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How Many Legal Jobs Will be Affected by AI? Law Firms Can't Agree

The divergence of opinion is affecting the way firms are implementing AI technology, with some firms continuing to trial programmes while others remain more sceptical of adopting the tech firmwide.
4 minute read

International Edition

Are Single-Tier Partnership US Law Firms Fighting the Wind?

Recruiting and retaining senior associates—that gold mine of Big Law leverage—may now be more challenging to single-tier firms.
6 minute read

International Edition

Clyde & Co Loses Australian Regulatory Partner Amid Ongoing Exodus

Avryl Lattin leaves to take up key in-house role with a development organisation.
3 minute read

International Edition

'But We Exist': The Stigma Around Disability and Neurodivergence in Law Firms Persists

Disabled and neurodivergent people remain wholly underrepresented in corporate law, as some disabilities go unacknowledged by law firms.
6 minute read

International Edition

'Who By Fire?': Reflecting On Law Firms in a Tumultuous Year

In a year punctuated by law firm mergers, office closures, and wars, law firms might want to take time to reflect on what has transpired and what they might see in the coming year, writes The Global Lawyer. Even in an industry that acts like it knows where it's going, there are no certainties.
7 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Holding Redlich Hires Seven From KPMG

Philip Jones-Hope led the accounting giant's Canberra practice.
2 minute read

International Edition

Partner Cuts: The Grim Reality of Post-Merger Integration

A&O Shearman is now following the trajectory of other big law firm mergers that saw partner cuts shortly after deal completion.
7 minute read

International Edition

Australian Firms Gear Up in Canberra to Win Government Work

The Australian government has become a steady and reliable source of work, lawyers say.
5 minute read

International Edition

A&O Shearman Hires Knowledge and Innovation Lead from Pérez-Llorca

Marisa Delgado was head of Pérez-Llorca's knowledge management department and helped oversee the adoption of Swedish generative AI tool Leya.
2 minute read

International Edition

Are Law Firms Themselves to Blame When a Client Refuses to Pay?

With law firms facing longer debtor days and having to take clients to court over unpaid bills, in-house counsel and partners explain what firms can do to address what many call a system in dire need of an overhaul.
6 minute read

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