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The American Lawyer

Train and Gain: Law Firms Are Beefing Up Associate Training and Reaping the Rewards

As the legal market has become more competitive, robust associate training programs focused on developing professional skills have become a key recruitment and retention tool at firms of all sizes.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Law Has Saturated the Biggest U.S. Cities. Where Is the Next Frontier?

From Phoenix to Nashville, large firms are now pushing into emerging markets in search of growth—and finding risks and rewards along the way.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

What the U.S. Can Learn From the U.K. Foray Into Nonlawyer Ownership

The U.K.'s stilted but successful experience offers instructive lessons for a U.S. market on the cusp of change.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Fight Over the Future of Law Firm Ownership Has Put an Industry at Odds

As regulators across the country take steps to reform the industry in the name of access to justice, Big Law is watching warily.
23 minute read

The American Lawyer

What's Next for the Increasingly Busy Nashville Legal Market?

As a known market of interest with at least some history of notable moves, can Nashville expect to see further shakeup in the coming years? It won't be for lack of trying.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why Are More Late-Career Laterals Leaving the Only Firm They've Ever Known?

After decades at one firm, lawyers who might once have stayed for life are now on the move in search of new opportunities and a prolonged practice.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

One Year Later: Has the General Counsel Open Letter on Diversity Had an Impact?

Many say progress in law firm diversity has been limited, despite the letter from outside counsel.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Art of the Deal: The Transformation of the Lateral Recruiting Industry

The headhunting industry has changed in lockstep with the legal profession, as advancing technology and changing law firm needs influence the way laterals get placed.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Lateral Integration Process Has Gotten a Facelift as Firms Search for a Leg Up

Law firms are scrapping old methods of lateral integration in favor of staffed-up programs designed to deliver.
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Inconsistent In-House Metrics Are Leaving Law Firms in the Lurch

A lack of standardization and communication bedevils the metrics legal departments use to evaluate their outside counsel, but there are no easy fixes.
9 minute read

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