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The American Lawyer

Ampersands Go Missing From Big Law

Baker & McKenzie lost its ampersand last month, and Boies, Schiller & Flexner, not to be outdone, recently dropped its squiggly symbol and also ditched a comma.
45 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Art of Communicating With Law Firm Clients

At a Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) continuing legal education (CLE) program in Philadelphia for young lawyers, various attorneys shared valuable tips in the program, "Start Strong: Skills of the Successful Lawyer."
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Bracing for the New Sexism

Donald Trump has tapped into our primal insecurities about our looks, and how our physical flaws can diminish our professional success.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shutts & Bowen Reports Record Growth in 2016

Florida law firm Shutts & Bowen reported $69.25 million in total profits in fiscal year 2016, a record 11 percent increase, and is considering opening an eighth office in Jacksonville.
8 minute read

Law.com

Client is King

How can law firms adequately develop a value proposition that meets, or better yet, exceeds the expectations of their law department clients? Step one. Ask them.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Morgan Lewis Partner Basks in Trump's Spotlight—Is That a Good Thing?

The names of corporate law firms are not usually mentioned in major political news conferences. Lawyers are, or course. Nearly all of America has been introduced to David Boies, David Kendall, and Ted Olson. But most Big Law names are unrecognizable to the general public. Until Wednesday.
45 minute read

The American Lawyer

Morgan Lewis Partner Basks in Trump's Spotlight—Is That a Good Thing?

The names of corporate law firms are not usually mentioned in major political news conferences. Lawyers are, or course. Nearly all of America has been introduced to David Boies, David Kendall, and Ted Olson. But most large law firm names are unrecognizable to the general public. Until Wednesday.
45 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dentons Continues Latin America, Caribbean Push With New Offices in Mexico, Barbados

Mega law verein Dentons has expanded its web of partnerships to Monterrey, the major industrial center in Mexico, as well as Barbados, as it looks to Central America.
36 minute read

The American Lawyer

Report: Firm Leaders Showing More Economic Confidence in 2017

Law firm leaders showed tepid confidence that important metrics like demand and revenue would grow in 2017, according to a survey conducted by Citi Private Bank's law firm group. But there are some positive indicators.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Your Litigation Strategy May Be Killing Your Client's Business

For individuals and corporate entities alike, lawsuits arise from interactions with other parties. Some of these interactions involve prominent parties. Thus, the ensuing lawsuits will attract the attention of the media. Other times, these interactions arise under interesting circumstances or involve novel applications of the law. Here too, the ensuing lawsuits will attract the attention of the media. When defending these lawsuits in a court of law, attorneys would not dream of missing an opportunity to use any and all tools available to them in the course of their defense.
17 minute read

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