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What do Slaughter and May Partners Really Earn?

The firm may not be as profitable as its reputation has always suggested, a collegiate culture is its main form of defence.
5 minute read

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Why All the Fuss Over Coke's Diversity Plan?

How many times can we tell ourselves that this is different—that this is the game-changer we've been waiting for?
4 minute read

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Some Black Partners Aren't Waiting for the GC to Call

"The general counsel's office has been talking about change forever," Weil Gotshal's Jeff Malonson says. "It's not enough to build a relationship with the GC."
4 minute read

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In a Market Gone Mad, High-End Private Equity Hires Have Gotten Out of Hand

It is an open question whether the frantic hiring market for high-level private equity partners is really worth it for law firms.
4 minute read

International Edition

Tea and Empathy at Big Law

How do you teach partners empathy and understanding when those traits aren't part of the definition of success in Big Law?
4 minute read

International Edition

'My Career Is Basically Over': Working Parents Offer Pleas for Empathy From Law Firms

The legal industry risks a long-term talent exodus—one that would disproportionately affect women and diverse attorneys—if it doesn't address the needs of working parents who are struggling during the pandemic.
15 minute read

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Two Elite US Lawyers May Have Tanked Their Senate Careers. Will Big Law Take Them?

"For two brilliant specimen of the legal profession, they're screwing up their careers royally."
4 minute read

International Edition

A Voice in the Dark: Above the Law Founder David Lat's COVID-19 Battle Gave the Legal Industry a Warning

In 2020, David Lat did what he has always done: bring transparency and vital information to many. But this time, the information was different—it was his story of survival.
7 minute read

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The Future of Boies Schiller Is Female

Two women are leading the storied firm, so let's pop the champagne. But why do we feel nervous?
7 minute read

International Edition

Women's Initiatives That Are Perfectly Useless

Some surprises in the new Acritas study: some mommy programs harm women's progress, but the pandemic might be a boon for women's careers.
4 minute read

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