps New CEO In 2nd Recent Leadership Shuffle

    U.K.-based Withers LLP announced Monday that the firm has appointed a new CEO to take the reins from 25-year chief executive Margaret Robertson, following its appointment of a new chair earlier this year.

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    Legal Employers Turn To Perks To Attract Candidates

    As legal leaders worry about meeting candidates' compensation expectations going into 2026, enhanced benefits and perks such as bonuses, work-life balance and retirement planning play an increasingly important role in helping them remain competitive, according to a new report released Monday.

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    Texas Justices Move To Nix ABA Approval In Bar Admissions

    The Supreme Court of Texas on Friday preliminarily approved ending a rule requiring graduation from a law school approved by the American Bar Association for admittance to the Lone Star State bar, with the court giving itself the authority for accreditation.

  • Texas Justices To Review Atty Fee Dispute Over Criminal Case

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday agreed to wade into a fees dispute between a law firm and its former client in a criminal matter, with the high court's review likely to touch on the scope of a 30-year-old doctrine concerning the ability of criminal defendants to sue their defense lawyers after being convicted.

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    ݮƵ's Legal Lions Of The Week

    Baker Botts LLP and MoloLamken LLP lead this week's edition of ݮƵ Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit wiped out a $181 million jury verdict against AT&T and Nokia in a patent infringement case.

  • Texas' Eastern District Tightens Sealed-Document Procedures

    Chief U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the Eastern District of Texas issued new protocols Wednesday for filing sealed documents that will prohibit electronic access effective immediately, a move that comes amid escalating cyberattacks on the federal judiciary's case management system.

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    Siemens USA Appoints General Counsel As Interim CEO

    The general counsel and executive vice president of the tech company Siemens USA, who has been with the company for more than 26 years, has been named its interim CEO.

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    Munsch Hardt Adds Construction Pro From Griffith Davison

    Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC has fortified its construction practice group with a former Griffith Davison PC attorney in Dallas who brings more than two decades in private practice, in-house legal service and hands-on construction industry experience.

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    Voir Dire: ݮƵ Pulse's Weekly Quiz

    The legal industry had another action-packed week, with a Democratic investigation into BigLaw firms' pro bono work for the federal government, and a former New York state judge leaving the bench to dodge ethics charges. Test your legal news savvy here with ݮƵ Pulse's weekly quiz.

  • Ex-Highland CEO Tells High Court Judge's Novels Show Bias

    The founder and president of hedge fund Highland Capital Management has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a bankruptcy judge's refusal to recuse herself from proceedings involving the company after she published two novels that he says contain veiled commentary about the case.

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    Law Firm Real Estate Report

    September saw several large firms, including Ballard Spahr LLP and Polsinelli PC, find new homes for their teams in Seattle and Philadelphia, as well as moves for smaller shops like Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, which relocated its New Jersey headquarters, and Hicks Johnson PLLC, which doubled its footprint in Houston.

  • Texas Atty Loses Appeal In Ex-Client's Fraud Suit

    A Texas appellate court ruled Thursday that a Lone Star State lawyer's counterclaims against a former client suing him for fraud should be tossed under the state's free speech law, and denied the attorney's bid for dismissal under the anti-SLAPP statute because it was filed past the deadline.

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    Jackson Walker Reaches 2 New Deals Over Judge Romance

    Jackson Walker LLP has reached two new settlements to resolve claims related to a concealed romance between a former firm attorney and a onetime bankruptcy judge, marking at least five such settlements since the scandal broke.

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    How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts

    When lawyers work pro bono, what services are they offering and what areas of the law are they focusing on? Here, ݮƵ Pulse looks at firms' 2024 pro bono priorities.

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    The ݮƵ Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up

    Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours. 

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    These Firms Are The ݮƵ Pulse Social Impact Leaders

    One BigLaw firm reclaimed the top spot in the latest edition of the ݮƵ Pulse Social Impact Leaders ranking, which recognizes the 100 firms that made the greatest strides on social responsibility in 2024. Find out which firms set the pace.

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    Texas' Meadows Collier Adds Former IRS Counselor In DC

    Dallas-based, tax-focused law firm Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman LLP has added a Washington, D.C.-based partner with substantial IRS experience to the firm's tax controversy and litigation and white collar defense practices.

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    Trusts & Estates Boom Leaves Small Firms Fighting For Talent

    As aging Baby Boomers fuel demand for estate planning work, a growing number of large law firms have recommitted to growing their private wealth practices. For the small boutiques and solo practitioners that have traditionally dominated the market, the new competition has made it difficult to recruit and retain talent, leaving many struggling to survive.

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    Amid Tensions With Trump, University GCs Feel The Burden

    As universities face frozen funds, federal probes, and demands for change to diversity programs and curriculum, their general counsel face heightened pressure as they navigate school presidents and boards through the storm.

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    Firm Sues For $1.7M Fees In Texas Mass Shooting Case

    A Texas law firm is stepping up its litigation efforts to recover $1.7 million in fees it claims it is owed for work performed on behalf of victims of a 2017 mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, namely by filing its third lawsuit in state court this month.

  • Sen. Ossoff Pushes Fed. Courts To Uphold Access To Counsel

    Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has urged the Judicial Conference to take further action to ensure that all defendants, particularly low-income ones, have access to counsel for their initial appearance in federal court.

