The American Lawyer - July/August 2020
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The American Lawyer - July/August 2020

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June 29, 2020 | Slideshow

The New View: Role by Role, the Pandemic Has Changed How Law Firms Work

In this special report, The American Lawyer explores what the coronavirus crisis has meant across the industry—from managing partners and practice group leaders to midlevel associates and business professionals—and how it will change those roles going forward.
1 minute read
July 06, 2020 | Analysis

The 2020 Pro Bono Scorecard

The American Lawyer's annual report on the legal industry's pro bono commitment.
4 minute read
June 23, 2020 | Analysis

If Cash Is King, Do Law Firms Need to Change Their Business Model to Keep Up?

In the midst of an economic crisis, the traditional operating model, in which firms strip the balance sheet clean at the end of each fiscal year, distributing all the profits to the partnership and starting fresh, looks more and more like a liability.
10 minute read
June 25, 2020 | Analysis

Big Law Branches Out: Firm Subsidiaries Want a Piece of the $10B ALSP Market

Faced with an expanding field of competitors, law firms are branching out, forming ancillary businesses that they hope can help them secure a place in the growing market for alternative legal services.
18 minute read
June 22, 2020 | Analysis

'Change Is Needed': Amid Protests, Law Firm Alliances With Prosecutors Draw Scrutiny

After Dorsey & Whitney ended its prosecutorial relationship with the Minneapolis City Attorney's Office, will other firms reconsider their role in the system?
7 minute read
June 25, 2020 | Q&A

McGuireWoods' Jonathan Harmon Is Preparing for an 'Avalanche' of Post-Covid Litigation

"[The pandemic] is a punch in the mouth for everybody, but I see opportunities consistent with what we said we wanted to do," Harmon says in a Q&A about McGuireWoods' response to the coronavirus and what comes next.
14 minute read
June 23, 2020 | Commentary

As Firms Reopen, They Should Recognize That FaceTime Is the New Face Time

In this rapidly digitized environment, lawyers and firms can rethink office policies as they return to work.
7 minute read
June 25, 2020 | Commentary

Do 'Real Men' Work Remotely?

If managers mandate that lawyers and staff must march back to the office, flexible work arrangements—long associated with women—will lose their hard-fought legitimacy won during the pandemic.
4 minute read
July 01, 2020 | Commentary

3 Numbers Reveal the State of Top UK Firms' Financial Health

An auditor analysis of the top 50 U.K. firms' limited liability partnership accounts offers us some insight into their efficiency and progress.
4 minute read
June 30, 2020 | Commentary

Hong Kong's Shaky Standing as a Financial Center Is Giving Rise to Singapore

As Hong Kong remains shrouded in uncertainty, Singapore appears to be gaining prominence as an alternative for the business world.
4 minute read

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