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The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Elects New Partners—And They're Not All White Men

The new partnership class comes after the elite law firm got crowned last year as the mascot for Big Law's diversity problem.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Private Equity Deal Value Dips, But Big Law Doesn't Feel the Pinch

Signs of a buyouts bottleneck aren't worrying these private equity and M&A lawyers.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Under Pressure From All Sides, Law Firms Are Responding by Scaling Up

Clients, competition and the cost of technology are driving firms to consider growth like never before.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

Childcare Commitments Are Driving Women Out of Big Law

Childcare commitments, which fall overwhelmingly to women, are the most frequently cited factor for women leaving Big Law, according to a survey of more than 1,200 senior partners by ALM Intelligence and the American Bar Association.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

How Business Professionals Worked Their Way Into Client-Facing Roles

Client meetings were once the province of lawyers alone. Not anymore. Make way for the business professionals.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Departments Use 'Moneyball' Approach to Pick Lawyers and Fight Mega Verdicts

A glimpse inside in-house lawyers' new approach.
12 minute read

The American Lawyer

Under the Radar, Brokers Ride the Litigation Finance Tide

While the most visible operators serve clients looking to navigate an opaque funding market, others are cold-calling litigators and earning their commissions from funders desperate to deploy capital on good cases.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

K&L Gates Defections Follow Years of Financial Declines

Overseas and U.S. departures have continued as many of the firm's peers in the upper reaches of the industry left K&L Gates behind.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

It's Not Just Trump: Rich Northerners are Moving Their Billions (and Legal Work) to South Florida

The Trump administration's tax law provided the catalyst for more of the very rich to transfer their permanent residence from high-tax states like New York to states known for their lower tax burden — like Florida.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Lucrative Referral Relationships at Risk as US Firms Expand UK Practice Offerings

For many years U.S. firms have quietly used local expertise to plug gaps in their offering, but recent hiring activity is making U.K. firms wary.
6 minute read

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