Bloombergs report that there’s a rising level of confidence among law firm managing partners, according to a Citi Private Bank report, but it’s ‘modest’. The report showed the slow increase for the third quarter of the year. The 67 law firms participating in the quarterly “Law Watch Managing Partner Confidence Survey” expressed muted optimism about […]
Ever imagined a robotic future for law firms – a place where robots and artificial intelligence are in complete command and where lawyers as we know them are, well, almost irrelevant? Well, imagine harder. Because that state of what has been described as “structural collapse” is coming according to a report on the future of
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Peter Sommer Travels has announced a new archaeological tour through one of the richest regions of mainland Greece, the spectacular Peloponnese peninsula. The 15-day expedition, Exploring the Peloponnese, departs in June 2015 and takes travellers through a region that has often been centre-stage to important events – from the Neolithic and Bronze-Age civilisations to
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The issue of women in law, gender balance, pay parity and other issues have plagued the law business for many years. Paul Weiss recently published a piece from one of their partners, Liza Velazquez on the role of women and balancing work / life balance. “I am a mother to two young children and was
Film-makers who “lawyer up” prior to the release of their projects are not particularly new, but in the case of HBO’s new documentary about the development of Scientology and its adherents, HBO have recruited positively platoons of lawyers – like 160 who are preparing for what the company believes will be an inevitable lawsuit. “We
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Australian lawyers are making waves internationally with many taking top positions in law firms internationally. A top example is the number of Australians holding top positions in Baker & McKenzie, with many occupying senior positions in the US and Asia. Bakers opened their Brisbane Office and Bruce Hambrett, (pictured) chair of the Asia-Pacific region, told Lawyers Weekly of
The demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf has created repercussions for a long time among a lot of people. The latest victim, but one who has chosen his own fate in many ways, is former Dewey partner John Altorelli who was sued for almost $13 million in the wake of the collapse and has now filed
Is this the uptick law firms have been waiting so long for? After some good news about raises in bonuses for three major New York law firms, lifting year-end bonuses by as much as $40,000, there has been a resurgence in merger and acquisition work and something else: more confidence. The news of bonus increases
24 November, 2014 – Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced the promotion of 10 of its lawyers worldwide to counsel. The appointments are effective January 1, 2015. “Each of these outstanding lawyers demonstrates the superior work ethic, legal skills and dedication to world-class client service that are at the heart of our business,”
Can it be the beginning of the end of the billable hour for law firms? Take one, Big Law firm – in this case Jackson Lewis – who used to require associates to bill 1900 hours a year to make themselves liable for a bonus. No longer. Now Jackson Lewis are looking at other, more
