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Weil boosts London profits by 40% as LLPs show £1.2m pay for top earner

Turnover for the UK arm grows 18% to reach £126.1m
2 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Branding Your Firm by Shaping It

Firms throughout the country have retained branding consultants to help them become more distinctive … largely by changing their name (mostly by shortening it), creating a distinctive logo, developing a catchy tag line, advertising themselves (as on NPR), or affixing their names to charity events. How much have mid-size firms achieved “brand equity” or “competitive differentiation” from these efforts?
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

The Trouble With Origination Credit

In many cases, credit systems work against much of what law firms are trying to accomplish.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

US Lawyers Spend Only 30 Percent of Workday on Billable Hours, Report Says

So what are they doing the rest of the day?
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

By Failing to Collaborate, Law Firms Are Leaving Money on the Table

Firms are letting down clients and losing revenue.
12 minute read

Law.com

Law Firms Are More Profitable Than Ever. How are They Doing It?

Given the obstacles law firms are facing, profitability shouldn't be increasing. A look at how firms are doing it.
11 minute read

The American Lawyer

Once Storied Sedgwick Files for Bankruptcy as Wind-Down Fails

The firm's insolvency comes after a broad expansion effort, practice groups that sparred with each other and an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stabilize an institution rocked by the financial uncertainty that comes with Big Law's free agent era.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

King & Spalding's Long Battle to Overcome the Odds

Ten years ago, the Atlanta-based firm set out to scale the Am Law 50 and become an ultra-profitable, international law firm. So far, it's working.
20 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Mid-Market Recap: Growing Revenue Minus Head Count Increases

Ever since the Great Recession, the emphasis for a lot of law firms, and law firm consultants, has been on efficiency. It hasn't come naturally to…
5 minute read

The Recorder

Wilson Sonsini, Latham Land Roles on SurveyMonkey's IPO

The two Am Law 100 firms are advising on a $180 million listing by the online survey company.
4 minute read

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