Partners at US law firms are taking a greater share of the work from junior colleagues during the pandemic, research suggests, as solicitors adopt an ‘eat-what-you-kill’ mindset. Thomson Reuters’ ‘peer monitor index’ – which evaluates the performance of the largest US law firms based on demand, productivity, rates, direct expenses and overheads – found that the […]
The global pandemic has affected Australian law firms less than many others globally, although it is seeing partners everywhere working harder. The Thomson-Reuters State of the Legal Market: 2020 report showed higher demand from clients and revenue for the Australian firms with legal services rising by over 6 per cent for the final quarter of 2019-20 compared
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The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has changed the way we all live, but for law firms it has also served to accelerate many three years into the future, according one consultant. Firms are being forced to make ‘next-generation’ changes that will give them a competitive edge, says UK Crowe business advisory partner Ross Prince. Law
Dan Garner – The pandemic and increasing law career options mean more lawyers than ever are seeking non-law careers, a law degree providing an ideal base for developing work in a wide range of fields, but there are some developing areas of opportunity for lawyers, with seven we have identified below. We have written on
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The sentencing of the man who carried out the Christchurch terrorism attack in 2019 has begun in the Christchurch High Court today. It is the first time in New Zealand that someone will be sentenced under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 and where the Court may consider the appropriateness of a sentence of life imprisonment
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Working from a partner’s office is hardly something most younger lawyers would dare attempt, but it is part of the new, COVID norm apparently. Increasingly there has been debate about just how sacrosanct the partner’s office should be. As Law.com reported, a law firm partner’s identity and bravado can be shaped by many things, including
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The 6 Tips and Tools For Lawyers To Reach Top Law Firm Ranking on YouTube Let’s talk about the second largest search engine on the world . . but owned by the largest search engine in the world. Okay, we all know it’s Google. But YouTube can work more effectively as a way to market
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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright announced today the election of Gerry Pecht as Global Chief Executive of Norton Rose Fulbright, effective January 1, 2021. Gerry Pecht will succeed Peter Martyr, who has led Norton Rose and then Norton Rose Fulbright since 2002. Currently Norton Rose Fulbright’s Global Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Gerry
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