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As Pay Gap Widens, Some Firms Attract Associates With Other Incentives

Firms are using bonuses and a viable partnership path to lure in-demand associates.
7 minute read

International Edition

Industry is 'Elitist' and 'a Bit of a Bubble', Say London Lawyers

Survey finds four in 10 went to private school and just 2% think the industry represents wider society.
2 minute read

International Edition

Australian Lawyers Push Back on Long Hours

In response, some law firms are actively promoting the importance of work-life balance. One firm even tells its young lawyers to leave the office by 6 p.m.
6 minute read

International Edition

Kennedys Expands in Lisbon With Portuguese Firm Merger

The boutique law firm N. Maldonado Sousa & Associados has merged with Kennedys, bringing along partner Nuno Maldonado Sousa and two associates.
3 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm Leadership Isn't a Role, It's a Mindset

Firm leaders from Cleary Gottlieb say when a law firm does not subscribe to a traditional corporate structure, firms should encourage leadership from everybody, including partners, associates, and professional staff.
7 minute read

International Edition

Clydes Loses Five-Strong Private Client Team to Edinburgh Firm

The partner-led team joined the firm just four years ago as part of a merger.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clydes Hands Out £5k Salary Boost to NQs As 86% of Trainees Stay On

The firm has followed its City peers this summer by bumping NQ pay.
2 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Parental Leave Bias Suit Likely to Reverberate

Several other legal industry leaders offer parental leave policies similar to Jones Day's, which put the firm in the crosshairs of two former associates with sterling resumes.
6 minute read

International Edition

Clerks Accuse Jones Day of Anti-Male Bias

Two married former associates who clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer say the firm discriminates against fathers by providing them eight fewer weeks of parental leave than mothers.
5 minute read

International Edition

Denied Anonymity, Ex-Jones Day Associate Retreats as Gender Bias Representative

Jane Doe 4, the last anonymous plaintiff in a $200 million class action against the firm, is now just one of dozens of proposed class members who stand to benefit if the lawsuit is successful.
3 minute read

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