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The Best Laid Plans...

The Global Lawyer: The Ukraine conflict, Chinese politics and junior pay are just some of the areas where law firm strategies can go awry.
6 minute read

International Edition

The Global Legal Industry Is Less Monolithic Than You Might Think

It's easy to talk about a global legal industry but the news of the past week illustrates that whether it be a response to COVID-19, the strength of the Big Four, or reaction to the global pay war, there are stark regional differences among law firms around the world.
8 minute read

International Edition

Treading On Ice: Winter Olympics Lessons for Big Law

In regions all across the world people are leaving international offerings to join local ones and it is not hard to spot the main reasons why.
7 minute read

International Edition

Is the Salary War Over? Law Firms Focus on Growth and the Rule of Law

Many law firms are tired of playing the salary war game. Meanwhile, some are busy launching and expanding overseas offices. And the legal community, once again, is reminded that sometimes it has to stand up for the rule of law. The Lunar New Year starts this week. Welcome to the Year of the Tiger!
9 minute read

International Edition

The Global Lawyer: Law = Money + Friction

You could feel the heat emanating from many of our stories last week, with law firms taking lucrative work from one another, splitting apart, turning the money screw to near intolerable levels, and even throwing shade.
5 minute read

International Edition

New Year's Resolutions For The Legal Industry

The Global Lawyer: The legal industry has begun 2022 with plenty of intent; plus why lawyers should not fear embarrassment.
6 minute read

International Edition

Cultivating Law Firm Culture: Will Law Firms Finally Define Themselves in 2022?

Law firms will have to be more creative as they seek to define their distinctive culture, especially now that hybrid work models will likely become the norm and firm loyalty is fading fast.
8 minute read

International Edition

The Global Lawyer: Reasons to Be Hopeful as 2022 Gets Underway

With talk of impending lockdowns, the year seems to be opening in much the same way as 2021. Shrouded in uncertainty and apprehension. But there are many reasons to be more upbeat.
4 minute read

International Edition

Pay Keeps Rising, the Virus Keeps Spreading and Other New Normals

The end of 2021 is not looking quite like we expected, as talent wars rage on and the pandemic persists—suggesting once again that the coming year may be filled with more unpredictability. Read our final Global Lawyer briefing of the year.
7 minute read

International Edition

No One Is Immune From Talent War Insanity

The Global Lawyer: The fog of war - a war for talent - has descended on the legal industry and no one is safe anymore.
7 minute read

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