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    'Great Wealth Transfer' Drives Trusts & Estates Boom

    As aging Baby Boomers prepare to hand down trillions of dollars in assets to their children and grandchildren, some of the country's largest law firms have been bulking up their trusts and estates practices, turning frequently to small boutiques and solo practices to add attorneys to their ranks.

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    Perkins Coie Plans Move To Uptown Dallas

    Perkins Coie LLP has plans to move into the uptown district in Dallas in the middle of next year, a move it said represents the firm's growth in the city and its commitment to serving its clients with business in Texas.

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    HealthTrackRx Names 2nd Chief Legal Officer In 2025

    Texas-based infectious disease laboratory HealthTrackRx has added a new chief legal officer following the departure of the top attorney it hired earlier this year.

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    2 Leave Lewis Brisbois C-Suite In Latest Leadership Changes

    Two members of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith's C-suite will be leaving the firm this winter, a firm spokesperson told ݮƵ Pulse on Monday.

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Expert Analysis

  • An After-Placement Plan Maximizes Legal Content's Potential Author Photo

    Before landing a published quote, feature or interview, law firms should articulate the content’s purpose and develop a strategic plan for repurposing it to ensure they’re aligning public relations efforts with measurable business outcomes, says John Hellerman at Hellerman Communications.

  • Ask A Mentor: How Should I Coordinate Pro Bono Projects? Author Photo

    Julie LaEace at Perkins Coie offers tips for attorneys acting as pro bono coordinators, including how to choose appropriate projects, how to encourage participation and why it is important to keep in touch with legal aid partner organizations.

  • 6 Strategies For Navigating Legal Leadership Transitions Author Photo

    Amid uncertainty in the legal job market, attorneys who are considering a transition to a leadership role must fundamentally reimagine their approach to value creation and develop a new set of skills, say Stacy Bratcher at Cottage Health and Michael Watkins at Genesis Advisers.

  • The Augmented Lawyer: Crafting Responsible AI Policies Author Photo

    As the legal industry increasingly looks to impose responsive guardrails for artificial intelligence use, firms and organizations’ internal use policies, outside counsel guidelines and vendor contracts can address confidentiality and data retention concerns in several ways, say attorneys at KXT Law.

  • 6 Ways To Build Pro Bono Culture If You Lack Dedicated Staff Author Photo

    Firms can develop a strong pro bono culture without hiring dedicated professionals through strategies like demonstrating active involvement by leadership, tailoring volunteer tasks to individual professional development needs and building trusted partnerships within the legal aid community, says Stacy Zinken at Paladin.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Extend Your Content's Life Author Photo

    Attorneys often limit the impact of their thought leadership by letting their content languish after initial publication, but through four easy strategies for retooling existing content, they can maximize its reach and further their business development goals, says Jillian McKenna at Verrill Dana.

  • Why Law Firm Leaders Should Care About Student Debt Crisis Author Photo

    ​​​​​​​As the student debt crisis evolves under changing federal policies, firms that proactively address the burden will have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining the best young lawyers, says Brian Kabateck at Kabateck.

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    Talking Mental Health: Encouraging New Attys To Find Joy Author Photo

    Rudene Haynes at Hunton discusses her experiences as a hiring partner, common sources of stress that newer attorneys face and steps that law firms can take to protect their attorneys' mental health and encourage personal life fulfillment.

  • Fla. Bar's Cyber Incident Response Plan Sets Precedent Author Photo

    The incident response plan developed by the Florida Bar's cybersecurity and privacy committee might not seem all that consequential, but it's a long overdue framework that could go a long way toward protecting the highly sensitive data law firms handle — and could even set a model for other professional organizations to follow, says Chris Boehm at Zero Networks.

  • Why Attorneys Should Write About Justices' Minority Opinions Author Photo

    Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s searing dissents this past term serve as a reminder for attorneys to analyze U.S. Supreme Court minority opinions in their thought leadership for three key reasons, says Jessica Kaplan at Legally Penned.

  • 3 Business Development Lessons From Mozart's 'Magic Flute' Author Photo

    Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” offers a useful framework for attorneys to build relationships and develop new business, inspired by Prince Tamino’s curiosity, courage and consistency, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • 5 Ways Legal Teams Can Use KPIs To Quantify Their Value Author Photo

    As in-house legal departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, developing a thoughtful framework to measure key performance indicators can help them both maximize and demonstrate their contribution to business success, say co-founders at New Era ADR.

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    Defining The Culture For A Legal Nonprofit Author Photo

    We co-founded The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators to connect leading trial lawyers, litigation experts and academics, and our experience has shown that embracing opportunity, responding fearlessly to market realities, and relentlessly defining the organization’s culture have all been integral to success, say Stéphane Bonifassi, Lincoln Caylor and Elizabeth Ortega.

  • 5 Emerging Themes Shaping Lateral Partner Moves This Year Author Photo

    A few key trends have arisen in partners’ lateral movements in the first half of 2025, reflecting a legal market defined by macroeconomic uncertainty, shifts in firm structures and rising scrutiny of firm affiliations, say legal recruiters at Macrae.

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    Biz Development Tip Of The Month: Be A Mentor Or Mentee Author Photo

    Mentorship is a powerful tool for business development when both mentors and mentees approach their relationships with strategic purpose, ensuring professional success while supporting broader business goals, say Angela Liu at Dechert and Jessica Lewis at WilmerHale.

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