Justin Henry

July 31, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

Although hiring activity for corporate lawyers is low across the industry, a Major Lindsey & Africa recruiter said "boutique and Am Law Second Hundred" firms have an opportunity to recruit talent that was unavailable to them in recent years' hiring cycles.

By Justin Henry

5 minute read

July 25, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

Many law firms have been faster to embrace artificial intelligence for marketing and business development than for the practice of law, wary of AI's implications for client confidentiality, lawyer ethics and legal service pricing.

By Justin Henry

7 minute read

July 24, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Plaintiff Steven Miller was diagnosed with JAK2, a "cancerous condition" that put him at high risk of contracting COVID-19, his complaint states.

By Justin Henry

3 minute read

July 21, 2023 | The American Lawyer

The talent market for lawyers remains tighter than that for staff, but managers acknowledge the risks to "morale" from unequal expectations for office attendance.

By Justin Henry

9 minute read

July 19, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

Firm leaders, wary of mandating office attendance, are counting on in-person collaboration opportunities to draw young lawyers back into the office. "We are emphasizing that for associates to be here, our [partners] need to set an example," one law firm leader said. "If our members' attendance is sporadic, that doesn't send the right message either."

By Justin Henry | Jessie Yount

5 minute read

July 18, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Sources also say Steptoe is in talks to take over Stroock's Los Angeles office lease, in a scenario in which Stroock would shed its sole West Coast outpost.

By Justin Henry | Patrick Smith

3 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Pro Mid Market

Without the hiring clout of higher-profile and higher-paying Big Law firms, law firms outside the Am Law 200 worry requiring regular office attendance after a protracted period of remote work will disadvantage them in the hiring and retention of legal talent.

By Justin Henry

5 minute read

July 07, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Leaders at Stroock had been hoping to hammer out a deal by the end of June, people familiar with the talks said.

By Justin Henry

5 minute read

July 05, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Robert Leonard and Michael Mavrides specialize in advising asset managers in the sourcing and use of "alternative" data.

By Justin Henry

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Kirkland and Am Law 50 peers K&L Gates and Proskauer Rose are among the latest victims of a sweeping cyber breach. "It proves that nobody is immune," said Zach Olsen, president of communications firm Infinite Global.

By Justin Henry

5 minute read