Talc lawyers submitted several names for the new lead negotiation counsel on Friday after U.S. Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah Singh in the District of New Jersey ordered the appointment.

Forrest Solutions, a staffing and outsourcing firm, surveyed about a quarter of the Am Law 200 and found that while law firm tech innovation has jumped significantly, firms could be doing more when it comes to investing in people themselves.

Check out who landed where in our annual rankings of highest-paid legal chiefs, which is based on an analysis of Fortune 1000 companies' proxy statements covering fiscal years ending after June 30, 2024.

One legal chief went from last to fourth. Another rode the AI wave to a 75% compensation increase.

The founder of the firm's Riyadh office offers insight into the work in Saudi Arabia, offering a behind-the-scenes look at what it's like to operate as an international law firm in the Kingdom.

The firm has hired a four-partner group from K&L Gates, three of whom will be based in the firm's new Seattle office.

Stinson, Barclay Damon and Meirowitz & Wasserberg have made major expansions to their New York offices, but other midsize peers are holding their existing spaces or reducing.

McDermott chair Ira Coleman said there will be leadership representation from both firms, though who and where has yet to be fully fleshed out.

The departure early this year of Archer Aviation's chief legal officer, Andy Missan, has triggered one promotion and one outside hire.

AI is rapidly transforming the legal industry, but an even bigger threat to Big Law may come from law firms' inability — or unwillingness — to adapt fast enough, writes The Global Lawyer.