Ben Seal
Ben Seal is managing editor of The American Lawyer. He joined the magazine in February 2018, and previously spent five years working for The Legal Intelligencer, editing the paper's magazines and supplements and reporting on Pennsylvania's state courts, legislature and Attorney General's Office. Contact him at [email protected] or @BSealTAL.
May 16, 2023 | International Edition
Are You Utilizing AI Yet? It May Change Your Relationship With Outside Counsel"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.
By Ben Seal
8 minute read
June 01, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Should Firms Use Billable Hour Targets to Incentivize More Collaboration?Firms can use lawyers' natural incentives to meet billing goals in a broader effort to collaborate toward bigger aims.
By Dave Southern
7 minute read
May 31, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Spencer Fane's Pat Whalen Sees an Era of Escalated Pricing Pressure Ahead"We never want to operate under the notion that these past couple years are in any way a new reality. We think just the opposite," Whalen says.
By Ben Seal
11 minute read
May 31, 2022 | The American Lawyer
The 2022 Diversity Scorecard: Ranking the Legal IndustryWhich firms were at the top of this year's list for diversity in the legal industry?
By ALM Staff
1 minute read
May 26, 2022 | The American Lawyer
What Netflix Can Teach Law Firms About Navigating Controversial ClientsLaw firm leaders can learn something from a recent change made at Netflix as they seek to avoid dissent.
By Keith C. Wetmore
4 minute read
May 24, 2022 | The American Lawyer
The 2022 Am Law 200 ReportOur annual report on the firms ranked 101 through 200 by gross revenue.
By Ben Seal
2 minute read
May 24, 2022 | The American Lawyer
The 2022 Am Law 200: By the NumbersThe data that defined 2021 for the Am Law 200—in visual form.
By ALM Staff
1 minute read
May 24, 2022 | The American Lawyer
Meet the Heavyweight Contenders Building Strength on the Cusp of the Am Law 200The firms knocking at the door of this year's revenue ranking share a strong focus on the future.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
May 24, 2022 | The American Lawyer
The 2022 Am Law 200: Ranked by Gross RevenueA virtual firm showed the biggest year-over-year growth in 2021.
By ALM Staff
1 minute read
May 24, 2022 | The American Lawyer
The 2022 Am Law Elites: RPL, Profits and Value Per LawyerIn a list dominated by the Am Law 100, a few Second Hundred firms managed to make the cut.
By ALM Staff
1 minute read
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