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'Who By Fire?': Reflecting On Law Firms in a Tumultuous Year

In a year punctuated by law firm mergers, office closures, and wars, law firms might want to take time to reflect on what has transpired and what they might see in the coming year, writes The Global Lawyer. Even in an industry that acts like it knows where it's going, there are no certainties.
7 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Holding Redlich Hires Seven From KPMG

Philip Jones-Hope led the accounting giant's Canberra practice.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Partner Cuts: The Grim Reality of Post-Merger Integration

A&O Shearman is now following the trajectory of other big law firm mergers that saw partner cuts shortly after deal completion.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Setting Partner Comp: Are Law Firms Now Too 'Short-Term Focused'?

"People are less patient than they have ever been before. People want to be awarded now," noted one consultant.
4 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: Playing the Talent Game to Win

"You want to be part of a winning team," one former Big Law CEO said. "It's very important in legal, maybe more so than other professions. As a leader, you need to be very attentive to that."
5 minute read

International Edition

Australian Firms Gear Up in Canberra to Win Government Work

The Australian government has become a steady and reliable source of work, lawyers say.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'No Holds Barred': Why Alston & Bird Is Leaning Into Los Angeles

Alston wants to grow its new Century City office to the same as its DTLA footprint: "I'd like equal weight on both sides of town," LA partner in charge Jeff Rosenfeld said.
7 minute read

Law.com

Top 5 Strategies for Managing the End-of-Year Collections Frenzy

End of year collections are crucial for law firms because they allow them to maximize their revenue for the year, impacting profitability, partner distributions and bonus calculations by ensuring outstanding invoices are paid before the year closes, which is especially important for meeting financial targets and managing cash flow throughout the firm.
6 minute read

Pro Mid Market

North Carolina's Brooks Pierce Elects New Managing Partner

Veteran commercial litigator James "Jimmy" Adams will take office Feb. 1, 2025.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cleary Creates Nonequity Partner Tier, Calling for 'Innovation and Adaptation'

"We are not doing it to create a different leverage model within the firm," said managing partner Michael Gerstenzang. "We are doing it to create more opportunities in promotion and development."
5 minute read

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