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Just How Much Do ALSPs Threaten Traditional Law Firms in Asia?

Alternative Legal Service Providers say the sector has grown considerably in the past few years. That could be bad news for traditional private practices—a sign that the market has changed and the attitude towards traditional law firm models and what they have to offer has evolved.
7 minute read

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'The Easiest Part of the Whole Deal': A Merger Between A&O and Shearman in Europe

As shown in the map and charts compiled by Law.com International below, A&O's footprint in Europe far outweighs Shearman's, both in number of offices and lawyer head count.
4 minute read

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Law Firms in Indonesia Pivot to Stave Off Tech Venture Capital Slump

Health care, life sciences, nickel mining and telecommunications are sectors that lawyers are focusing on now.
5 minute read

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LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Weigh In on the Future of AI in Legal Research

The recent acquisition of Casetext by Thomson Reuters has raised many questions about the future of generative AI in legal research. Here, LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters weigh in on issues including build vs. buy, which LLMs to use, securing AI talent and more.
11 minute read

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As Big Law Lobbying Revenue Soars, US Law Firms Seek More Foreign Government Business

Akin, Holland & Knight, Brownstein Hyatt and K&L Gates have all seen increases in disclosed lobbying revenue over the past six years.
6 minute read

International Edition

AI Will Threaten Law Firm Jobs, But Innovators Will Thrive

"If this technology is going to work the way that we think it will, positions will be eliminated," said Linda Novosel, chief innovation and value officer at Blank Rome.
8 minute read

International Edition

M&A Seen on the Rise in Latin America Over Next 2 Years, Survey Says

The complicated geopolitical map, with tensions high between major powers such as the U.S. and China, has led investors to more keenly consider investments in Latin America.
4 minute read

International Edition

How Law Firms are Cosying Up to the UK's Labour Party

With the party ahead in U.K. opinion polls, law firms predict a Labour government and want insight into what that might mean for their clients—but Labour also stands to gain from forging law firm ties.
5 minute read

International Edition

Legal Market Needs Have Changed. Are the Vereins Having Their Moment?

The oft-repeated "one-stop-shop" marketing line is finally paying off, lawyers say. Vereins can deal with legal issues across different jurisdictions in a single engagement, and do so in a more cost-effective way than their traditional law firm counterparts.
9 minute read

International Edition

In-House Attorneys Irked That Outside Counsel Lack Business Savvy

"One of the reasons you go to outside counsel is that they have perspective from many sides and in many different industries and practices. But that doesn't mean they get this particular company as well as the in-house team does," said Susan Hackett, CEO of Legal Executive Leadership.
6 minute read

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