Law Firm Management | News

Big Law and Midsize Firms Are Charting Different Paths to Growth

By Andrew Maloney

Am Law 100 firms have tried to cut head count and expenses, midsize firms have sought to bolster revenue, and the Second Hundred have sought "to find a Goldilocks zone between the two," says a new report. Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

As Pressure Grows for In-Office Mandates, Washington Law Firms Likely to Face 'Resistance'

By Abigail Adcox

"It's going to be very, very difficult for the Washington firms to get people in more than three days a week," said Jeffrey Lowe at Major Lindsey. Read More

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Law Firm Competition | News

Stroock Partnership, Seeking to Remove a 'Major Obstacle' to Merger, Authorizes Pension Buyout

By Patrick Smith

"A vote of the retired partners is in progress. We are optimistic about its success," said firm co-chair Alan Klinger. Read More

Gender Diversity | Podcast

How the Billable Hour, Among Other Factors, Pushes Women Out of the Legal Profession

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

In this week's episode, Elizabeth Manno, partner at Venable and co-chair of the National Association of Women Lawyers research committee, discusses some of the issues attorneys have pointed to that could explain the steady and significant attrition of women from law firms relative to the number of women entering the profession as associates. Read More

Diversity | Analysis

'Landmines Everywhere' for Employers' DEI Programs, Prompting Big Law Response

By Dan Roe

Three major law firms have announced the formation of industry groups to address rising DEI scrutiny in the wake of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Read More

Consumer Products | News

Real-Time Litigation: Salesforce Hit With Whistleblower Retaliation Suit as Former VP Accuses It of Lying About 'Genie's' Capabilities

By Riley Brennan

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read More

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Artificial Intelligence | Analysis

Can AI Help Law Firms Solve the Boom-Bust Hiring Cycle?

By Jessie Yount

"Most law firms typically haven't used a lot of data in these decisions," one lawyer said. "But increasingly, I think they'll make investments to enable the use of data regarding how associates work and are deployed to solve for one variable in the demand equation." Read More

Law Firm Associates | News

Ropes' Move to 4 Days in the Office Includes International Offices

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

Ropes & Gray confirmed that the four days a week in the office policy also applies to lawyers in London and Dublin, and lawyers in Asia offices have returned to pre-pandemic norms of five days a week in the office. Read More