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The Recorder

Civil War on the Plaintiffs Side as Robbins Geller Attacks Firms Seeking Dubious Fees

Lawyers from plaintiffs powerhouse Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd called out “a cadre of firms responsible for a dramatic explosion of federal deal litigation,” and urged a federal judge in San Francisco to reject a fee request by fellow plaintiffs' counsel.
5 minute read

Legaltech News

Data (Gold) Mining: The Rise of the Law Firm Data Analytics Teams

Law firms are growing data analytics roles, and looking to figure out how they can make money off of client data. But navigating the ethics and finding the right talent can be tricky.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Revenue Inches Up at O'Melveny as Partner Profits Top $2M

The firm kept on a growth trajectory in 2017, though its revenue engine cooled from the prior two years.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Roy Oppenheim Represented the Downtrodden — And Made a Good Living Doing It

"I was quoted at one time as saying that ... foreclosure defense is the bottom of the barrel," Oppenheim said. "Lower than being a divorce lawyer."
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Jenner Revenue Slips, Profits Fall Amid Investments in Talent

Revenue dipped about 2 percent at the litigation powerhouse last year, while profits per partner tumbled nearly 20 percent.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: What Lawyers Will Go From Grunt to Great

Conventional wisdom says AI will take the grunt work off lawyers' plates, freeing their time for higher level thinking and legal analysis. But is there enough higher-level work for to go around?
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O'Connor Grows Revenue, Profits Amid Extended Hiring Spree

The firm said it beat its profitability expectations in a year of nonstop lateral additions.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

DLA Piper Adds Partners in NY, California

The firm's lateral recruitment surge continued this week with raids on Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Jenner & Block and a boutique formed by former DLA Piper lawyers.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms Settle Partner Poaching Lawsuit at Start of Trial

Midsize Pennsylvania firms Swartz Campbell and Chartwell Law Offices spent more than five years embroiled in litigation sparked by lateral hiring in Florida.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Firm in Hot Water for Ghostwriting Pleadings for Pro Se Defendants

The firm says there's widespread ignorance about a rule that allows it to write, but not sign, documents prepared for litigants representing themselves in court.
5 minute read

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