Paul Hodkinson
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]
June 07, 2024 | International Edition
The UK Law Firms With the Highest Profit MarginThe same five firms remain those boasting the highest operating profit margin in the UK Top 50, according to analysis of LLP accounts.
By Paul Hodkinson
2 minute read
June 04, 2024 | International Edition
The Rise of Legal Finance in Spain's Growing MarketWith appropriate regulation and fast litigation times, the country's litigation finance market is increasing quickly.
By Philipp Leibfried and Charlie Rooke, Burford
5 minute read
May 27, 2024 | International Edition
Is There a Maximum Number in This Salary Race?What we need is a market peak, a Usain Bolt of the legal world that sets a junior lawyer pay rate so far ahead that no one can beat it, but AI might make the problem worse, writes the Global Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
6 minute read
May 24, 2024 | International Edition
Gallery: The Legal Innovation and Technology Awards, 2024See pictures of the attendees and the ceremony here.
By Law.com International
1 minute read
May 24, 2024 | International Edition
The Partners Are Not All Right: Why Senior Lawyers Need Mental Health SupportWe partners tend to think that we don't need help – it's the juniors who need it. But the truth is, so do we.
By Jeannette Boot, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
5 minute read
May 14, 2024 | International Edition
18-Hour Days—Let's Stop Ignoring Human BiologyWe must recognise that by encouraging lawyers to reach out, we are asking them to be vulnerable.
By Paulo Karat
5 minute read
May 13, 2024 | International Edition
VIDEO: When Does Acting Aggressively for a Client Become Unethical Behaviour?Law.com International editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson debates the issue in this video.
By Paul Hodkinson
1 minute read
May 13, 2024 | International Edition
How I Deal With Stress: EY Law's Monica Gogna on Discussing Feelings and FailuresIn the latest in a series on how senior lawyers cope with stress in both their work and personal lives, the former Dechert, Pinsent Masons and Ropes & Gray partner speaks out.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
May 07, 2024 | International Edition
My Experience of Working as a Mother in Big Law'I was constantly asked when I was leaving the firm. I wasn't. I was often asked if I was leaving early to see my infant. I wasn't. I was asked where my infant was. My dedication was questioned.'
By A mother working in Big Law
5 minute read
May 05, 2024 | International Edition
When Global Visions Go AwryA series of closures in Greater China is calling into question the already shaky notion that law firms need to be everything everywhere, writes the Global Lawyer.
By Paul Hodkinson
5 minute read
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