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.
June 12, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Law and Lemmings: Associate Salary Increases Are a Mass Act of Self-HarmBy matching Milbank's pay raise, firms in the middle of the Am Law 200 are paving a path to ruin.
By Hugh A. Simons
1 minute read
June 07, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer
Paul Weiss Finds 76ers' Colangelo Was 'Reckless' in Twitter ScandalBryan Colangelo's wife released "sensitive, nonpublic, club-related information" from a series of anonymous accounts, leading the former president of basketball operations to resign.
By Ben Seal
1 minute read
June 01, 2018 | Law.com
A Call for an Open Dialogue on Mental Health in the LawThe numbers are striking, and the concern is real. The legal industry needs to address lawyers' mental well-being.
By The American Lawyer Young Lawyer Editorial Board
1 minute read
May 31, 2018 | Pro Mid Market
Student Debt 'Anchor' Drives Career Choices, Raises Tricky Questions for Midsize Firms“It caused me to think very carefully about whether or not my career at a particular law firm is sustainable. I literally cannot afford to be at a law firm that wants me to burn it at both ends for three to six years and then dispose of me when they don't make me partner.”
By Ben Seal
1 minute read
May 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The 2018 Diversity ScorecardWe publish the Diversity Scorecard each year to provide a snapshot of where the industry is headed. Diversity has long been a pressing issue at law…
By Ben Seal
3 minute read
May 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
Diversity Scorecard MethodologyThe Diversity Scorecard records the average number of full-time-equivalent minority attorneys—Asian-American, African-American, Latino or Hispanic, Native…
By Daniel Masopust
2 minute read
May 29, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The 2018 Diversity Scorecard: The RankingsWhite & Case tops our Diversity Scorecard for the fifth consecutive year, and Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy remains in the second spot for…
By Ben Seal
1 minute read
May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The 2018 Am Law 200 By the NumbersThe Second Hundred saw revenues dip as a group, while the Am Law 100 had one of its best years in a long time.
By Ben Seal
1 minute read
May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The 2018 Am Law 200The 2018 edition of the Am Law 200 is, in many ways, a study in contrasts. There is a clear and growing gap between the overwhelming success of the Am Law 100 and the disappointing collective returns of the Second Hundred.
By Ben Seal
5 minute read
May 22, 2018 | The American Lawyer
The 2018 Am Law 200: Top 20sIrell & Manella is the only Second Hundred firm to make all three top-20 lists.
By Ben Seal
1 minute read
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