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The American Lawyer

The Legal Assistants of Tomorrow Might Not Look Like Assistants at All

As attorneys get more comfortable with administrative tasks—a process accelerated by remote work—law firms are reassessing the role of legal assistants. And the changes might be drastic.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Flight Delays: How Big Law Has Kept the Airline Industry Afloat During the Pandemic

By orchestrating a series of restructurings and debt financings and securing loans from a federal bailout, lawyers across the Am Law 100 helped preserve an industry in crisis.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Culture of Law: Can Non-Lawyers Successfully Run Law Firms?

There have been successes. But lawyers can be hard to manage and some say the culture of law and the culture of management are simply incompatible.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

SPAC to the Future: Law Firms Are Riding the Wave as Interest Explodes

As special purpose acquisition companies grow in size and status after a record-shattering year, law firms are standing at attention, eager to get in on the action—as long as the bubble doesn't burst.
14 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Reed Smith Turned Dip in Hours Into Rise in Innovation

While the firm's "Now and Next" initiative was launched in response to slowing demand for legal services during early months of the pandemic, Reed Smith stressed that it's likely to continue in some form in the future.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Tables Have Turned: What 20 Years of M&A Data Reveals About the Changing Big Law Hierarchy

Driven by economic and industrial transformation, the landscape of law firm M&A practices has been redrawn, as seen in a review of two decades of league tables.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hey, You Up? The Lure and Consequences of Texting With Clients

Texting is viewed as more immediate and more intimate compared to other forms of communication with clients, but there are drawbacks.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

After Pre-Pandemic Merger, Duane Morris Sees RPL Dip, but Profits Grow

"The pandemic showed us that we were built for, frankly, the rainy day that was potentially going to happen in a pandemic," CEO Matt Taylor said, allowing the firm to have flexibility with clients.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

After Overhauling How Deals Get Done During the Pandemic, Lawyers Say Changes Are 'Here to Stay'

From the IPO road show to crunch-time negotiations and force majeure clauses, deal lawyers have changed how they do business in the past year. They don't intend to go back.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lateral Hiring in Asia This Year Has Already Surpassed All of 2020

Global and local law firms have made more than 100 partner hires across Asia's biggest legal markets in just the first two months of 2021.
6 minute read

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