"Idaho man Hoyt Webb charged for shooting an unarmed homeless man during a livestream in Spokane. Webb claims self-defense; victim in critical condition."
New Jersey Pulse
By Nick Muscavage
Although the staff of New Jersey s judiciary has been handling the pandemic and its effects on the courts with vigor, the acting administrative director for New Jersey s courts warned that there could be a pending crisis looming.
By Nick Muscavage
President Joe Biden recently announced the formation of a commission to study possible reforms to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the majority of the experts tapped for the commission are working as professors at the nation s top law schools.
By Nick Muscavage
The New Jersey Supreme Court has pushed back the potential date for resuming in-person jury trials to June after assessing rising COVID-19 infection trends.
By Aebra Coe
News of at least three more law firms awarding special bonuses rolled in on Friday, bringing the total to over 40. The associate bonuses build on others handed out last fall and winter, creating an extended bonus season that experts say is likely fleeting.
By Sarah Martinson
The attorneys of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP who steered reinsurance provider Wilton Re s $220 million buy of Allstate Life Insurance have extensive experience in corporation transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at the attorneys who guided this deal.
By Andrew Strickler
A surge in legal academic writing during COVID is straining law journal student-editors and authors alike, amid signs that women and younger professors shouldering the demands of remote teaching and caregiving are getting shut out of publishing their work.
Pennsylvania Pulse
By James Boyle
Flaster Greenberg PC expanded its intellectual property practice by adding an attorney with more than 20 years of patent experience, part of the firm s goal to become a full-service platform for IP services.
By James Boyle
Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin PC has added a veteran attorney to its professional liability department in the firm s Philadelphia headquarters.
By Kevin Penton
Burns White LLC has appointed a member in the Philadelphia area as co-chair of its employment practices liability group, a unit geared toward resolving disputes between workers and their employers, the firm said Monday.
By Kevin Penton
Texas Pulse
By Steven Lerner
Outdated technology, lowball salary offers and a “checkbox” approach to security are among the reasons law firms could be having trouble attracting top cybersecurity professionals, experts say.
By Cara Bayles
Women in the legal industry cut down their hours, took leave, or quit when the pandemic toppled the precarious balance of work and life. Will the coronavirus exacerbate gender inequities in BigLaw, even when life returns to normal?
By J. Edward Moreno
Late last month, DLA Piper hired a trio of trial attorneys in Dallas, adding depth to the firm s growing litigation powerhouse in the city. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a closer look at the office and its work.