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McDermott's Ira Coleman on Guiding a Health Care Firm Through a Health Care Crisis

"We will be much more nimble. We will try not to use offices as status symbols anymore, because nobody can say they need it," McDermott Will & Emery chair Ira Coleman says of his firm's post-pandemic plans.

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The Private Client Pandemic: WFH?

Many private client lawyers are finding that working from home isn't a simple transition for the uninitiated. Besides balancing work-life and…

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Returning to Work Post-Lockdown: Lessons From Asia

The Singapore head of a law firm has views on what the UK can learn from Asia's challenges.

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Welcome to the Law Firm Office of the Future: Smaller, Higher-Tech and One-Way

As law firms get comfortable with remote work, the likelihood that physical offices will look far different in the future continues to grow.

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At Risk: The Firms With The Least Cash and The Most Debt

An analysis has laid bare the precarious cash position at many firms following an auditor report on the UK's top 50 law firm accounts.

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'A Changing of the Guard': Macfarlanes Grapples With Succession Issues

As a new senior partner finally takes over the running of the firm, former partners and rivals say its next generation is lacking.

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Katten Pairs Pay Cuts, Furloughs With Assistance Fund for Idled Employees

While implementing familiar cost-cutting measures, Katten Muchin Rosenman is also joining a smaller group of firms working to augment governmental assistance for affected workers.

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After Declines, Burford CEO Points to Busy 2020, Cites COVID-19 Claims Ahead

Investors in the litigation funding giant also appeared hopeful for future gains despite a big dip in 2019.

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How to Innovate the Law Firm-Client Experience in a Post-Coronavirus World

Law firms should be reimagining their businesses in a future that may be very different from today. Now is the right time for firms to implement a structured, intentional innovation process.

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The COVID-19 Lockdown Is a Game Changer for Women in Law

Women say that the lockdown has legitimised remote working practices so that they are no longer "a female issue".

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