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]

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April 04, 2024 | International Edition

How I Deal With Stress: A Travers Smith Partner on Reaching 'Breaking Point'

In the second in a series of Q&As with partners about how they cope with life in law, funds partner Will Normand of Travers Smith opens up about subjects too often ignored in corporate law.

By Paul Hodkinson

7 minute read

April 03, 2024 | International Edition

Postal Scandal Sheds Light on Shady Litigation Funding

On the Post Office litigation, funders rode to the rescue but then hijacked the spoils—we need to reform the system, says former MP Seema Kennedy.

By Seema Kennedy OBE

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | International Edition

How In-House Teams Should Approach Generative AI

Let this mantra be your guide in bringing your legal team with you on the change journey: 'AI should work for the legal team, not the other way around.'

By Catherine J. Moynihan

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | International Edition

Video: It Has Fallen to Individual Lawyers to Manage Stress

Law.com International editor-in-chief Paul Hodkinson explains some findings from interviews and private conversations with partners on the issue of stress.

By Paul Hodkinson

1 minute read

March 27, 2024 | International Edition

How I Deal With Stress: Top Partners Open Up

In the first in a series of Q&As with partners about how they cope with life in law, Taylor Wessing corporate head Emma Danks and Fieldfisher commercial partner Sam Jardine talk about their own experiences.

By Paul Hodkinson

7 minute read

March 26, 2024 | International Edition

Why Law Firms Must Be More Entrepreneurial

Harbour's Maurice MacSweeney says firms that prioritise innovation in pricing, new tech, and external finance, will end 2024 in good health.

By Maurice MacSweeney, director of legal finance at Harbour

5 minute read

March 24, 2024 | International Edition

Maybe Lawyers Should Become the Public's Guardians

Perhaps lawyers should be the ones to ensure that regulators don't overreach, bankers are held to account, and that courts retain supervision of politicians.

By Robert-Jan Temmink KC and Turlough Stone

6 minute read

March 24, 2024 | International Edition

How to Grow Fast Like Kirkland

Class actions are set for significant growth across the globe and law firms that corner the market could reap big rewards, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

6 minute read

March 24, 2024 | International Edition

How to Grow Fast Like Kirkland

Class actions are set for significant growth across the globe and law firms that corner the market could reap big rewards, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

6 minute read

March 20, 2024 | International Edition

Working in Law is Stressful, Here Are a Few Things You Can Do

A former partner who now works as an accredited executive coach offers some advice on how to operate in the legal industry's culture of stress.

By Rebecca Ford Johnson

5 minute read

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