Perkins Coie Launches London Office with Tech Startup Focus In a move to bring its tech startup expertise to the European market, Seattle-based Perkins Coie has announced the opening of a new office in London. The firm ranked 43rd in revenue among U.S. law firms last year at $1.2 billion, is establishing its first office […]
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The Lone Star Law Firm Leaders The bestTexas law firms may provide some surprises, but what is not surprising is that there have been standout performers in the legal business with many of the top performing law firms nationally achieving significant financial and professional success. Growth is the hallmark of the modern Texas legal market
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Examining 2024’s Top Law Schools The US News Law School rankings always play a key role in perceptions of law school excellence – or otherwise – and the latest US News law school rankings for 2023-2024 continue their tradition of both observation and controversy. The rankings were delayed through law schools’ refusing to provide US
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Sometimes technology can be a bummer, particularly for those caught saying what they think instead of what they should be saying publicly. Such was the case with Texas Judge Nancy Mulder whose comments to an ’empty courtroom’ were live streamed. The Judge stepped aside from two cases involving a murder defendant last week after inadvertently
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How Much Do Law Firm Partners Bank Each Year? Albert Goodwin, law firm business writer The question of what the law firm partner salary level is intrigues some and bewilders others, with compensation figures often confidential. The issue is therefore more complex and partner earnings can fluctuate not only due to economic factors, but also
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The Lawyers From Movies-to-Novels That Inspire Us Ben Boman, LawFuel contributing editor Fictional lawyers in literature, television, and movies have captured the imagination of audiences for decades, influencing both the public perception of the legal profession and inspiring aspiring lawyers. Here’s are 9 of the most famous fictional lawyers and the potential influence they may
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How Do The AmLaw 100 Rankings Stack Up in 2024? Ben Thomson, Big Law contributing editor Now that the dust is settling on the latest AmLaw 100 rankings for 2024, we can look at the question of big law partner profits and the salaries that are coming home for these people. And the AmLaw rankings
Another major law firm combination appears to be on the way with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord talking merger. The combined firm would have more than 1,700 lawyers and generate approximately $1.6 billion in revenue, pushing it into the top 30 US firm list. The merger would be one of the largest of
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International Criminal Law Star International criminal law specialist Blerina Jasari, who worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic and who last contributed an article for LawFuel on cryptocurrency fraud has been selected to this year’s Washington DC Rising Star list, a distinction awarded to the top 2.5 percent of DC lawyers. After receiving her law
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Thirty-four year old Australian lawyer Stefani Costi received high level publicity over her attempts to deal with workplace bullying in the law profession following an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, which described her humiliation from a senior partner. The SMH article described her being asked by a partner to visit a hardware supermarket to
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