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Issues for Associates to Consider When Changing Firms

In today's legal environment, it has become extremely unlikely that an attorney will stay at a single law firm throughout her entire career. Instead, attorneys now frequently change firms in search of better opportunities or better fits. This is especially true for associates, who may change firms multiple times early in their career before they find the right home.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Orrick Develops New Role in Bet on Hot Field of Impact Finance

The firm says it is the first to create a dedicated impact finance attorney position.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

'I Spent Every Cent I Had on Cocaine': Lawyer's Struggle Revealed

Brian Cuban, whose billionaire brother Mark Cuban owns the NBA team the Dallas Mavericks, talks about his new book focused on addiction and recovery.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Arms and Toes and Breasts, Oh My!

Want a break from all the messy news about Donald Trump Jr. and Russiagate? Let's cut to some other topics that are roiling America.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Linklaters Associate Is Latest Big Firm Lawyer Tied to Insider Trading Charges

Fei Yan, 31, was arrested on Wednesday on insider trading charges in a case that alleges he profited from knowledge garnered by his wife, a Linklaters associate working on M&A deals.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Using Computer Savvy to Build Workplace Relationships

The legal profession has long been maligned as resistant to change, and there's truth to that stereotype—at least when it comes to technology. Whether working in government, public interest or private practice, horror stories abound of ­attorneys shackled to outmoded ­applications like Corel WordPerfect and Clinton administration-era editions of the Microsoft Office Suite.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Law Firm Merger Activity Abroad Highlights First Half Frenzy

Cross-border combinations continued to propel law firm merger activity through the second quarter of 2017 as U.S. firms continue to look outside the domestic marketplace for growth opportunities, according to reports by legal consultancies Altman Weil Inc. and Fairfax Associates.
26 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Turning Common Career Mistakes and Setbacks Into Opportunities

No matter how much success you ­experience in your legal career, inevitably at some point you will encounter a setback and make mistakes. Whether the setback is not passing the bar exam in your law firm's jurisdiction, missing a key argument in a brief, or blowing a litigation deadline, these mistakes don't have to define your legal career. A setback is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and reflect on how the setback occurred and what you can do to catapult your career forward. As I said in my previous article "Taking Control of Your Legal Career as a First-Year Associate," published April 5 in The Legal, failure precedes success and becoming a great lawyer is a marathon, not a sprint. By using the four steps listed below, young attorneys can turn common mistakes and setbacks into opportunities for growth and branding.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Associate Wins $180K Over Withheld Origination Fee

A jury has awarded $180,000, including punitive damages, to a former associate of Ronald A. Blumfield P.C., who claimed the firm failed to pay him origination fees promised in his employment agreement.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cravath Inks Deal With AI Company Part-Owned by Top UK Firm

The Wall Street firm has joined the growing ranks of elite law firms turning to artificial intelligence in an attempt to cut costs and improve efficiency by signing a deal with British software company Luminance, which is part-owned by Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May.
22 minute read

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