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Bank Experience is Conflicting Juniors Out as Litigation Firms Struggle to Hire

Quinn Emanuel and several U.K. litigation specialists say lawyers are being conflicted from joining because of time spent advising banks early on in their career.
7 minute read

International Edition

'Some NQs Are Paid My Salary': The Pay War is Tempting In-House Counsel Back to Private Practice

Several in-house lawyers, even general counsel, say they are tempted to 'double their pay and go back'.
4 minute read

International Edition

From Birding to Baking, Lawyers' Pandemic Hobbies Showcase Promise of Hybrid Work

Sourdough bread is more than just a cliché. Lawyers have relished how flexible schedules better fit their favored pursuits.
7 minute read

International Edition

General Counsel are Unwilling to Pay the Price of the Industry's Latest Salary War

'If law firms try to charge me increased fees, I won't be paying them', said one general counsel, reflecting a wider unease among clients about the situation.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Doctors Thought I Could Die Any Moment': The Remarkable Life and Career of Dentons' Patrick Somers

The veteran corporate lawyer has been a partner at seven law firms, worked as a general counsel, had a terminal health diagnosis and aborted an early retirement—and he's still going.
9 minute read

International Edition

South Africa's Elite Firms Are Maintaining 2021 Momentum, Say Webber Wentzel's Leaders

2021 was an excellent year for the continent's top firms. Partners now say that momentum is only continuing, though challenges remain.
3 minute read

International Edition

Which Firms Have the Biggest Pay Gap Between Top and Bottom Earners?

The pay war may have closed the gap between junior and senior pay - but in some cases, the top UK earners still earn 47 times as much as newly qualified lawyers.
6 minute read

International Edition

London Partners Strongly in Favour of Office Returns, Citing Cultural Decline, Poll Shows

'If you do not see people from one week to the next, except on a computer screen, how can you have a relationship with them? Even if you use Tinder you still have to meet the potential date!', said one London partner.
5 minute read

International Edition

'It Has To Be Overwhelmingly a Carrot—Not a Stick': Gilbert + Tobin Chief on How to Get Staff Back to the Office

Danny Gilbert says the Australian firm plans to make life easier for busy lawyers.
3 minute read

International Edition

You've Been Thinking About The Big Four All Wrong

The accounting giants have been quietly changing strategy in recent years with potentially big consequences for law firms. Here, all of the Big Four's U.K. legal heads discuss their aims.
13 minute read

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