Choosing the law schools’ rankings from the upcoming U.S. News & World Report can be a vexed issue, but the effort has been made by a number of experts, as reported in the ABA Journal with a reasonably predictable outcome for many – except for the Number 1 law school. While Yale and Stanford are […]
Moving Up The Most Prestigious Law Firm Rankings White & Case may be moving up the LawFuel List of Most Prestigious Law Firms in the World with its latest revenue rankings, showing the average profit per equity partner at $3.1 million – a 13 percent increase over last year’s $2.8 million – a handy-enough take-home
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The mental health struggles and tragic death of big law partner lead to a tribute in LinkedIn from Pinsent Masons partner Matt Morgan, head of finance and restructuring at the law firm and relating to the mental health issues faced by many stressed lawyers. Vanessa Ford was known professionally as Vanessa Heap and she died on September
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Anyone still upset that the Musk-Zuck cage match got called off will get a chance to witness a tech billionaire standoff with much higher stakes: a Musk-Altman legal battle. Elon Musk sued OpenAI and its co-founders, CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, yesterday, alleging that they breached the organization’s founding agreement by letting it become too
DLA Piper International has elected Charles Severs as its next Managing Partner, effective 1 January 2025. Following his ten-year tenure as International Managing Partner and Global co-CEO, Simon Levine will step away from the role to lead DLA Piper’s innovation and strategic transformation programme in a new role as Strategic Innovation Partner. Charles joined DLA
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Allen & Overy (A&O) has enlisted a team of five structured finance attorneys based in London, recruited from the American competitor Milbank, in anticipation of its upcoming merger with Shearman & Sterling. The move is a welcome change from the lawyers who have left A&O prior to the Shearman merger, which we recently reported. The
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Alternative law careers come in increasingly different and varied forms – here are some key alternatives presently available for lawyers.
Beyond the Bar: Alternative Law Careers for Non-Practising Lawyers Read More »
Slaughter and May’s renowned ‘best friends’ network, known for its tight-knit collaboration among elite European firms, is undergoing a transformation that sees US law firm capability becoming the main cornerstone of global M&A work. Recent trends indicate that these best friends, including BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Uría Menéndez, and Hengeler Mueller, are
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Lover Stalker Killer stalks the top of the Netflix streaming list for most popular series
‘Lover, Stalker, Killer’ Raids The Netflix Lawyer Drama List Read More »
Delve into the intricacies of newly qualified solicitors’ salaries in the UK. Explore the impact of US law firms, specialization choices, and career progression on NQ lawyers’ earnings. Get valuable insights for informed career decisions.
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