Once again the billable hour is under attack. And once again it is about mental health issues with lawyers seeking to escape the torment of the billable hour. A Law.com article quoted Paula Davis-Laack, (right) a former Michael Best & Friedrich associate who is now founder and CEO of the Stress & Resilience Institute, who […]
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The battle for the newly qualified lawyers in London continues with US-based Shearman & Sterling lifting its salaries by 14 per cent to £120,000. The hot competition for NQs in London has been driven by the major US law firms, but increasingly the Magic Circle firms have had to lift their offerings to compete, the
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A major survey from the International Bar Association, the London-based body that has a global membership, has found that bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession. The IBA survey covers almost 7000 lawyers across 135 countries and is the largest such survey undertaken on the issue, covering the US, UK, Australia, New
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Another new legal ‘bot’ to enter the online world is Melbourne-based startup Josef, which has just closed a $1 million funding round and is set to roll out its bots across major law firms globally. Josef started its online life helping community law centres to better use their online resources and communicate more effectively but
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Karen Lake* Law firm rebranding has become an almost daily feature of law firm life – shorter, sharper names, new logos, reworked web sites – the whole gamut of ‘branding’ that has exercised the minds of both lawyers and their branding advisors increasingly. A recent article in Law.com pointed out what might appear obvious, or
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The Big Money and multi-billion dollar revenues of Big Law continue, according to the latest 2019 Am Law rankings. It’s been Big Law’s best year since the Great Recession, American Lawyer report. Eighty eight firms showed revenue increases with 37 posting revenues of $1 billion or more, which is six more than 2017. Kirkland &
It appears that the lavish lifestyles of LA attorneys is in the news these days with Michael Avenatti’s indictments and now a stoush involving prominent plaintiff attorney Thomas Girardi and a litigation funder seeking repayment of an alleged $15 million loan. Girardi, married to ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star Erika Jayne, has been involved
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Law Office Study as a Unique Way to Pass the Bar So Kim Kardashian West is becoming an attorney? According to her interview with Vogue out yesterday, she plans to by 2022. For aspiring attorneys out there, there is a firm question. What is the best and most reliable way to become an attorney in
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Stress for lawyers has always been present, but a recent UK survey of over 1000 employees found that they lie second as the most stressed professionals in the country. There is little to suggest that the results would not be similar in other jurisdictions where such findings are almost commonplace. The survey, undertaking by the
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Once again, Jones Day faces litigation in respect of its “black box” compensation system, allegedly used to pay women partners less than their male colleagues. This is the second gender discrimination lawsuit against the wealthy law firm, following one filed by Wendy Moore, a former Jones Day partner who referred to the so-called ‘black box’
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