How did the head of one of the world’s largest and richest law firms get caught up in a #Metoo scandal that cost him his job?Latham & Watkins has been reported as being the wealthiest law firm in the world, breaching the $3 billion barrier it was reported last month and it’s managing partner and […]
A law firm report card is a good thing. Much like a child’s school report card telling a parent how school is going, a law firm report card can inform firm leadership about its progress, shortfalls, and areas that need improvement. In these days of industry disruption and heightened competition, periodic assessments can give a
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As the complexity of the law – and law practice – has become greater, not to mention more competitive, the ethical rules surrounding the law have become more complex also.The ABA Journal records the top 10 ethics traps, drawing upon the expertise of Professor Stephen GIllers, who teaches ethics at New York University Law School,
The growing issue of sexual harassment in the legal workplace has lead to a young lawyers’ editorial commentary in the US, as the #MeToo awareness now sweeps the legal world.The unique power structures within law firms have helped foster abuses of that power, including in sexual harassment.American Lawyer’s new Young Lawyers Editorial Board examined the
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Cracking $3 billion in law firm revenues is a top effort on anyone’s count, but for Latham & Watkins there’s more to come, they say.The firm is currently Number 1 on Am Law 100 with $3.064 in 2017 revenues as reported by Law.com, with a seven percent increase in attorney numbers and with profits per partner at
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LawVision Group – On a recent business trip to Latin America I witnessed an interesting everyday event that directly speaks to the value of leadership when dealing with a group of strong personalities.As I was walking along a park I saw a professional dog walker lead two packs of dogs into a clearing. Each pack had
Wicker Group –Throughout my many years working with law firms, I have found that interactive games can be a welcome addition to any firm retreat. In particular, games that help lawyers learn more about their colleagues are often more effective than traditional practice group panel presentations.As firms grow and change, it is important for individuals
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Slaughter & May –Superhuman ResourcesSlaughter and May and ASI Data Science, the high-growth British Technology firm, have published Superhuman Resources, a joint white paper on the responsible deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business.We believe that AI could become the most transformative workplace technology of the 21st Century, with the associated need for business leaders
The law firm gender pay gap continues as before, according to a survey from a law firm recruiter in the UK which has surveyed London law firm partners.It comes as no surprise that women are consistently underpaid on the law pay front, notwithstanding the repeated efforts and statements from law firms about how they’re addressing
Ogletree Deakins –As Chief Diversity and Professional Development Officer at Ogletree Deakins, I have seen that law firms specifically, and the legal industry, generally, face external pressures from clients, outside counsel, and diversity groups to maintain diversity initiatives.Recently, some of that pressure has been coming from sources internal to law firms—namely, their own attorneys. As
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