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October 25, 2024 | Law.com

Skadden's Ki Hong on Navigating the 2024 Election Cycle ... Legally

In a conversation with The American Lawyer's Patrick Smith, Skadden's Ki Hong describes how his practice came to fruition, how things have changed in the political climate over the last 20 years, how Harris' entry into the fray creates some confusing donor situations and what changes might make the whole apparatus a bit easier to understand.
2 minute read
October 25, 2024 | The American Lawyer

The Practices With the Highest Jumps in Partner Pay

"It's definitely a good time to be a law firm partner," said Major, Lindsey & Africa's Louis Ramos, referring to a survey showing partners are relatively happy with their pay.
4 minute read
October 24, 2024 | Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Quality Partner Training—The Exception or the Rule?

At firms with more than 500 attorneys, 49% of leaders indicated in a new survey they were rolling out new training initiatives to help upskill partners. For firms under that threshold, only 23% indicated that this was a priority.
4 minute read
October 24, 2024 | National Law Journal

Big Law Leaders and Partners Accelerate Election Fundraising

Cravath's presiding partner and Sullivan & Cromwell's senior chair, among others, each gave $250,000 to the Harris Victory Fund.
5 minute read
October 24, 2024 | The American Lawyer

'Let the Judge Be the Judge, And Let the Lawyers Be the Lawyers': The 'Masterful' MDL Work of Judge Eduardo Robreno

"I consider [him] one of the greatest federal judges in the history of the United States," a colleague said of Robreno, an American Lawyer Lifetime Achievement honoree.
5 minute read
October 24, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Delivery of Legal Services Is Changing as More States Explore Reform Measures

Indiana, Minnesota and Washington state are all mulling proposals that would allow nonlawyers to provide certain legal services, following in the footsteps of Arizona and Utah.
8 minute read
October 24, 2024 | Legaltech News

Law Firms, Legal Departments Lean Into Gen AI Adoption to Attract Talent

Wolters Kluwer's 2024 Future Ready Lawyer survey also found that integrating gen AI into legal organizations' workflow is still challenging for firms and legal departments.
3 minute read
October 24, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Average Partner Pay 'Surges' in Both Equity and Nonequity Tiers

The average origination amount for a partner also shot up last year, amid a general trend of partners maintaining bigger books of business.
5 minute read
October 23, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

Suit Against Norton Rose Over Vaccine Mandate Dismissed

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against Norton Rose Fulbright US by a former IT worker who alleged he was fired for failing to comply with the firm's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
2 minute read
October 23, 2024 | The American Lawyer

More Young Lawyers Are Entering Big Law With Mental Health Issues. Are Firms Ready to Accommodate Them?

A generation well aware of its mental health struggles will require law firms to adapt, experts said.
7 minute read

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