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June 27, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Law firms and clients seem to be playing a game of chicken when it comes to whether the business of law will undergo a paradigm shift.

By Gina Passarella

9 minute read

June 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

For young lawyers hoping that public service loan forgiveness could be an answer to a lifetime of student debt burdens, President Trump has some bad news.

By Steven J. Harper

6 minute read

June 22, 2017 | The American Lawyer

How Lawyers Can Maximize Job Satisfaction Multiple studies suggest that lawyers are among the least satisfied of all professionals. What many lawyers fail to realize, however, is that satisfaction is not as elusive as it seems. If you are among the majority of attorneys who fall somewhere below 85% on the satisfaction scale, you can do something about it.

By Bruce Lithgow, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report

22 minute read

June 21, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Joshua Sussberg, a business finance and restructuring partner at Kirkland & Ellis in New York, is no stranger to distress. But when he was diagnosed last year with a rare form of cancer, Sussberg had a new fight on his hands, and not one easily dispatched in bankruptcy court.

By McKenna Moore

7 minute read

June 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Did we mention she's a Harvard Law grad and two-time SCOTUS clerk? And she's working for the enemy, Robert Mueller.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

June 20, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Consultant Dan Nardello lays out how law firms can better investigate potential new partners.

By Dan Nardello

20 minute read

June 16, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Barnes & Thornburg's managing partner, Robert Grand, sought out his client's feelings on law firm diversity. Here is what they said.

By Robert T. Grand

5 minute read

June 15, 2017 | The American Lawyer

In case you're not keeping score, the sexist comments are flying these days. Let's just focus on two recent incidents.

By Vivia Chen, The Careerist

4 minute read

June 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer

After 41 years at Kirkland & Ellis, James Schink left the firm's Chicago headquarters in December for Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Just six months later, however, Schink has quietly returned to his longtime home, which this week saw two other litigators decamp for Latham & Watkins in New York.

By Meghan Tribe and Brian Baxter

3 minute read

June 14, 2017 | The American Lawyer

A proposed combination between Chadbourne & Parke and Norton Rose Fulbright scheduled to close sometime in the second quarter of this year is facing delays due to client conflicts. Norton Rose Fulbright, meanwhile, announced another deal this week with Australia's Henry Davis York.

By Anna Ward

21 minute read