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Paul Weiss Could Adopt Nonequity Partner Tier in 2024

The New York firm is also considering altering the portion of equity partner pay that comes from firm profits vis a vis bonuses.
4 minute read

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In Europe, Law Firms Build Out Regulatory Teams With More Than Just Lawyers

As regulation grows more complex, top law firms are seeking experts who have worked in government, policy and industry, in addition to the law.
4 minute read

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Mexico's Von Wobeser Launches AI-Powered Chatbot

The firm plans to use the chatbot as an in-house legal assistant that can field questions and summarize content.
2 minute read

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'It Takes a Long-Term View': How Mills Oakley Has Kept Up Its Remarkable Growth

The Australian firm, which is now a national legal brand, has enjoyed 18 years of consecutive double-digit revenue growth.
5 minute read

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'US is Calling the Shots': The Power Shift That's Americanizing Freshfields

Once described as Anglo-German, the 280 year-old firm is steadily transforming itself into a U.S. firm, with far-reaching consequences for partners in its former power bases, insiders say.
8 minute read

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Dentons Should Be Applauded, Not Pilloried, for Changing its Israel-Gaza Response

Law firms erring as Dentons had is vanishingly rare. But, given the wave of global discord that the Israel-Gaza war has caused, I think they can be forgiven, writes The Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

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As Demand Declines, Competition Among Korea's Top Law Firms Rises to Unprecedented Levels

Driven by regulatory changes and economic uncertainty, Korea's elite firms are vying for talent and mandates.
4 minute read

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The Big Four: Not So Scary After All

For all their talk of growth, it could be a long time before the Big Four's progress in the UK—the biggest single legal market they can operate in—poses a threat to large law firms, writes the London Lawyer.
4 minute read

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Why Arbitration Spinoffs Are 'Part Push, Part Pull' for Big Law 

International arbitration practitioners have been ditching large firms to branch out on their own, largely because they want to be free from law firm conflicts and bureaucracy. But as firms continue their race toward maximum profitability and higher margins, large arbitration practices have lost some of their luster for Big Law.
8 minute read

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'This Is Deeply Personal': S&C's Shenker, Forced Into a Bomb Shelter, Speaks on Connections to Israel, the Way Forward

The senior chair of Sullivan & Cromwell speaks out about the conflict, what comes next and how his firm is reacting.
6 minute read

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