Law Firm Competition | News

Young Lawyers Want Ted Lasso as Their Leader, Not Bobby Knight. Will They Get Them?

By Patrick Smith | Hank Grezlak

Recent examples like the Paul Hastings slide show that Big Law often talks tough like old school coaches like Bobby Knight, even as studies show that open communication and a psychologically "safe" environment are competitive advantages for businesses. Read More

Law Firm Management | Podcast

Why Law Firms Need 'Unique' Systems for Feedback

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

In this week's episode, Quarles & Brady partner Joe Wilson and Erica Gholson, the firm's director of learning and development, discuss a program the firm launched for giving and receiving feedback, called "The Loop." Read More

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Law Firm Competition | Analysis

Lewis Brisbois Departures Continue, Revealing Practice Rate and Profitability Clash

By Justin Henry | Jessie Yount

Despite the mass wave of departures, leaders at Lewis Brisbois are continuing to project confidence about the future. Read More

Law Firm Associates

Big Law Surprisingly 'Strong' so Far in 2023, but More Cuts Could Be on the Way

By Andrew Maloney

"Revenue growth was strongest among the largest firms, reverse of the results experienced in 2022 when the Am Law 51-100 outpaced the Am Law 1-50," according to Wells Fargo analysts. Read More

Judges

Mandatory Retirement? Cognitive Assessments? Probe Into Judge's Fitness Spurs Debate Over Life Tenure

By Avalon Zoppo

Pauline Newman's case also addresses the difficulty of telling older judges when they have lost more than a step. Read More

Civil Rights | News

ACLU Staffs Up for New Initiative: 'State Supreme Courts Are More Important Now Than Ever'

By Riley Brennan

"It's not just the absence of protections from the U.S. Supreme Court," said Matt Segal, one of two senior staff attorneys tapped for the ACLU's new State Supreme Court Initiative. "It's also that we have seen in many ways that state supreme courts are important in the lives of people across this country and often act in important ways to protect them." Read More

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4 Steps to Creating Self-Discipline - A Comprehensive Guide

Strengthening your discipline muscle really can be compared to any other muscle. You've got to work it out. Read More

Artificial Intelligence | Analysis

AI Could Reduce Billable Hours. But Is That Really a Bad Thing?

By Jessie Yount

AI is a threat to the billable hour, but it also offers the opportunity to get out of low-value work and meet latent demand from clients. Read More

Intellectual Property | News

Delaware Jury Clears Google of Patent Infringement in $45M Lawsuit

By Ellen Bardash

Google's trial team consisted of attorneys from Paul Hastings, Potter Anderson & Corroon and Munger, Tolles & Olson. Read More