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A Top Female Litigator’s Take On What Women Need to Do (And Not Do) To Succeed In Court

Headlining, LawStars / August 21, 2018

Claudia Rollo A recent article in the ABA Journal on being a successful female lawyer in the courtroom, demonstrated that there are certain preconceived notions about women litigators that can be rejected. Written by Cris Arguedas the article challenges the notion that women cannot be as effective as men in court. The article came in […]

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Why The Big Four Accounting Firms Pose a Threat To Big Law

Headlining, Law Firms, US Law / August 14, 2018

Mark Hamilton The growth in the legal head count at the Big Four accounting firms has increasingly got lawyers talking. And clients. A recent comment from WickerPark Group in a blog item noted that the main observations about what is happening comes from the M&A and tax professionals who have wide exposure to both the

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Holy Toledo . . It’s RBG The Action Figure!

Headlining / August 13, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve had RBG the rapper, “Notorious RBG” teeshirts, RBG the movie and now . . hold on to your hats! . . it’s RBG the action hero. The iconic Supreme Court justice has further enhanced her pop-culture role following a crowd funding campaign that secured over $600,000 to create the doll of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Baker + McKenzie Revenues Nudge $3 Billion

Headlining, Press Releases / August 10, 2018

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Legal giant Baker McKenzie has announced global revenues for the year ended 30 June 2018 of $2.9 billion, a 10 per cent increase over the previous year. The firm reported revenue increases of up to 10 per cent in all regions with profit per partner up 13 per cent to $1.44 million. The growth was

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5 Trends in Law Firm Web Design That Every Lawyer Should Know

Featured, Headlining, Law Marketing / August 7, 2018

Karin Conroy* Website design styles change so often, it is difficult to keep up with the trends and new technology. There are a few new trends that have begun playing a major role in law firm websites that we expect to continue to see in law firms that are looking to set themselves apart and

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Why Bad Behavior By Lawyers Still Leaves An Open Door For A Top Job At The Next Firm

Headlining, Law Firms / July 31, 2018

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sexual harassment complaints in the law are on the rise, but how difficult is it for former lawyers accused of such behaviour to switch jobs? Not very, it would seem. A WSJ story indicated that opaque hiring practicves in the legal profession make earlier sexual harassment complaint easy to leave behind. The issue is

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Deloitte Law Joins Big Four Accountants in Law . . But Who Should Be Afraid?

Headlining, Law Firms / July 28, 2018

Everyone knew the Big Accountants were coming for Big Law, but the race has stepped up with Deloittes now registering a foreign law practice licence in Singapore as it follows the other Big Four firms into the lucrative city-state’s legal market. And that will worry many of the Big Law firms – again. (We reported

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The Hot New Area For Lawyers: Data Privacy Specialists

Career Advice, Headlining, Law Firms / July 24, 2018

So what’s the hot new legal area? The space that every fast-moving Silicon Valley market leader needs more than anything else? Privacy lawyers – particularly data privacy attorneys. Whether its Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Twilio . . the list of firms seeking data privacy specialists who can interpret and negotiate the treacherous waters of new laws

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The Alcohol & Harassment Culture of Big Law: Is Bottom Line Health More Important Than The Lawyers’ Wellbeing?

Headlining, Law Firms, UK Law / July 18, 2018

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1482333351514{background-image: url(http://www.lawfuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hero-section-with-white-content-3481.jpg?id=100660) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image source=”featured_image” img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If nothing else, the #Metoo movement has focused attention on sexual harassment in the legal profession at almost every level – including the UK’s recent enquiry that heard about the drink-fueled culture leading to a ‘surge’ in sexual misconduct. The

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A Tool That Can Help Law Firms Turn the Tables on In-House Counsel Set To Fire Them

Headlining, Law Firm Technology / July 17, 2018

John Bowie* So what is the main reason for law firms being fired by in-house counsel? According to in-house lawyers (in the US, at least), the main reason is that the firms fail to provide value. The firms themselves, meanwhile, will say that the reason is budgetary – cost overruns and maybe the occasional lack

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