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January 22, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Senior Associates' Billing Rates See The Biggest Jump“You’re getting some associate rates cresting to over $1,000 an hour, as much as some junior partners," said Jennifer McIver, of Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
January 21, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Kirkland Enters Philadelphia, Luring Skadden Mass Torts TeamAllison Brown, who has represented and won multiple trials for Johnson & Johnson, is leading a team of five partners to Kirkland, the firm confirmed to The American Lawyer on Tuesday.
By Andrew Maloney
4 minute read
January 16, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Are Counsel Ranks Getting 'Squeezed' as Nonequity and Associate Pay Grows?When it comes to compensation raises for counsel, they can end up in “no man’s or no woman’s land,” said Jeff Lowe at CenterPeak.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
January 15, 2025 | International Edition
Law Firms Grapple With 'Friction' Over Nonequity Partner PayPay for nonequity partners can approach or overlap with compensation of senior associates, counsel as well as some equity partners, firm leaders and consultants say.
By Andrew Maloney
6 minute read
January 15, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Begins 2025 With Boston Laterals and DealsLaw firm leaders and industry experts have lately pointed to Boston as an area ripe for investment.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
January 14, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Law Firms Grapple With Nonequity Partner Pay ‘Friction’Pay for nonequity partners can approach or overlap with compensation of senior associates, counsel as well as some equity partners, firm leaders and consultants say.
By Andrew Maloney
6 minute read
January 13, 2025 | The American Lawyer
As Bonus Pools Expand, Challenges Grow in Partner CompensationWhile partner bonuses remain a strong and flexible tool to reward lawyers, the more firms lean on them, the more likely it is they can cause confusion or dismay, some observers say.
By Andrew Maloney
7 minute read
January 09, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Am Law 50's Head Count 'Holding Pattern' Could Trickle DownHead count growth at top 50 firms has lagged behind other segments in Big Law. But that could change in the near future.
By Andrew Maloney
5 minute read
January 08, 2025 | International Edition
Amid Talent Battles, Latham Focuses on Integrating Lateral HiresThe firm's integration program is a case study of the time and resources that some firms take to integrate lateral partners.
By Andrew Maloney
8 minute read
January 08, 2025 | The American Lawyer
Amid Race for Top Talent, Latham Focuses on Lateral IntegrationThe firm's integration program is a case study of the time and resources that some firms take to integrate lateral partners.
By Andrew Maloney
8 minute read
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