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All This Growth: What Is It For?

Law firms are obsessed with growth. More are merging, launching new offices, teaming up through associations, and even changing their structure so they can compete globally. But is their focus on expansion and revenue growth the way to go? Might it be shortsighted?
5 minute read

International Edition

Summer's Over. You're a Regulatory Lawyer Now

August underlined the speed of change to trade, tech, data and climate rules—and if you had a leisurely summer, priority one is getting up to speed, writes the Global Lawyer.
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International Edition

What You Missed While You Were Away

Such has been the pace of news stories this summer that if you went away at all then you probably missed something big, writes The London Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

Where Have All the London Rainmakers Gone?

U.K. firms need to rethink their star culture if they want to compete on a global scale—A&O's tie-up with Shearman will be the first big test.
4 minute read

International Edition

5 Reasons to Leave Kirkland for Paul Weiss

The impending large transatlantic team defection points to the strategic direction of both firms, writes the Global Lawyer.
7 minute read

International Edition

So You Think August Is the Month of Rest? Not for US Law Firms

Kirkland & Ellis, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and other U.S. firms have been making some bold moves in the U.K. Could they be setting a new tone in the London legal market? 
5 minute read

International Edition

Who Will Stand Up for the Little Guy?

Litigation funding, so often under attack, is on the ropes in some regions, but it is dangerous to assume the industry works well without it, writes the Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

Merger Mania: Why Do Law Firms Want to Fall in Love? 

Merger mania has seized the law firm world. But like marriage, mergers are complicated. So why are so many law firms looking for a partner?
7 minute read

International Edition

How Gen X Is Shaping the Modern Legal Industry

Law firm leadership roles are being handed over from the Boomer generation, but what does this mean for office attendance, mergers and culture?
5 minute read

International Edition

UK Law Firm Revenues are Up But Profits are Down. Why?

A look at the reasons why this phenomenon is occurring in the early financial results suggests a rapidly rising challenge in balancing the books, The London Lawyer argues.
4 minute read

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