Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a major US law firm, has mandated that lawyers must work in the office four days a week, shifting from their previous three-day requirement. The firm aims to balance remote work benefits with in-person collaboration. This move reflects a broader trend in the legal industry as firms reassess office attendance policies following the pandemic.
BigLaw Layoffs Continue Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner recently made the decision to lay off 47 legal secretaries and administrative staff across its offices worldwide in a move that follows other BigLaw layoffs. Bryan Cave resulted from a major merger lead by two ‘power women’ attorneys in 2019. Out of the total number of employees affected,
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Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling Form Unprecedented Global Elite Law Firm Two big law powerhouse law firms, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling have announced their merger to establish what they consider to be the world’s first fully integrated global elite law firm. Allen & Overy senior partner Wim Dejonghe (above) said
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A survey on the career values of Gen-Z lawyers and law students, revealed that they prioritize work-life balance and flexibility over joining BigLaw firms and making partner. The key question raised is: how will law firms adapt to meet the changing career values of the next generation of lawyers?
Cravath are restructuring their long-established London office with a scale back on lawyer numbers, something the ‘Cravath Scale’ prestige law firm has not done before
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Rich list law firm Withersworldwide has sought a capital contribution from junior partners, the first major law firm to seek capital from partners in the current rrecession
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US biglaw firm Squire Patton Boggs has opened an office in Ireland with plans to employ 50 staff in the Dublin office in the next few years with an increase in work from Ireland in what firm leaders said was a ‘dynamic economy’. The firm’s announcement is carried below – Global law firm Squire Patton
Allen & Overy has increased the salary for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers to £125,000 ($174,000), matching the pay rates at Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Linklaters. NQs in the London office have seen a 16% pay increase from £107,500 as of 1 May. Slaughter and May is the only Magic Circle member paying a lower NQ salary, at £115,000.
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SDNY General Crimes Unit Co-Chief Jordan Estes Joins Kramer Levin’s White Collar and Government Investigations Practice
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, a major law firm, has experienced a significant walkout of at least 100 lawyers who have announced their intention to join a new firm called Barber Ranen. According to John Barber, the former chair of Lewis Brisbois’ employment practice, as many as 140 lawyers could eventually leave the firm to
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