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The American Lawyer

National Law Firms Keep Shipping Up to Boston, Eyeing Well-Connected Local Dealmakers

Players including Covington & Burling, Blank Rome and Paul Hastings are heading in, and native firms like Choate, Hall & Stewart, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo and Ropes & Gray are targets.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Making Partner Isn't What it Used to Be. So What are Young Lawyers in Asia Made Of?

The stuff of hard revenue and profits, such as deal-making and bringing in new business, is still important. But now aspiring partners have to show they can offer a lot more.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

The Biden Administration Is Taking Antitrust Seriously. These Law Firms Are Defending Its Biggest Targets

"These are the cases that firms dream about, where they can throw an incredible amount of resources at it, because the stakes are so incredibly high," said law firm recruiter Jeffrey Lowe.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

UK Top 50 Firms See Cash Balances Plummet

Evelyn Partners said that firms are grappling with 'increasing people costs, high energy prices and the need to invest in information technology, especially cyber security'.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Largest Law Firms Increase Partner Pay Spread, as Comp Models Hit 'Inflection Point'

The Am Law 100 upped its average equity partner pay spread from 9.8-to-1 in 2022 to 10.3-to-1 in 2023, according to a sample of firms' data.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

What Does Big Law Stand to Gain From Slow AI Adoption?

Observers in the legal tech industry speculate that firms' caution stems from a commitment to a profitability model dependent on high leverage and hourly billing.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Once 'Unheard Of,' $20M Partner Pay Becomes Standard to Meet at Davis Polk, Simpson Thacher

"The market is the reality and you have to live in that reality. You can't have your head in the sand," said industry expert Peter Zeughauser.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Should Big Law Still Invest in Asia?

Some firms in Asia see lingering uncertainty and bad news as a sign that it's time to cut and run. But law firms cannot tout a global offering without having a presence in Asia, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Texas: Why Major UK Law Firms Are Coming for the Lone Star State

Do U.K. firms have what it takes to join the likes of Kirkland & Ellis at the bustling intersection of private funds and energy transition, asks the Global Lawyer.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Old School' Expectations Plague Young Lawyer Mental Health—But Not All Predecessors Are Sympathetic

"Those who make it to the top by virtue of having withstood this for decades will not really be able to have empathy for those below. It's just not part of what happens."
10 minute read

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