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Biglaw
Will Former Stroock Partners Ever See Their Capital Again?
Former Stroock partners would love to know if they're going to receive a distribution of capital as part of the firm's wind-down process. Their wallets are waiting... -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Planning To Expand Their Nonequity Partner Ranks In A Big Way
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Biglaw Firm's Chair To Step Down Due To 'Health-Related' Reasons
This serves as a reminder for all attorneys to take their health more seriously, and to not place their jobs over their wellbeing.
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Biglaw
Associates May Need To Brace Themselves For 4 Days Spent Working In The Office Each Week
A fuller return to the office may soon be coming down the line, and associates should prepare themselves ahead of time. -
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Hogan Lovells Looking To Beef Up Its New York Presence Beyond Stroock Hires
Hogan Lovells is in a New York state of mind, and the elite firm wants as many lawyers as possible to join its Manhattan office. -
Biglaw
Law Firm Leaders Seem Nervous About Cash Heading Into 2024 -- Are Salary Increases To Blame?
Law firm leaders are no longer looking at things through rose-colored glasses when it comes to their finances. How do these raises and bonuses make them feel? -
Biglaw
Will Any Other Biglaw Firms 'Surprise' The Market With Bigger, Better Compensation News?
Is any firm going to try to one-up Cravath when it comes to associate salaries and bonuses? -
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Is Your Biglaw Firm 'Ill-Positioned' To Match Cravath's Salary Raises?
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How to Achieve Quicker, More Valuable Case Settlements with Minimal Effort: A Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers
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Some Biglaw Firms Won't Be Able To Keep Up With Cravath Anymore Thanks To These Salary Increases
The most profitable law firms will be able to match Cravath's raises, but not all firms will be able to do so without struggling. -
Courts
Former Federal Judge Explains Why Supreme Court's Decisions In Dobbs, Bruen Led To Him Stepping Down
Members of the legal community have long wondered why Paul Watford quit the bench at such a young age. Now we know that the Supreme Court played a role in his decision. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms May Be Raising Rates, But Clients Are Still 'Paying Up'
Clients may complain about Biglaw firms raising their rates, but like it or not, they're going to keep paying. -
Biglaw
Desperately Seeking A Milbank Match: When Will The Waiting Game End?
Biglaw firms are busy biding their time as they wait for someone else to make the first move on bonuses and raises -- and associates are tired of waiting. -
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Biglaw Firms Are ‘Waiting’ To See What Other Compensation Leaders Do Before They Match Milbank
Sorry, associates, but Biglaw firms are playing the same waiting game that you are when it comes to Milbank money.
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How Generative AI Is Disrupting Law Firm Billing Practices
Amid legal landscape shifts, billing practices remain vital. With generative AI enabling faster, more efficient work, some law firms may adjust billing models accordingly.
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How to Achieve Quicker, More Valuable Case Settlements with Minimal Effort: A Guide for Personal Injury Lawyers
We’re pleased to share the “Top 5 Things Carriers Are Looking for in Demands” — a guide authored by a lawyer with deep experience on…
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Strategically using software and automation to boost efficiency and streamline operations, allowing for a laser-focus on practicing law.
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Wachtell's New Co-Chairs Likely To Stay The Course With Their Leadership Style
If it ain't broke, don't fix it -- and Wachtell certainly isn't broken. -
Biglaw
'Hybrid' Partnerships: A New Way To Offer Partial Equity To Income Partners
It's a bit of creative compensation so that law firms can retain their most talented attorneys. -
Courts
Why Even Bother Trying To Argue Before The Supreme Court These Days?
A candid take on the Supreme Court. -
Finance
See Ya Next Year, IPOs! Biglaw Partner Gives Insights On The 'Challenged' IPO Market
IPOs may be back next year in 2024, when things are 'more normal.' -
Biglaw
Stroock Partners, Associates Making The Best Of A Bad Situation Ahead Of Firm's Dissolution
Before long, Stroock will be just a memory, and all of its attorneys will have lateraled away from the troubled firm. -
Biglaw
Top Biglaw Firm Leaders Criticize Milbank's Money Moves
If this is what law firm leaders are saying, then maybe it's going to take longer for others to match the new Milbank salary scale than we thought. -
Biglaw
Stroock Staffers Were 'Ignored' By Partners, Left 'In The Dark' About Firm's Dire Straits
Stroock staffers are now facing layoffs amid an uncertain employment market, and say they were left to fend for themselves during the firm's troubles.