Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, how many Wachtell attorneys does it take for the firm to earn $10 million? Hint: It takes the fewest number of attorneys to generate $10 million at Wachtell, compared with the rest of the Am Law 100. […]
Nixon Peabody Scrubs Diversity Billing Codes And Multiple Mentions Of Diversity: They may have kept the pictures, but the changes made are obvious. More Partner Departures Over Biglaw Capitulation: Cadwalader just lost two partners to Foley & Lardner. Gambling Has Its Costs: Lawyer sentenced to prison time and will pay millions in restitution. The Billable […]
‘Hot-headed’ misconduct A former employee of City law firm Eversheds Sutherland has been barred from working in the legal profession after he created invoices for pro bono work. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Thomas Elliott was a non-legally qualified project coordinator at the firm and also served as club secretary for a local […]
Performance-based extras give non-US firms a way to compete Several UK law firms have recently revamped their bonus structures, aiming to retain the hardest-working juniors amid tough pay competition. From this summer, City firm Simmons & Simmons will reward associates who record over 1,800 billable hours with mega bonuses of between 25 per cent and […]
Polarised response Susan Smith and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, outside the Supreme Court When Lord Hodge handed down the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland on the meaning of man and woman in the UK’s Equality Act recently, the court was, he said: “Well aware of the strength of feeling on […]
Biglaw Partners Are Moving On: White & Case and Paul Weiss lose some pretty big names from their rosters. Speaking Of White & Case: They’re headed back to the office 4 days a week. Capitulating Biglaw Firms Featured On 60 Minutes: And it isn’t a good look. Those Trump Deals Are Under A Congressional Microscope: […]
There are only two responses to a truly phenomenal dad joke: frustration and a knee-slapping gigglefest. Don’t believe me? Listen to this Dad Joke compilation with your office door open and see what happens. That said, there is a time and a place for humor — the courtroom is not one of them. A lawyer […]
Last year, I wrote an article about how it often makes sense to hire local counsel rather than to travel for clients in some circumstances. Travel time can add costs for clients, and if a lawyer is not admitted in a given jurisdiction, it might be better to have local counsel handle a case rather than […]
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Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM, which firms in the Am Law 100 only have an equity class of partners? Hint: In 2024, there were 15 Am Law 100 firms with only equity partners, but given the expansion of nonequity tiers in Biglaw, […]
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