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When Will the Dust Settle on Associate Pay? As Some Law Firms Wait, Others Make Quiet Moves

Some firms are waiting for the associate pay scale to solidify, promising to match the market no matter what. Or they've already—privately—matched Milbank's.
6 minute read

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Law Firm Personnel Don't Want to Work in the Office. They Want to Meet and Socialize

A new survey shows most people want to work remotely a majority of the time, and go to the office about once a week.
6 minute read

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NQ Pay Bubble Isn't Sustainable and Will Soon Burst, Partners Say

The constant increases 'ignore basic principles of business', according to a survey of senior UK lawyers, and 'an unwillingness to distinguish between cost and value'.
4 minute read

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SRA Urges Measures to Improve Law Firm Culture

The U.K. regulator has issued a 'culture guide' for firms looking to tackle the issue.
2 minute read

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KPMG Law Targets Regional Hiring in Germany With Recruitment Pilot

The Big Four legal arm has rolled out a pilot recruitment programme targeting junior talent, which it hopes will give it an edge on the competition.
3 minute read

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Almost All Law Firm Partners Think Their NQs Earn Too Much

Partners are expressing their dissatisfaction with the increasing rates, with one saying: 'The market has been subverted by uber-aggressive U.S. firms, to no-one's benefit.'
4 minute read

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Sky High Pay Rises Won't Cut It in the War for Talent

Too many firms are showing an inflexible approach to flexible working, perpetuating a toxic culture where partners are only interested in how much people bill, argues Dana Denis-Smith.
4 minute read

International Edition

Treading On Ice: Winter Olympics Lessons for Big Law

In regions all across the world people are leaving international offerings to join local ones and it is not hard to spot the main reasons why.
7 minute read

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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

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Bird & Bird Boosts NQ Pay For First Time in Over Two Years

The firm said its decision was in response to market-wide salary increases.
2 minute read

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