The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | March 15, 2024
Diversified practice areas and geographies continue to prove fruitful for the global law firm.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | March 14, 2024
Gross revenue slid by 3.6% last year, but the firm started March 2024 with 20% more inventory than the previous March.
The American Lawyer | Analysis|News
By Amanda O'Brien | March 12, 2024
"The data looks a lot like what it was in the Great Recession," said Nikia Gray, executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. "We don't think it's because the legal market is going through a recession, but because the law firms are overleveraged."
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Andrew Maloney | March 6, 2024
"The movement over the past month has [confirmed that] we're going to continue seeing some of the largest, highest-profit firms have this tremendous recruiting advantage," noted law firm consultant Kristin Stark.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Andrew Maloney | February 27, 2024
Now, there may be even greater emphasis on the profitability of a practice, not just hours.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Andrew Maloney | February 26, 2024
"For the first time in years, firms don't seem to be harried by the tumultuous rollercoaster of events seen thus far during the 2020s," according to a legal industry report this month.
National Law Journal | Analysis|News
By Abigail Adcox | February 14, 2024
Even as the equity tier expanded and the firm's profits per equity partner rose about 16% to $1.91 million. And amid lateral growth, Steptoe's total full-time equivalent head count rose about 4% to around 396 lawyers last year and revenue per lawyer climbed more than 8% to $1.2 million.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Abigail Adcox | February 12, 2024
"Many do compete with the New York firms," said Wells Fargo's Owen Burman about D.C. firms. "But it's not universal."
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | February 9, 2024
After profits per equity partner dipped by 5.7% in 2022, they climbed by 6.6% in the last year, according to data from Citi's Global Wealth at Work Law Firm Group.
By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles | February 8, 2024
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