The American Law rankings in the “Am Law 100” have been heavily criticized by a former Big Law partner, Stephen J Harper, who is now an adjunct professor at Northwestern University and author of the big “The Lawyer Bubble – A Profession in Crisis”. Harper considers the fact that the Am Law 100 rankings […]
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Which law firms would rank among the very best in terms of universal admiration by their peers? It’s Cravath’s according to a new book. The question is one that arose in a new book “What It Takes: Seven Secrets of Success from the World’s Greatest Professional Firms” By Charles Ellis. The author looked at what
International lawyers DLA Piper have been caught in the middle of the billable hour grinder in a publicity nightmare that has seen the firm blame a client for over-billing before having to confront the demon of over-charging itself – a deer in the headlights that is now embarrassed over an unseemingly site and one that
Jeff Winn is one of the richest lawyers in Britain. In the style of a US personal injury attorney he has turned the auto injury market into a legal business that promises to return him more profits this year than any of the top law firms – anywhere. Winn’s legal group puts every other top
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