A change of mayor in New York has started a rush for law firms to secure the legal talent that went with Michael Bloomberg’s NYC administration. And one lawyer who secured a top spot on Wall Street was David Karnovsky, general counsel of New York City’s Department of City Planning for the past 15 years […]
Retaining women lawyers in the profession has been a major problem for law firms in many – if not most- jurisdictions. The attrition rate remains high, the career goals remain unaccomplished and the ladies continue to leave the law, whether they wanted to or not. Various efforts have been made at different times to address
Law firms are changing for good. This weekend in New York a new book on the so-called “NewLaw” launches to discuss how the rules for how law firms operate will change forever. How so? Australian consultant, writer, speaker and associate professor George Beaton, a partner in Beaton Capital, generated his ebook after writing a blog
Being in a Big Law firm doesn’t mean you have to adopt any small-minded attitudes towards being a little of what the New York Times has described David M. Zornow’s desk and office as being – that is, “funky”. In fact Mr Zornow, who is the global head of litigation at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
AbovetheLaw columnist Keith Lee publishes Associate’s Mind and writes about small law firms and the challenges they face. If you are a new lawyer in a small firm, you need to be prepared to have fear as a companion at times. Fear of missing deadlines, screwing up a discovery response, pissing off a partner. Fear
Talk of bonuses always gets lawyers excited, but the fact that David Boies firm is once again leading the charge with massive bonuses is something is mouth-watering for associates everywhere. Boies, Schiller & FLexer are paying $300,000 for some associates, with an average payout of $85,000. Last year the litigation firm headed by the now-legendary
What do lawyers earn? Well, ranked by the largest markets in the US, the ABA Journals has published its rankings showing New York, Washington and Los Angeles are the biggest markets with the biggest payrolls. And law practise management and issues continue to evolve rapidly, driven by technology, social change and new challenges driven by
Working out the most innovative law firms in the US is no easy task, but the Financial Times were up to it with a revised list of their ‘order of service’ for the rankings, which saw Skadden Arps take out the top position. The list includes most of the AmLaw 100 who submitted their best
Starting a new law firm can be a daunting experience at the best of times, but for three lawyers who left Squire Sanders, their breakthrough employment firm has now entered the top ranks with its move into the Legal 500. Founding partners Simon Ost, Nick Jones and Dan Bickerstaffe wanted to change the way the
Edwin B. Reeser wrote this piece for the ABA Journal. He’s a business lawyer in Pasadena and has served on the executive committees and as an office managing partner of firms ranging from 25 to more than 800 lawyers in size. The last decade, particularly the last five years during the Great Recession, have generated
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