"The best advice I can give to an associate who wants to make partner is to take ownership and initiative early in their career and to think about their long term career goals. Having face time with the partners is extremely valuable when you're an associate and I would also recommend finding a mentor in the firm who can help answer questions and be a source of support."

       

Some judges have issued sharp reprimands, while others are still weighing how to balance accountability with evolving technology and modern practice.

       

General Counsels United, which formed last year in revolt against President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting Big Law firms, wrote in an amicus brief Friday that the orders have had a chilling effect on what members of the legal community say and do and have created an "ethical and legal minefield for general counsels."

       

Big Law firms last month faced a flurry of lawsuits alleging conflict problems, malpractice, financial fraud and employee discrimination. Plus, see who's suing for unpaid legal fees.

       

Lejb Fogelman fled communist Poland and returned after the fall of Communism to reshape the country's banking sector—all while becoming one of the country's most unlikely celebrities.

       

At least seven Am Law 200 firms signed the over 800-firm amicus in support of Perkins, Wilmer, Susman and Jenner in the D.C. Circuit appeals case

       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview QuisLex Global Head of Strategic Services Brian Corbin, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

In this Legal Speak episode, co-hosts Cedra Mayfield and Patrick Smith interview Casepoint Chief Revenue Officer Chris Kruse and Vice President of Product Marketing Amit Dungarani, live from the Legalweek 2026 Conference in New York.

       

Solidifying joint employer standards is essential to California employers, many of whom have nationwide operations and work closely with vendors to provide necessary services that complement the company's core mission.

       

Data brokers are facing a wave of class actions over cell phone listings in commercial directories.

       

If confirmed, Kuntz will be the seventh judge Trump has appointed to the Southern District of Florida. It's the court where the president's personal legal matters play out, and Trump has seen several cases assigned to judges who have him to thank for their lifetime seats on the bench.

       

Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including The Dealmakers of the Year.

       

"Work hard and lean into the type of cases you enjoy. Endeavor to leverage your personal experiences and interests to bring in the type of work you want to do."

       

In a Tuesday ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond found that the mass arbitration campaign of Kind Law, based in Las Vegas, and San Diego's Ben Travis Law, was public speech and protected from what she deemed was a SLAPP—Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.

       

Minority representation among examinees has also increased for most minority groups over the last five years.

       

Afridi argued on appeal that the MRI footage was real evidence rather than a demonstrative aid, looking to overturn the jury's February 2024 defense verdict, but Mikva and Justice Thaddeus L. Wilson disagreed. Justice Sharon Oden Johnson dissented from the majority.

       

The litigation funding firm wants to take minority stakes in law firms in the U.S. and U.K. Law.com sat down chief development officer Travis Lenkner to find out why and how these deals could happen.

       

During Pam Bondi's 14-month stint as attorney general, the U.S. Justice Department has seen an exodus of career prosecutors as the agency carried out the president's campaign of retribution against his political enemies.

       

"A plaintiff who alleges thousands of claims under BIPA Section 15 is only 'entitled to, at most, one recovery under' Section 20. We hold that this amendment applies retroactively because it impacts only the statutory damages available to plaintiffs—it does not change BIPA's substantive standards of liability," the federal appellate court said.

       

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