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How 'Awkward' Lockdown Socials Prompted One Associate's Exit

An associate at a top U.S. firm in London shares her decision to leave after the lack of socialising and effort during the peak of lockdown emphasised her team's 'poor' culture.
4 minute read

International Edition

'I Ended Up In Hospital - Twice': How Anxiety Drove Another Associate From Private Practice

One lawyer tells her story of being lured in by prestigious law firms with the promise of something 'exciting', but the reality felt isolating and inescapable.
4 minute read

International Edition

Lawyers Make Plea to Peers: Stop Boasting About How Busy You Are

Senior lawyers, clients and career coaches say there is an epidemic of "performative busyness" in the law that must be tackled.
8 minute read

International Edition

From Big Law to Big Coffee: How a Former Debevoise Lawyer Brewed a New Venture

In a touchingly honest interview, Ted Rosner describes being let go by a major firm but then launching a company that helps reduce reoffending by providing jobs to prison leavers.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Not Enough Time To Adapt': UK Firms Fear LLP Tax Changes

Under proposed UK taxation rules, LLPs will no longer be able to defer their tax payments, creating problems for those with tight cash flows.
6 minute read

International Edition

Texas-Based Litigator Helps Mexico Take on the Gun Industry

Attorney Steve Shadowen sees the country's case against gunmakers as a matter of social justice, as Mexico severely restricts gun sales. The case appears to be the first brought by a sovereign nation against the gunmakers.
4 minute read

International Edition

'Plan the Landing': When COVID Brought a Major European Industry to a Standstill, Its Lawyers Sprung Into Action

Lawyers who advise the hospitality industry say COVID-19 has transformed their role from crisis manager to consultant.
5 minute read

International Edition

Brain Drain: Dutch Law Firms are Facing Unprecedented Staff Shortages as Lawyers Go In-House

More and more mid-level lawyers in the Netherlands are giving Big Law the cold shoulder and choosing to go in-house at fintechs and scale-ups.
5 minute read

International Edition

'Latham Was The Only Option': Paul Dolman On His Exit From Travers and What's On His Agenda Now

Dolman and Latham global private equity vice chair Kem Ihenacho speak about the plans for the new recruit.
4 minute read

International Edition

Vaccine Mandate Tracker: The US Law Firms Requiring Vaccination for Office Returns

The list of law firms announcing mandatory vaccination is growing.
6 minute read

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