Law Firm Competition | Analysis

Layoffs Are Spreading. After All, There's Only So Much Work to Go Around

By Justin Henry | Jessie Yount

A patchy corporate market has created a mismatch between staffing and demand levels at several law firms with broader client bases that stretch beyond the tech sector. Read More

Diversity | Podcast

Backlash Against Trans People Happening Because 'We're Winning,' Says LGBTQ Advocate

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

In this week's episode, Dru Levasseur, the director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, shares how experiencing discrimination early in his legal career led him to become a DE&I advocate. Read More

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Law Firm Management | News

'With Everybody Getting Back,' More Law Firms Want Lawyers in the Office

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys

A new Savills survey finds that 90% of firms either recommend or mandate in-office attendance for lawyers and staff, up from a total of 67% a few months ago. Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

'A Huge Concern': Big Law Leaders Grappling With Attorney Disengagement

By Andrew Maloney

"We can't just measure ourselves on billable hours," said Paul Schmidt, chair of Baker & Hostetler. "In the long run, engagement is important, and we've got to get people engaged." Read More

Law Firm Management | Podcast

'No Way to Get This Right': Why Law Firms Are Getting Pushback on Office Returns

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

In the second part of Legal Speak's conversation with Ira Coleman, chairman of McDermott Will & Emery, about returning to the office, Coleman takes the position of an associate trying to convince a managing partner to loosen up on the firm's attendance policy. Read More

General Counsel and In House Counsel | News

'These Emails Were Sent in Error': Amazon Senior Counsel Issues Apology Following Trademark Lawyer's Defamation Suit Over 'Blacklist'

By Allison Dunn

"Amazon has no reason to believe that you have engaged in any professional misconduct before the USPTO, nor do your clients need to change counsel to proceed with ABR enrollment," said an apology letter to trademark attorney, Nazly Aileen Bayramoglu, from Benjamin U. Okeke, Amazon's senior corporate counsel. Read More

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Litigators Strategically Deploy Remote Depositions

By Alaina Lancaster

Some attorneys suspect that their opposing counsel insists on remote depositions to gain a tactical advantage. The issue might be a new dividing line between plaintiffs attorneys and defense counsel, who have different incentives to proceed remotely or in-person. Read More

Legal Education | News

Georgetown Law Receives Landmark $30M Gift

By Christine Charnosky

"I hope that this gift, and the educational endeavors it will make possible, will provide similar inspiration to Georgetown Law students for generations to come," Daniel M. Tsai said in a statement. Read More