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How I Made Law Firm Leadership: 'Develop Client Service Skills That Set You Apart,' Says Randall Rueth of Marshall Gerstein

"First and foremost, focus on improving your skills and being the best attorney you can be. Develop client service skills that set you apart. These are foundational, and opportunities for leadership and management will come in time."
6 minute read

International Edition

UK Top 50: Biggest Risers (and Fallers) Over the Last Decade

Many of the largest firms have not grown their revenue at the same rate as their mid-tier rivals, according to Law.com International analysis of the U.K.'s largest law firms in the last 10 years.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australian Legal and Professional Services Group HPX Buys Privacy Business

Hamilton Locke owner acquires Salinger Privacy.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dentons Australian CEO Stands Aside Amid Anti-Vax Email Claims

Doug Stipanicev is accused of sending anti-vax and antisemitic material.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Are Lead Attorney Relationships More Important Now Than Law Firm Brands?

"Companies are now more focused on getting the 'best' in each area of the law. Firm A for M&A, Firm B for IP work, Firm C for securities litigation, for example," one law firm leader noted.
7 minute read

International Edition

Foreign Law Firms in Hong Kong Cut Head Counts; the 20 Largest Firms Trim 5% of Lawyers in 12 Months

Senior partners have been encouraged to retire early, while capital markets and M&A teams also have been cut as deal work dries up. A Law.com analysis of Hong Kong Law Society data shows just how dramatic those cuts have been over the past year.
5 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose and Borden Ladner Gervais Commercial Litigators Appointed to Bench in Montreal

A former appellate judge joins Lenczer Slaght, while McMillan, DLA Piper, and Osler get new partners in a slew of Canadian laterals.
4 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Georgia Firm Working to Expand Beyond Political Law Roots

"I realized some law partner who knows nothing about me or my client base or my clients' preferences is locking me into making decisions about how I cover my practice," managing member Douglas Chalmers Jr. said of his decision to leave Big Law in 2008.
7 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields Scraps 'Bruckhaus Deringer' From Name

The new brand will start to be rolled out from October, with the firm undergoing a formal name change.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ropes Chair Julie Jones Will Serve A Second 5-Year Term

Ropes & Gray chair Julie Jones will start her second term in January, while Chicago partner and management committee member Neill Jakobe has been appointed vice chair, in top management moves at the global firm.
3 minute read

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