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- Law Star Natasha Harrison To Bring New Firm To London Law
Former Boies Schiller Flexner chief and successor to law star David Boies, Natasha Harrison is to launch a law practice in London, likely rivalling her former New York-based firm. Boies Schiller has seen a raft of departures in recent months, although it continues to announce growth and expansion plans, including a potential move into a …Law Star Natasha Harrison To Bring New Firm To London Law Read More »
- Why Law Firm Recruitment Just Got MUCH More Difficult
Law Firm recruitment has always been an intensely competitive business, but it just got a lot hotter as some legal recruiters describe the present situation among major law firms in the US and the UK as “approaching boiling point”.Contents0.1 Law Firm recruitment has always been an intensely competitive business, but it just got a lot …Why Law Firm Recruitment Just Got MUCH More Difficult Read More »
- How BigLaw Has Discovered Virtual Law Firm Internships To Entice Potential Lawyers
The virtual work environment has changed with law firm internships now differing following the pandemic-related changes with law firms offering virtual law firm internships for undergraduates and JD students. The situation with law firm internships is seeing virtual internships, often provided via an online platform called Forage, previously called InsideSherpa, which provides the virtual interns …How BigLaw Has Discovered Virtual Law Firm Internships To Entice Potential Lawyers Read More »
- Oops! The One-Word Mistake That Could Cost These Big Law Firms $300 Million
What a difference a word makes – particularly if its the wrong word in a multimillion dollar contract and two Big Law firms are on the hood for as much as $300 million. Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton allegedly made an error in a 2014 deal that split assets of …Oops! The One-Word Mistake That Could Cost These Big Law Firms $300 Million Read More »
- How The Pandemic Helped Big Law Giant Baker McKenzie Shatter The $3 Billion Barrier
Baker McKenzie has broken through the $3 billion revenue barrier. Already the largest law firm in the United States by lawyer head count, it has announced revenue increases of 7.8 per cent in its latest report. The revenue growth makes Baker McKenzie similar to other law firms that have experienced double-digit growth helped in …How The Pandemic Helped Big Law Giant Baker McKenzie Shatter The $3 Billion Barrier Read More »
- Who Is The Hollywood Celebrity Lawyer Prince Andrew Has Turned To For His Legal Drama?
“. . it’s never a good day for my clients if they need to talk to me” When it comes to choosing a celebrity lawyer, Prince Andrew has gone to the top shelf with his selection of the Hollywood lawyer he is using to represent him in his impending civil lawsuit over sexual assault allegations. …Who Is The Hollywood Celebrity Lawyer Prince Andrew Has Turned To For His Legal Drama? Read More »
- Mishcon de Reya’s Latest Major Money Move: Litigation Funding
London lawyers Mishcon de Reya, already preparing for a stock exchange float, has started a litigation funding division with Harbour Litigation Funders, one of the largest litigation funding operations in the world. A report in the FInancial Times says that Harbour is to invest £150m in the new fund which will see Mischon de Reya …Mishcon de Reya’s Latest Major Money Move: Litigation Funding Read More »
- Surprise Resignation of Recently Appointed Boies Schiller Deputy ChairBoies Schiller’s Deputy Chair Natasha Harrison is to leave the firm following disclosure of a memo sent around the troubled firm recently with more than one third of the partners having left in the past year. Harrison was appointed to the role Her departure follows the departure at the end of last year of then …
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- The Highest Paid In-House Counsel List – But How Should Their Pay Be Ranked?
And the gender diversity issue that persists with In-House Counsel tooContents0.1 And the gender diversity issue that persists with In-House Counsel too1 Pandemic or not, 2020 was generally a very good year for partners at Big Law, but General Counsel in the US Fortune 1000 companies ‘suffered’ a relatively flat years according to Corporate Counsel’s …The Highest Paid In-House Counsel List – But How Should Their Pay Be Ranked? Read More »
- On A Scale of 1-5 – Where Does Your Law Firm Sit for Law Firm Job Satisfaction?
The American Lawyer midlevel associate rankings show the ‘most satisfying’ law firms to work for . . but law firm jobs satisfaction was just one factor that featured The latest American Lawyer midlevel associate rankings have McDermott Will & Emory taking the top spot in the rankings, completed by 3700 mid-level associates – being associates …On A Scale of 1-5 – Where Does Your Law Firm Sit for Law Firm Job Satisfaction? Read More »
- Why Is The US Holding Out on the Non-Lawyer Ownership Of Law Firms Change?
The rules relating to ownership of law firms have been changing dramatically in recent years, including the previously forbidden rule of having non-lawyer ownership of law firms, but it is apparently a step too far for US regulators and law firms who continue to tread carefully in such waters. For the United States law firms, …Why Is The US Holding Out on the Non-Lawyer Ownership Of Law Firms Change? Read More »
- How Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Cuomo Set The Stage For David Boies To Sue Prince Andrew
Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Andrew Cuomo might not seem the names to help victims of sexual predation, but legal legend David Boies seized upon a law change that involved all three to launch his legal action against Price Andrew. Boies is bringing the action on behalf of client Virginia Giuffre who says she was …How Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Cuomo Set The Stage For David Boies To Sue Prince Andrew Read More »
