‘Trusted Partner’ Leaves Skadden The aggressive – and expensive – recruitment by Paul Weiss has seen David Hepp, the co-head of Skadden’s financial institutions group, leave the firm to join the rival firm in New York. Hepp specialized in advising asset managers and served as the lead lawyer for BlackRock on many deals, including its […]
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The NQ Associate Battleground UK law firms are risking future growth prospects with their mounting pay for associates, according to a report in BloombergLaw, quoting various law firm recruiters and others on the London pay battleground that we have been reporting on for some months. The pay rises in recent months have been significant: Linklaters
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Which London Law Firms Pay NQs The Most? Up the London legal pay rates go again – no sooner had we reported on Quinn Emanuel’s pay rate rise when Linklater announced that they have boosted newly qualified (NQ) pay rates for junior lawyers to £150,000. The move aligns Linklaters with its Magic Circle counterpart, Freshfields
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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 Norma Harris, 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
