As large law firms adopt more corporate practices, they are increasingly naming C-suite officers who oversee technology focused on allowing attorneys to do their work and do it well. Among nine C-suite moves that Law.com tracked over the past several weeks, four were technology-centric, including for the chief information or innovation officer role.

Lateral partner hires in Washington, D.C. among Am Law 50 and Magic Circle firms were down by about 6% in the first half of the year, even as partner moves in other markets boomed, recruiting firm Macrae found. The number of partner moves in several practices in D.C. also fell compared…

As many law firms increase their associate pay and add nonequity partners, they may leave an established rank of attorney in the dust. Counsel and of counsel roles used to be a stepping stone between associates and equity partners, but now nonequity partners may fill that role. “For a lot…

Hiring an 11-lawyer energy and infrastructure team from Norton Rose Fulbright, Bracewell announced Thursday that it has has opened an office in Paris, expanding its energy practice with a group that brings strength in renewable energy projects and significant work in Africa. Lawyers in the new Paris office will focus on project…

Several employment partners at Australian corporate firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth are in talks about leaving for King & Wood Mallesons. “We have been aware for a couple of months that some partners in our employment practice have been approaching other law firms with a view to a move. We are…

A Miami judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against ABC News and one of its news hosts will not be dismissed. Chief Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida denied the network’s request for dismissal. Her 21-page ruling comes after…