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The American Lawyer

'Fake Partners': These Holdout Law Firms Are Sticking With Single-Tier Partnerships

"Some partners feel like lesser-class citizens than other partners" in some two-tier partnerships, noted one Am Law 200 firm leader.
7 minute read

International Edition

Less Is More: Baker McKenzie Australia Says It's Earning More With Fewer Partners

She credits the Australian arm's success to increased focus on performance and delivering on the firm's strategy.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move and After Hours: McCarter English; Connell Foley; Spiro Harrison; Volunteer UP Legal Clinic

Connell Foley adds an of counsel and promotes four attorneys; Spiro Harrison welcomes two partners; and more moves.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Keep the Pressure Up': Civil Rights Attorney at Center of 'Hurricane' Carter Case, Attica Riots Retires After Storied 6-Decade Career

Even at a young age, Lewis Steel was aware of the racial and socioeconomic gulfs that segregated people, and this reflected to him that "something was seriously wrong in society."
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Most Atlanta Firms See Rankings Slip for Hiring, Promotion of Women

"Billing over 2,000-plus hours a year while being a primary caregiver is unsustainable for most women long term, which is why they burn out at higher rates in Big Law," said recruiter Shannan Rahman.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Practice Group Chair: 'It Is Paramount to Know Your People,' Says Catie Romanchek of Squire Patton Boggs

"To be an effective leader, it is paramount to know your people."
9 minute read

The American Lawyer

Stricter Lateral Exit Policies Become More Common Across the Legal Industry

Law firms are increasingly using lateral departure deterrence methods, such as punitive non-competes or debits for unpaid bills, legal industry sources say.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Maynard Nexsen Adds 9 Lawyer Financial Services Team in Birmingham

"Law firm transitions are never easy, and if you had told me 10 years ago that I would be back at Maynard a decade later, I wouldn't have believed you. But I've actually returned to a very different firm," said Carole Miller, who will co-chair the financial services industry team.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Billing Missteps, Disgruntled Rainmakers, Shocking Emails: Behind the Scenes of a Legal Industry Scandal

How a partner uprising over alleged financial mismanagement at an Am Law 100 firm led to one of the industry's largest spinoffs—and fastest collapses.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Attorneys 'On the Move': Venable Adds Real Estate Partner; Technology Transactions Partner Joins Morrison Foerster

And other announcements of recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys.
3 minute read

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