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September 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

"In the days when we worked together, he would always turn out the lights," says Richard Favretto, a partner at Mayer Brown, of his former Department of Justice colleague Donald Flexner.

By McKenna Moore

3 minute read

August 31, 2017 | The American Lawyer

A week after adding a five-partner team from Ropes & Gray on three continents, Kirkland & Ellis has returned to the firm for two more lateral hires.

By Rose Walker

3 minute read

August 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Strategist Hugh Simons lays out how many excess partners reside in the Am Law 200 and what that means at the next economic downturn.

By Hugh A. Simons

9 minute read

August 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Gowling WLG, a roughly 1,400-lawyer firm formed last year following a cross-border combination between British firm Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson, earned enough during fiscal 2016-17 to make The Am Law 100 list if it was eligible. The firm does not have an office in the U.S.

By James Booth

6 minute read

August 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

To all you Prosecco-sipping, kale chip-munching elites out there in Big Law Land, listen up.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

August 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

While attrition rates are still relatively low as associates bask in the glow of their salary increases, when they do leave, it is often for perks that have nothing to do with money.

By Gina Passarella

4 minute read

August 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Strategist Hugh A. Simons outlines the skills young lawyers should hone in a changing legal services industry.

By Hugh A. Simons

4 minute read

August 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Midlevel associates at the nation's largest law firms are pleased as punch, according to results from our annual survey of third-, fourth- and fifth-year associates. Smiling from salary increases and interesting work, associates gave their scores high marks this year.

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3 minute read

August 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Here are how firms were scored in individual offices around the country. The scores, ranks and number of respondents pertain just to the firm's office in the city indicated, not to the firm as a whole. Only offices with at least five responses are listed.

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1 minute read

August 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Overall scores for associate satisfaction ticked up in most categories in our annual Midlevel Associate Survey. Our survey examined several aspects of job satisfaction for third-, fourth- and fifth-year associates. They include compensation and benefits, training and guidance, interaction with partners and other associates, the interest and satisfaction level of the work, the firm's policy on billable hours and management's openness about firm strategies and partnership chances. Midlevels graded their workplaces on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest score. Below, firms with 10 or more responses are ranked by their averages on those questions. The response rate is the percentage of eligible midlevels at the firm who participated in the survey.

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1 minute read