Patrick Smith | May 18, 2020
The Am Law Second Hundred in 2019 kept pace with the Am Law 100 in nearly every key metric, buoyed by significant growth among those in the bottom half of the list. Will they be able to do it again in a year defined by uncertainty?
Samantha Stokes | May 18, 2020
With the Great Recession in the rearview mirror, history offers some important lessons to the law firms in the Second Hundred as they attempt to navigate through a coronavirus-fueled recession.
David Thomas Dylan Jackson | May 18, 2020
Departures have diminished Irell & Manella's size and stature, leading familiar questions about the firm's future to resurface.
Ben Seal | May 18, 2020
"When you have 1,000 or 2,000 lawyers, it’s harder to turn and harder to make changes," says Max Crane, managing partner of Newark, New Jersey-based Sills Cummis & Gross, one of 11 firms on the cusp of the Am Law 200.
Dan Packel | May 18, 2020
Across the state, most firms outpaced the industry average for growth last year.
Christine Simmons | May 18, 2020
New York firms aggressively marked up billing rates, higher than the industry, but their growth was sluggish.
David Thomas | May 18, 2020
The Windy CIty's top-tier firms outperformed those in the Second Hundred.
Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 18, 2020
Five of the nine Texas firms on the Am Law 200 improved revenue in 2019, but only Jackson Walker moved up in the rankings.
Lizzy McLellan | May 18, 2020
Size played a significant role in the 2019 success of the state's Am Law 200 firms.
ALM Staff | May 18, 2020
After years lagging behind the Am Law 100, the Second Hundred matched the top tier's revenue growth in 2019.
ALM Staff | May 18, 2020
A look at the numbers that defined the year in the legal industry—in visual form.
ALM Staff | May 18, 2020
Details on all the firms ranked between 101 and 200 in the country based on revenue.
ALM Staff | May 18, 2020
A small group of Second Hundred firms were able to compete with the Am Law 100 elites in key metrics including profits per equity partner and value per lawyer.
ALM Staff | May 18, 2020
A guide to the methodology we use in reporting on firm financials.
Dylan Jackson | May 26, 2020
Minority attorneys have made slow but steady progress in law firms since suffering stunning defeats in the last recession. The global pandemic and the economic turmoil it has left in its wake threaten to reset progress yet again.
ALM Staff | May 26, 2020
There's a new firm at the top of this year's Diversity Scorecard.
Dan Packel | June 03, 2020
From remote work to summer associate programs to pay cuts, firms have expedited their decision-making to meet the demands of the times. Whether they carry that newfound approach forward remains to be seen.
Vivia Chen | May 29, 2020
In the age of Zoom meetings and remote work, men and women are finally on a level playing field.
Paul Hodkinson | May 05, 2020
As law firms get comfortable with remote work, the likelihood that physical offices will look far different in the future continues to grow.
Anna Zhang | June 04, 2020
U.S. listings work is one of the few areas where U.S. law firms still have something close to a monopoly when it comes to Chinese clients.
The Young Lawyer Editorial Board | June 02, 2020
Young lawyers and law students can learn from the last recession how to make their way through this one.
Ben Seal | June 03, 2020
In this Q&A, Roger Quillen discusses employers' shifting legal needs, demand fluctuations and an expected surfeit of employment-related work bigger than his firm has ever seen.
Rhys Dipshan | June 04, 2020
To turn their staff into tech users, firms and corporate law are learning how to become more inclusive and better communicators.
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