Beginning July 1, the Miami-Dade Circuit Court will have a new chief judge.

Fortune 500 firms filled 68 legal chief openings and opted for an outside candidates 51% of the time, the recruiting firm BarkerGilmore reported.

"Don't be an opportunity killer. Clients and colleagues alike are looking for people who can help them solve problems—and being that person will open doors. My approach to both business development and advancing within a firm has always been to be the person who leads with 'I'll find out' in place of 'I don't know' (three classic opportunity-killing words)."

“If you're filing a motion just because you can file it, it's a waste of our time. It's a waste of your time, said U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.

The court denied motions from acting U.S. Solicitor General Sarah Harris to pause three pending environmental cases in light of the change in administration, though it agreed to do so for a separate case about student loan repayments.

“I think the strategy is to see what they can get away with, said Kym Meyer, a Southern Environmental Law Center litigator. “Withholding money is something they're trying right now. And defying a court order like they're doing right now could land them in real trouble.

Two sets of family members of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claimed Jones spread lies on his platform that the mass shooting was a hoax. Jones was on the losing side of judgments totaling more than $1 billion.

TikTok informed a federal district judge that it will not appeal a Third Circuit ruling that determined the company's video-suggestion algorithm is not subject to the immunities afforded by Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act.

Polsinelli, based in the hometown of the opposing team, the Kansas City Chiefs, launched a Philadelphia office this summer. As to be expected from two cities known for their die-hard sports fans, the rivalry between the two football teams is translating into a rivalry between the firm's two offices.

Familial ties between CEO Evan Spiegel and partners at the firms forced Snap to reveal the otherwise private payments.

The advisory board for the Center for Legal Innovation, launched by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, includes Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp, a longtime Democratic party backer, as well as Paul Clement and William Barr, both appointed to top legal roles by GOP presidents.

Three years ago this month, Russia invaded Ukraine. Amid isolation and transformation of the nation's legal sector, Russian lawyers have to adapt.

Several observers pointed to social factors, such as the 2024 election and a deepening appreciation for how law can impact everyday life; others highlighted changes to the LSAT as a contributing factor, and still others pointed to rising associate pay promising financial security to Gen Z applicants.

Monique Jewett-Brewster, a trailblazer as Lathrop GPM's new financial services practice leader, says "regardless of whether it is a DEI program ... the whole point is to foster inclusivity, with the goal of empowering the teams that we work with to drive results."

For years, those in law firms have heard a common refrain: innovate or fall behind. Only recently, however, does it seem that firms have taken this message to heart.

"It is apparent A&S drafted the contract and created an exception to arbitration only for itself the power to pursue a claim for money damages—and potentially other claims—in court," an Appellate Division judge wrote.

The memo, which is titled “Restoring the Integrity and Credibility of the Department of Justice, specifically calls out Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and New York Attorney General Letitia James, as well as former Special Counsel Jack Smith.

"It has become ever more apparent that, to our president, the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals," Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour said in issuing a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. temporarily blocked the Thursday deadline for federal workers to accept a “deferred resignation from the Trump administration.

Dallas native Jim Baldwin spent a quarter century at Keurig Dr. Pepper, most recently as chief legal officer, GC and secretary.