That Dark Legal Nightmare: Will ChatGPT And Legal AI Be The End of Lawyers?
Is artificial intelligence coming for the lawyers again, or is legal AI something that lawyers can work with and enhance their work and efficiency – and profits?
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New York Law Firms Set Industry Precedent for In-Person Work
Major New York law firms are returning to having in-person work with mandates for a return to the office for their lawyers
UK Legal System Urged to Embrace AI By Prominent Legal Futurist Susskind
Richard Susskind is advocating for the UK law profession to invest in an institute for legal innovation to address issues arising from artificial intelligence.
More Law Firms Announces Staff Cuts
Orrick Herrington are cutting staff numbers by 6 percent in another sign of the waning legal market
More BigLaw Moves By Freshfields
Freshfields’ Continues Its US Expansion With Big Law Raid Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has continued its expansion in the United States with the recruitment of a legal team from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. A group of four partners specializing in crisis management, regulatory risk management, and cybersecurity will be joining their team. The Wilson Sonsini …
Talent Wars: Legal Firms Engage in Salary Escalation to Attract Top Associates
A US law firm salary update shows that law firms need to carefully examine their salary strategies if they want to retain top talent as the talent wars in the law profession continue
Y’all Ready? Clifford Chance Rides into Texas, Lassoing the Energy Market in Houston
Clifford Chance has made history by becoming the first “magic circle” firm to establish a presence in Texas. The firm has opened a ten-partner office in Houston, specifically aiming to cater to the energy market. Clifford Chance has recruited seven partners from competitors, including Latham & Watkins, while also transferring three partners from its New …
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Private Law Firms Fail to Meet Pay Expectations for Legal Workers in New Zealand
Are NZ Law Firms Exploiting Staffers with Uncompensated Overtime? Major law firms have a stark difference in attitude towards working conditions for legal staff, according to an informal review of the firms by NZ Herald writer Sasha Borissenko. Check LawFuel’s Law Site – The article follows the report released by the Aotearoa Legal Workers’ Union …
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Layoffs at Prestigious Cravaths Highlight Evolving Legal Landscape
Cravath are restructuring their long-established London office with a scale back on lawyer numbers, something the ‘Cravath Scale’ prestige law firm has not done before
Rich List Law Firm Needs To Cough Up Its Own Money
Rich list law firm Withersworldwide has sought a capital contribution from junior partners, the first major law firm to seek capital from partners in the current rrecession