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Sex Discrimination Expert Leads Investigation After Clifford Chance Partner Dismissal

Australia, Big Law /
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Clifford Chance Australia has enlisted the services of a renowned consultancy firm to enhance its workplace culture following the termination of a Perth-based partner due to serious misconduct allegations. The firm has engaged Elizabeth Broderick & Co, led by former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, in the wake of an internal investigation that resulted in […]

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Cleary Gottlieb’s $20 Million Lateral Partner Compensation: Strategic Implications and Industry Context

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has made headlines with its readiness to offer up to $20 million for lateral partner hires as the intensely fought lateral-hiring frenzy continues unabated among big law firms. The development not only underscores the firm’s commitment to competing at the highest levels of the legal market but it underscores

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Women Lawyers Comprise Over Half of Baker McKenzie’s Partnership Round

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Baker McKenzie have announced their latest partnership round with women lawyers comprising over half the latest promotions for the global law firm, being 34 women lawyers out of the 66 new partners. The full list of the firm’s latest, 2024 partnership promotions is contained in the law firm’s media release below – Baker McKenzie media

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Litigation Powerhouse On Track For Mid-Year Bonus Payouts

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We reported on Dallas-based litigation boutique McKool Smith hitting one of the top spots in the ‘big law salary scale’ even though the firm is yet to hit the ‘big firm’ ranking with its 130 lawyer-strong team. But McKool Smith, billing itself as a ‘Powerhouse Litigation Firm’, which specializes in high-stakes patent cases and other

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Big Hours, Big Money, Big Law’s Challenges For ‘Super Graduates’

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“The 5am Finishes Are Worth It” The Daily Telegraph carried a story on the big money paid by major law firms and banks in the UK, shedding light on the demanding but high-paying lifestyle of the “super graduates” titled “‘I’m a super-graduate on £180,000 – the 5am finishes are worth it’” sheds light on the

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Cravath Tops 2025 Vault Law 100 Ranking of Most Prestigious Law Firms 

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JUNE 18, 2024 In June 2024, Vault announced that Cravath was ranked No. 1 on its Vault Law 100, a ranking of the most prestigious law firms across the United States, for the ninth consecutive year. Vault also ranked Cravath as the best law firm in New York as part of its “Best Law Firms by Region” ranking. The results of the

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Sidley Austin Boost NQ Salary Levels in London Legal Talent War

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US law firm Sidley Austin has raised the compensation for its newly qualified associates in London to compete with the other mainly US-based law firms boosting law firm pay levels in the London legal talent war. Their base salaries have increased from £166,500 to £175,000, an additional £8,500 or 5% hike effective July 1st.  The

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Pay to Slay: Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton Garrison Hiring Frenzy

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The Paul Weiss Mega-Million Talent Raid Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing writer Of all the big-money, Big Law talent raids in recent times, it has been Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison – aka Paul Weiss – who have been paying millions to recruit legal talent in an intense talent war for top dealmaking lawyers. We

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