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Cooley Delays Some First-Year Associates by Another Year, Reassigns Others as Corporate Slump Continues

The announcement comes just two months after the firm announced in April it would delay its entire incoming class to January 2024.
2 minute read

International Edition

Is US-Rooted Resentment Brewing at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer?

Feeling the financial pain of investing in the world's most expensive legal market 'can be frustrating' to non-US partners, according to insiders.
5 minute read

International Edition

As Layoffs Loom, How Much Control Do Associates Have Over Low Billable Hours?

As law firms wait and see whether the economy picks up in the third quarter, associates at risk of layoffs are feeling the other side of the billable hour's wrath.
6 minute read

International Edition

In Battle for Billable Hours, Not Coming in Will Cost Some Associates Their Jobs

"Frankly, I do not give assignments to associates and junior partners who are not in the office at least 3 days a week," wrote one Am Law 100 practice leader.
6 minute read

International Edition

Skadden To Mandate 4 Days In Office

The policy, which extends to all attorneys, will go into effect in early September.
2 minute read

International Edition

Fear or FOMO: Big Law Split on How to Boost Office Attendance

With at least five Am Law 100 firms tying bonuses to office attendance, law firms appear more comfortable with taking punitive measures to induce attendance.
6 minute read

International Edition

Mental Health by the Numbers: An Infographic Mapping the Legal Industry's Well-Being

Explore key data snapshots from our annual survey on the mental health of lawyers and professionals working in law firms around the world.
1 minute read

International Edition

Gen-Z Less Interested in Big Law and Traditional Law Firm Paths

Lawyers and aspiring lawyers in the generation showed significantly more desire to work in-house, while the interest to go into government stayed consistent, according to a new survey.
4 minute read

International Edition

Hot Tips for Summer (Associates)

Law students and summer associates don't know what they don't know, so here are a few tips to help those stepping into a firm for the first time.
5 minute read

International Edition

Anxiety the Focus as More UK Law Firms Spotlight Mental Health

Travers Smith, Freshfields and Macfarlanes are among the firms running classes and long-term schemes to help tackle lawyer anxiety and grief.
2 minute read

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