Law Firm Hiring | Analysis

Impactful Laterals Abounded in 2021 and 2022. Have They Found Success?

By Patrick Smith

Industry experts and recruiters say there are a multitude of data, many individualized, that factor into the "success" of a lateral. And even defining "success" can be tricky, depending on how firms view their attorneys. Read More

Legal Education

Toledo Law Students File Complaint With ABA Over Legal Ethics Grading Error

By Christine Charnosky

"The laptop computer on which the grades were initially recorded was lost, which has made it necessary to reconstruct exam scores based on awarded points, which were recorded by Prof. Gibbons on each exam as he graded those exams," interim Dean Rebecca Zietlow wrote in an email to students last month. Read More

International - Asia and Australasia | Commentary

When Will Law Firms Learn? The Top-Down Approach Never Pays, and Always Bites Back

By Jessica Seah

Latham & Watkins' decision to block automatic access for its Hong Kong staff to files and documents outside of Greater China was not necessarily wrong. But the way it implemented the change was tone-deaf. The firm's sin was its failure to communicate, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing. Read More

Bankruptcy

Ex-Big Law Partner Sentenced to 3 Years Supervised Release in False Statements Case

By Jane Wester

John Roesser told Judge Analisa Torres that he has "always, always, always loved the law" and regretted the impact of his offense on the court system. Read More

Bar Associations | News

JD-Next Exam Garners Comments Raising Concerns Over Validity, Accessibility

By Christine Charnosky

"There are significant issues which must be addressed related to the security, integrity, scalability, and accommodations available for the JD-Next exam," wrote one commenter. Read More

Global Law Firms | Analysis

Quinn Emanuel's 38% PEP Growth Came From Heightened Leverage, High-Profile Cases

By Justin Henry

Roughly 8% of the firm's $2.07 billion in revenue came in the form of contingency fees, according to Michael Carlinsky, one of three co-managing partners at the firm. Read More