Special Rapporteur Appalled By Prison Sentences To Punish Navalny Lawyers Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:25 amPress Release: UN Special Procedures – Human Rights Geneva, 21 January 2025 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, Mariana Katzarova, today urged authorities to end the severe crackdown on the legal profession in […]
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Three UK law firms – Shoosmiths, Linklaters LLP, and Weightmans LLP – have reported top financial performance for the 2023/24 fiscal year, with Shoosmiths crossing the £200-million revenue threshold for the first time. Shoosmiths’ revenue grew by 6 percent to £206.7 million and the firm’s profits increased by 5 percent to £66 million as it
Usha Chilukuri Vance, wife of Donald Trump running mate J.D. Vance, has departed from her law firm following her husband’s official announcement as former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention on Monday. A representative from Munger, Tolles & Olsen stated to ABC News: “Usha has informed us of her decision
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The Lone Star Law Firm Leaders The bestTexas law firms may provide some surprises, but what is not surprising is that there have been standout performers in the legal business with many of the top performing law firms nationally achieving significant financial and professional success. Growth is the hallmark of the modern Texas legal market
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Payday Partners In Deep Cover Albert Goodwin, LawFuel contributor It sounds somewhat sinister, but the ‘black box’ pay system for partner remuneration model that is being used by some big law firms is gaining attention and momentum. In an age of transparency – supposedly – the ‘black box’ model requires deep cover and belies the
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Our biggest stories for 2023 included the major paycheck received by top London lawyer Neel Sachdev upon his recruitment by Paul Weiss, the death of the Oligarch who was suing LawFuel for defamation, Sergey Grishin, the changes being wrought upon the law profession through artificial intelligence and other tech developments and the big law pay
Why do some lawyers desire to lead law firms? The answer often lies in a sense of duty towards their law firm and their profession.
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Viral LinkedIn Post Explains Why This Lawyer Left His Job – For A Life Eli Albrecht was until recently a senior associate with Gibson Dunn, handling M&A work, but turned down a partnership. In an Above the Law interview he explained that he achieved what he once thought was his dream job as a Big Law partner.
A New York lawyer is in hot water after relying on artificial intelligence (AI) for legal research that turned out to be false. Steven A. Schwartz, an experienced attorney, used ChatGPT, a language model, while working on a case against Avianca Airlines. However, Avianca’s legal team discovered that several cited cases in Schwartz’s brief were non-existent. The judge has ordered an explanation, calling it an “unprecedented circumstance.”
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, a major US law firm, has mandated that lawyers must work in the office four days a week, shifting from their previous three-day requirement. The firm aims to balance remote work benefits with in-person collaboration. This move reflects a broader trend in the legal industry as firms reassess office attendance policies following the pandemic.
