COVID-19
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Ibero-Latin American Firm Hits Pause on Plans for Mexico Firm Integration
By Amy Guthrie | February 2, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uria (PPU Legal) to take a wait-and-see approach to full coverage of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc.
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Associates Bore the Brunt of Attorney Cuts in 2020
By Andrew Maloney | February 2, 2021
Firms employed 1.6% fewer attorneys in 2020 than at the same point in 2019, "a pace reminiscent of 2009 and the Great Recession," according to a new Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Index report.
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Morrison & Foerster Lays Off 4% of US Staff, UK Staffing Under Review
By Dylan Jackson | February 1, 2021
A firm representative said the U.K. staff ranks are undergoing a "redundancy" review that may lead to a "handful" of further layoffs.
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UK Top 100 Firm Bucks Trend By Increasing Office Footprint
By Simon Lock | February 1, 2021
The move comes as a number of firms have confirmed plans to review their real estate needs in light of the pandemic.
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US Firm Will Require All Employees to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine Before Returning to the Office
By Dylan Jackson | January 29, 2021
Davis Wright Tremaine is the first Am Law firm to publicly announce that its employees must be vaccinated in order to work in the firm's offices.
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International Edition | Features
Working Parent Lawyers Complain of 'Massive Toll' on Mental Health
By Meganne Tillay | January 29, 2021
Senior lawyers across the industry say the client pressure has not stopped and firms need to adopt more tailored responses.
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International Edition | Features
'Clients Have an Appetite': Why Baker McKenzie Is Bullish About Africa
By Jennigay Coetzer | January 29, 2021
The firm's new director of Africa operations believes several factors, including the Continental Free Trade Area agreement, Brexit, and the U.S. changeover to the Biden administration are all contributors to an incoming boom in Africa work.
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Ashurst Lowers Bonus Thresholds After COVID-19 Impact, MoFo Hands Out Extra London Rewards
By Simon Lock | January 28, 2021
Ashurst staff who participated in the firm's reduced hours scheme will have their bonus threshold adjusted.
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
Legal Networks as Global Service Providers: Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead
By Björn Welinder | January 26, 2021
The value of global legal networks was tested by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a year later, lawyers say the network model for providing global legal services is stronger than ever.
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Shoosmiths Appoints First General Counsel
By Varsha Patel | January 26, 2021
The appointment is the latest in several U.K. headquartered outfits to update the position within their ranks.
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