Paul Hodkinson

Paul Hodkinson is the Editor-In-Chief of Law.com International. 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. It is his second stint at Legal Week, after he worked at the publication between 2002 and 2008. [email protected]

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November 21, 2023 | The American Lawyer

Law's Lightbulb Moment: Why AI Needs More Time to Develop

The adoption of AI into law will be gradual, not sudden, and we are probably still waiting for that perfect product to arrive.

By Paul Hodkinson

4 minute read

November 20, 2023 | International Edition

Designation Model Power Dynamics Upended by Weaker Deal Market

A quieter deal market has affected the controversial practice, meaning that 'lenders don't feel they're being told what to do', according to advisers.

By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson

3 minute read

November 19, 2023 | International Edition

Some Things are More Important than Corporate Law

The Israel-Gaza conflict and threats to the rule of law in various countries are putting the importance of daily commercial legal practice into perspective, writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

5 minute read

October 29, 2023 | International Edition

Freshfields' Perilous Journey to the New World

With US partners now calling the shots, the longstanding UK legal institution faces a nervous wait for its American operation to start boosting firmwide profits writes the Global Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

5 minute read

October 26, 2023 | International Edition

A&O Shearman Merger—What's Next?

Clients, compensation, partner exits and regulator consent is next on the agenda for the management of the merged firm, writes one partnership expert.

By Corinne Staves, CM Murray

5 minute read

October 25, 2023 | International Edition

Standing Out From the Crowd: A Q&A with Dechert's Dorothy Cory-Wright

After entering the Bar 'as a state-educated, non-Oxbridge girl' Cory-Wright has gone on to become one of the most senior women in Dechert. Here she tells her story.

By Paul Hodkinson

6 minute read

October 20, 2023 | International Edition

The Big Four: Not So Scary After All

For all their talk of growth, it could be a long time before the Big Four's progress in the UK—the biggest single legal market they can operate in—poses a threat to large law firms, writes the London Lawyer.

By Paul Hodkinson

4 minute read

October 17, 2023 | International Edition

Hello A&O Shearman. Goodbye 'Magic Circle'

The grouping of what once were the biggest and best UK law firms no longer holds any meaning and should be retired for good.

By Paul Hodkinson

4 minute read

October 12, 2023 | International Edition

Q&A: The State of AI Regulation

How regulators across the US, EU and UK are addressing the rapid rise of AI.

By Becky Pritchard

4 minute read

October 12, 2023 | International Edition

'On The Fly': How In-House Lawyers are Managing AI Risk for Their Companies

The past six months has seen an explosion in interest in AI that has left the in-house legal community rushing to develop guard rails for its ethical and compliant use at their organisations.

By Becky Pritchard

7 minute read

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