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The Legal Intelligencer

Fox Rothschild to Reduce Phila. Office Space by Over 40%

After nearly 50 years on the south side of Market Street, the firm will move across the street in December 2024 to Two Commerce Square.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Avoiding the Confidentiality 'Trap': Helpful Suggestions

The confidentiality issue is difficult because it contains inherent tensions between the confidentiality rights of both law firms and clients and the commercial needs and interests required to determine the merits of a lateral move.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Firms Are Keeping Pace With First Year Salaries, Rate Increases Year-Over-Year

Blank Rome, Dechert and Morgan Lewis & Bockius all pay first-year associates $215,000, according to data collected by the National Law Journal.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Troutman Pepper Elects New Leadership, Chair Steve Lewis to Step Down

Lewis will be replaced as chair by current managing partner Tom Cole. Washington, D.C., partner Amie Colby will become the firm's next managing partner.
2 minute read

Law.com

4 Pitfalls To Avoid In Legal Operations (and How to Deal With Them)

For legal stakeholders seeking to take their existing legal operations programs to the next level or start new programs from scratch, there are a few all-too-easy traps that can stunt growth, cost political capital and cause headaches. Having a strategic plan, budget and critical executive buy-in is not enough to avoid these four common issues.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Will Attorneys Ever Be Required to Be Technologically Competent?

Although many attorneys have yet to acknowledge the importance and benefits of technology, they cannot ignore the role of technology any more than they can return to the days before computers and smartphones.
13 minute read

The American Lawyer

AI Will Threaten Law Firm Jobs, But Innovators Will Thrive

"If this technology is going to work the way that we think it will, positions will be eliminated," said Linda Novosel, chief innovation and value officer at Blank Rome.
8 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top 10 Legal Department Budget, Staffing and Spending Trends in 2023

After emerging from the COVID era, organizations must now contend with a "triple squeeze" of compounding pressures in 2023 consisting of high inflation, scarce and expensive talent, and global supply challenges. In this article we share 10 key insights - grouped into four broad categories - that GCs must take into consideration as they make spending, staffing, and structure decisions.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Don't Silo': Why Well-Tuned Legal Ops Teams Collaborate Companywide

Sometimes, a legal ops hire fills a legal department knowledge gap. Other times, the hire might not bring new expertise but frees up the general counsel to focus on strategy and leadership.
4 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Suspect ChatGPT Being Used to Write Training Contract Applications

There is growing evidence that generative AI is being used to write applications—sparking a debate across the UK legal sector about the pros and cons.
3 minute read

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