Dan Packel
Dan Packel is an editor on the Business of Law desk at ALM. He writes a weekly briefing for Law.com, "The Law Firm Disrupted," on change and innovation in the legal marketplace. He is based in Philadelphia. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter at @packeld
July 08, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Big Law, Big 4 on Sidelines as Small Shops, Online Upstarts Embrace Rule ChangesWhile some Big Law firms have shown little interest in regulatory reforms in Utah and Arizona, they are watching and waiting.
By Dan Packel
7 minute read
July 07, 2021 | The American Lawyer
In Britney Spears Conservatorship, Loeb & Loeb and Holland & Knight Take SpotlightThe conservatorship has cast fresh scrutiny on the role of lawyers who have sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees in the case.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
July 07, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Lateral Hiring Climate Last Year Was Worst Since Great RecessionThe new NALP figures offer some explanation for the hiring frenzy and competition for young talent this year, as firms catch up from stagnant hiring.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 06, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Big Law Firms Look to Unify Work Being Done in Pockets by Creating Innovation Roles"The right side doesn't always know what the left side is doing," one firm consultant said.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 02, 2021 | Law.com
A Shot of Momentum in Law Firm Ownership RulesFlorida's arrival among states looking seriously at new models of law firm ownership could be a tipping point.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 02, 2021 | The American Lawyer
A Virtuous Cycle for Law Firm Ownership Rules?Investors are curious about new programs for law firm ownership in Arizona and Utah, but the rules stop at those states' borders. Florida's recent move could be a tipping point, however.
By Dan Packel
5 minute read
July 02, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Jones Day Gender Bias Lawsuit Ends With a Whimper, Not a BangThe failed class action likely reminded the legal industry of the persistence of pay discrimination in compensation.
By Dan Packel
3 minute read
July 02, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Legal Industry Employment Ticks Upward AgainRoughly 5,700 jobs in legal services were created in the last month after a quiet May saw just 1,600 new positions.
By Dan Packel
2 minute read
July 01, 2021 | The American Lawyer
Reed Smith Becomes Latest Big Law Firm to Create Innovation Officer RoleDavid Cunningham's move from Winston & Strawn to Reed Smith is the latest indication of demand growing for the innovation role.
By Dan Packel
4 minute read
July 01, 2021 | The American Lawyer
As NFTs Spur a Digital Gold Rush, Law Firms Are Getting in on the ActionBig Law and boutiques alike see opportunity in the emerging world of nonfungible tokens. "You've got this unusual crossover between intellectual property issues and securities law issues," says DLA Piper partner Mark Radcliffe.
By Dan Packel
6 minute read
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