Competition from the Big Four accounting firms will continue to impact on the legal profession, according to a study from ALM. We’ve reported previously about firms like PwC moving heavily into the legal field and those moves are accelerating as the accountants decide legal services across the board are theirs for the taking too. The […]
The head of the largest law firm in the world, Dentons, believes that new technology will not lead to widespread job losses in the legal profession as many have feared and anticipated. The Times report that Joseph Andrews, heading a firm that is the largest in the world by the number of lawyers it employs,
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Law School ‘newbies’ are faced with a range of issues and downright fears when it comes to determining whether they have made the right choice about going to law school in the first place, let alone graduating and embarking on a whole new career and life. But fortunately Renwei Chung, AbovetheLaw’s ‘Diversity Columnist’ made a
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With all the talk of the effect of artificial intelligence and the manner in which it will reshape the future law firm, one Big Law firm has taken a fresh approach to handling the challenge – by asking the associates what to do. Bryan Cave started thinking about all this in May when their chief
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Video has long been touted as the Next Big Thing (which arrived some years ago, actually), but is it really that vital for lawyers? Forbes’ carried a piece from law marketer Jason Bland who undertook a look at the issue, requesting law firm marketers to take a step back for “a little perspective”. Bland’s
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Bill Cosby’s new legal team is headed by Tom Mesereau – the silver-maned attorney who famously won Michael Jackson’s acquittal in the child sex case, who looks like super-attorney Gerry Spence and who wins celebrity court battles – among others. Meserau’s own law firm website will explain why and how he is the best
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Image: DailyTelegraph Fears that a $3 billion loan made by Barclays Bank to Qatar during the financial crisis and made at the same time as the country was investing in the bank have lead to leading law firm Linklaters resigning from advice to the banking giant, the Financial Times reports. Linklaters is the fourth
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Custody cases are tough – we get that – but when it comes to animal custody then sometimes they just get a whole lot tougher, still. Which is why Judge Judy let a dog decide who should have custody in a case that, once again, has become another Judge Judy sensation. The clip surfaced
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Contingency fees of $1.1 billion made to two law firms are a serious money question that has raised eyebrows in the US Congress, as well as some heat for the firms with the “regrettably excessive” fees paid. The row involves the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) over losses made in the period leading up
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] America is agog at The Bacherlorette, momentarily even forgetting The Donald. But while everyone awaits the ultimate gift of ‘The Rose’, it is valuable to learn some lessons from Bacherlorette Rachel Lindsay, the lawyer. Just what ‘legal lessons’ has she taught us – and what did you not know about her legal career and
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