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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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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Failed public listed UK law firm group Ince Group has been acquired by a lawyer on demand group in the UK, saving hundreds of legal jobs
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The end of the billable hour could be heralded with the arrival of AI tools like ChatGPT according to this legal leader in Australia
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Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former CNN host Don Lemon have both hired high-profile Hollywood attorney Bryan Freedman, known for securing multi-million dollar payouts for clients fired by TV networks. The hires suggest that Carlson and Lemon may be gearing up to sue their former employers over their dismissals. Freedman has a long track record of securing payouts for high-profile clients, including Megyn Kelly, Chris Harrison, and Gabrielle Union.
Justin Nelson has always had a reputation as a ‘go to’ lawyer in high stakes litigation but his major win in the defamation claim against Fox News has just elevated the ‘go to’ to ‘must have’. The win against Fox News is the largest defamation case in US legal history and saw voting equipment company
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The US News law school rankings for 2023 have been delayed due to unrelenting criticism from law schools about their accuracy.
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Alternative legal providers continue to provide more services and the market continues to grown into a multi-billion dollar industrry with Linklaters being the latest major firm to deploy an ASP service
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The Ince Group, a historic law firm that was once the largest listed law firm in London, is set to enter administration after failing to publish its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2022. The prolonged auditing process, due to unresolved accounting issues in Hong Kong, has put increasing pressure on the firm’s cash flows, forcing the board to make the difficult decision to place the company in administration.
Kirkland & Ellis has the highest revenues of any law firm in the world, but its 2022 financials showed a subdued return for the big law firm.
