Earlier this week, the National Law Journal released its annual ranking of the country's largest law firms by headcount.

The NLJ 500 provides a snapshot of which major law firms are growing—and where—and also tracks gender diversity stats. All that number crunching helps our reporters and editors spot industry trends. 

➤ Access the full report here: The NLJ 500: Our Survey of the Nation's Largest Law Firms 

On this Legal Speak podcast, Lisa Helem, editor in chief of the National Law Journal, unpacks the latest report with business of law reporters Ryan Lovelace and Xiumei Dong. They discuss the fastest growing segment of lawyers, how mergers change the map, and a shake-up at the top of the 2019 Women in Law Scorecard. 

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