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Jones Day Recognized Among ‘Fearsome Foursome’ in Litigation Outlook Report

Big Law, Press Releases / November 8, 2021

The global law firm Jones Day has again been ranked among the “Fearsome Foursome” —the law firms that clients would least like to see as opposing counsel—according to the BTI Litigation Outlook 2022: Post-Pandemic and Beyond report, published this month by the BTI Consulting Group, Inc. The report is based solely on in-depth interviews with leading legal decision […]

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Davis Polk Tax Law Hire Boosts Firms’ Move From Lockstep Model

The changed payment model used by BigLaw firm Davis Polk continues to move away from the lockstep model and has seen the firm continue with lateral hires, recruiting former Cleary Gottlieb tax partner Corey Goodman to boost its tax law expertise. The move follows Davis Polk’s move to alter its compensation model, moving from

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The Late Night Lawyers – Survey Shows London Lawyer Work Hours

Big Law, Featured / October 29, 2021

Late nights and long hours go together for lawyers like crackers and cheese, but the recent survey of working hours for London’s lawyers has still created some surprises for those interested in such stats. For instance, the Legal Cheek survey of firms shows junior lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis had the longest days – or

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How BigLaw Has Discovered Virtual Law Firm Internships To Entice Potential Lawyers

Big Law, Headlining, Law Job News / October 27, 2021

The virtual work environment has changed with law firm internships now differing following the pandemic-related changes with law firms offering virtual law firm internships for undergraduates and JD students. The situation with law firm internships is seeing virtual internships, often provided via an online platform called Forage, previously called InsideSherpa, which provides the virtual interns

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How The Pandemic Has Seen Big Law Knock Back The ‘Prestige Factor’

Big Law, Law Firms / October 17, 2021

Bloomberg Law columnist Roy Strom writes about the Big Law lateral hire moves roaring back to life and some key changes to life in Big Law that have seen prestige take a back seat to change and efficiency Roy Strom* – One character trait I admire in people is being able to admit when they

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Prominent Chinese Lawyer Joins New York Office With Focus on Anti-Corruption & International Arbitrations

Big Law / October 4, 2021

New York, October 4, 2021 – International law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that Christine Kang has joined the firm as a partner. Christine’s practice is focused on representing both Chinese companies, especially some of the largest Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs), as well as multinational companies doing business in China, with

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Kirkland & Ellis Recruit Second M&A Star from Paul Weiss

Big Law, Press Releases / July 13, 2021

Kirkland & Ellis has hired Rachael Coffey, a former New York M&A partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison – the second time the firm has taken a new partner from Paul Weiss. Kirkland & Ellis are the largest firm in revenue terms. The announcement of Coffey’s move Monday comes almost two years to

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Law Firm Management – LexisNexis CounselLink Releases 2021 Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report

Big Law, Press Releases / July 3, 2021

Law firm invoices reveal partner hourly rates continue to increase, largest 50 firms still dominate high-rate work June 30, 2021 — RALEIGH, N.C., LexisNexis® CounselLink® a leading cloud-based enterprise legal management solution for corporate law departments, today announced the release of its 2021 Enterprise Legal Management Trends Report. Now in its eighth year, the Trends Report is based on

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Dentons Joins Law Firms Setting Up Advisory Consultancies

Big Law, Law Firms, Power Law Firms - Global / June 4, 2021

Dentons joined the growing list of Big Law firms who are establishing consultancy businesses to run alongside their legal operation, launching their Albright Stonebridge Group advisory service. Dentons Global Advisors will provide strategic counsel and support for clients on non-law related commercial, reputational, financial, regulatory and governance issues, such as diplomacy, capital markets and transactions

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What Are The 4 Areas Of Global Growth That This Global Law Firm Leader Sees for 2021

Australia Law News, Big Law, Headlining, Law Firms / May 30, 2021

But the Ashursts’ Chief is also aware of the global war for legal talent . . and his firm sees itself at the forefront of that battle Working out what is going to show major growth for law firms this year and beyond from a law firm leaders’ viewpoint is always an interesting insight and

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