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Some Things are More Important than Corporate Law

The Israel-Gaza conflict and threats to the rule of law in various countries are putting the importance of daily commercial legal practice into perspective, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

Slaughter and May Ups NQ Pay to £125,000

The hike now puts the firm in line with other elite UK firms.
2 minute read

International Edition

Simpson Thacher Latest Partner Promotions Span US and London Offices

A quarter of the promotions were in the firm's London office.
3 minute read

International Edition

Where Are the Milbank Pay Matches? Mixed Market Signals Weigh on Law Firms

"It's a bit telling of how the overall market is kind of feeling at the moment. There's going to be a lot of variability in how firms perform this year," noted New York legal recruiter Scott Yaccarino.
6 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters and MoFo Associates Suffer Antisemitic Attack on London Bus

Both lawyers posted about the attack on LinkedIn, and have attracted widespread support.
5 minute read

International Edition

The Learning 'Gap': Why Building Client Relationships is Still a Mystery to So Many Associates

Several associates across U.S. and U.K. law firms feel that there is a lack of exposure to diverse styles of business development at their level.
5 minute read

International Edition

Culture Wars: The True Gauge of Happiness is at the Junior End

A firm's culture is not invisible sentiment nor marketing spiel but a proper understanding of the issues at play on people's minds, and there are small pockets of hope, writes The London Lawyer.
4 minute read

International Edition

Israel-Hamas War Inflaming Tensions in Canada's Legal Profession

Open letters, debates over free speech, and feelings of compromised safety are increasing a sense of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
6 minute read

International Edition

Milbank Raises Associate Salaries and Announces Year-End Bonuses

The internatinal firm's chair pointed to "a very, very busy year" across the firm—one in which productivity was "materially" increased, as well as increasing cost of living.
2 minute read

International Edition

Discovering Dissatisfaction: Why UK Associates are Unhappy

An in-depth survey of nearly 200 UK associates at large law firms has found nearly a third feel morale has dropped over the last year, with emphasis on billable hours, salary disappointment and a 'tough' office culture among the factors responsible.
8 minute read

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