Paul Hodkinson is the Editor-In-Chief of Law.com International and of all ALM Global Coverage. Before joining the company in late 2018, he was the Deputy Editor and Comment Editor of Financial News, part of Dow Jones. He has also held roles as Acting Editor of Financial News and Editor of Private Equity News and has written for The Wall Street Journal as well as numerous private equity publications in the U.S. Before that he was a reporter covering the U.K. legal market. [email protected]
July 02, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Which Law Firms Are On Course to be in the Global Elite?A breakaway group of law firms will need scale, profitability and geographical reach—but not many have all three.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
June 28, 2024 | International Edition
Watch: A New Type of Law Firm Ranking in the UKLaw.com International's editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson explains the logic behind the Global 30 in the U.K. league table as well as some of its findings.
By Law.com International
1 minute read
June 28, 2024 | International Edition
Pride Month: The Importance of Visibility, Not Just Transparency, in the WorkplaceIt is not just about being open, frank and transparent but also about being seen and visible which inspires.
By John McElroy, Hausfeld
5 minute read
June 27, 2024 | International Edition
AI Is Not Our Ally, YetWhen generative AI was learning its ABCs, it also received an extensive education in one of the most prevailing undercurrents of human communication, prejudice.
By Henrietta Redding, Addleshaw Goddard
4 minute read
June 19, 2024 | International Edition
2024: An Important Year for UK Collective ActionsWinston & Strawn lawyers analyse three key cases that hold wider implications for UK collective actions this year.
By Peter Crowther, Daniel Meagher and Suzanne Labi
6 minute read
June 17, 2024 | International Edition
The Consumer Protection Review: Getting Ahead of the CurveThe SRA is considering several measures including tighter monitoring of how legal firms handle client funds.
By Andrew Hawkins, Shieldpay
5 minute read
June 16, 2024 | International Edition
Big Law's Favourite (And Least Favourite) CitiesData shows the world's largest law firms are disproportionately weighted towards just a few key markets, writes the Global Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
June 14, 2024 | International Edition
A Working Mum and Carer, One Year In...For Carers Week, a lawyer at Addleshaw Goddard tells her story after her son's diagnosis changed her life.
By Sarah Washbrook, Addleshaw Goddard
5 minute read
June 13, 2024 | International Edition
My Journey From a Low Socio-Economic Background to Big LawFor Social Mobility Day, a Howard Kennedy partner tells her story of growing up in a working class family in Yorkshire to becoming president of the London Solicitors Litigation Association.
By Nikki Edwards
4 minute read
June 13, 2024 | International Edition
Watch: 4 Worrying Numbers for the UK Top 50 Law FirmsIn a video, Law.com International editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson explains how the underlying health of the largest firms has deteriorated.
By Law.com International
1 minute read