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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.09.15
* If Taylor Swift doesn’t like a photographer she just shakes it off… and then roughs him up according to her contract. [Gawker]
* Bankers commit crimes for the dumbest reasons. [Dealbreaker]
* Chadbourne closes its Beijing office, leaving the firm with no more boots on the ground in Asia. It’s like the Asian Pivot… but backward. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* The Florida Supreme Court just ordered the legislature to redraw some of the state’s congressional districts before 2016. All that hard gerrymandering work for nothing, huh? [Reuters via Yahoo News]
* Richard Hsu of Shearman & Sterling and the host of the Hsu Untied podcast finds himself on the other side of this interview. [One-400]
* Massively underpaying lawyers. It’s not just for Massachusetts any more. [Legal Cheek]
* Katten Muchin is back in hot water after the Seventh Circuit revived a malpractice suit. [Law 360]
* Judge Rakoff relishes an opportunity to sit by designation on the Second Circuit. [Dealbreaker]
* A reminder that Bloomberg BNA is hosting its inaugural Big Law Business Summit next week to hear from in-house counsel about the evolving relationship between Biglaw and its clients. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
Capital Markets to PE / M&A Switch Possible In Hong Kong / China For Current Junior Level M&A Openings At Top Tier US Firms
Several of our top tier US law firm clients in Hong Kong / China, including some top 10 firms, have junior M&A openings and will consider cap markets juniors who seek a switch to PE / M&A. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
FCPA / GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT JUNIOR OPENINGS AT TOP US FIRMS IN HONG KONG - PRACTICE SWITCH FROM CORPORATE / CAP MARKETS CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED
The most lucrative practice area in Hong Kong / China nowadays, profit per lawyer, at top US law firms is FCPA / Government Enforcement / Corporate Investigations. Firms with boots on the ground in Asia in this practice area are extremely busy and most are hiring. However, there are not nearly enough Mandarin fluent US […] -
Asia Chronicles
TWO TOP US FIRMS IN HONG KONG WITH COUNSEL TO PARTNER LEVEL FUND FORMATION OPENINGS - MANDARIN NOT REQUIRED
Two of our client firms in Hong Kong have an urgent need for counsel to partner level fund formation lateral hires. Whether these new hires come on board as counsel (with short track to partnership) or partner depends on experience level and other factors. Mandarin is not required for these roles. The new hires will […] -
Asia Chronicles
JUNIOR PE / M&A OPENINGS AT TOP 10 US FIRM IN HONG KONG - PRACTICE SWITCH CANDIDATES OK
One of Kinney’s key law firm clients in Hong Kong has junior US associate M&A openings. Mandarin is required. 1st, 2nd or 3rd years will fill the roles. Mandarin is required. This firm’s M&A hiring partners will consider practice switch candidates for the first time in some years. So this is a great opportunity for […]
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Asia Chronicles, Sponsored ContentMaking the Move: Why it’s Better to Use a Legal Recruiter
Some lawyers are best-served beavering away in the firm where they have worked since law school. For most legal careers, though, there come inflection points where a change of job can open a whole new world of opportunity. Recognizing whether your career has reached such an inflection point, and then knowing whom to trust to help […] -
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Asia Chronicles, Sponsored ContentPE FUND FORMATION ASSOCIATE OPENING IN HONG KONG, MANDARIN NOT REQUIRED, TOP WALL ST. FIRM
Our Kinney Asia team is working on an exclusive basis to fill a PE fund formation opening, class '10 to '12, at a top Wall St. firm and at one of the leading PE fund formation practices in Hong Kong. Mandarin is NOT required for this position. Native level English fluency is required. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
IN-HOUSE M&A OPENING IN SINGAPORE AT LARGEST TECH COMPANY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; LEGAL / BUSINESS COMBO ROLE
We at Kinney are running the search for a fantastic in-house opening in Singapore, at the leading and largest tech company in Southeast Asia. The spot will be filled by a US associate with at least three years experience in M&A, from a top Wall Street or equivalent US firm. Compensation will be competitive with what the new hire is earning at their top tier law firm. -
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Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
ASIA GC OPENING AT GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED AND WELL FUNDED SMART PHONE TECH STARTUP, BASED IN SHENZHEN
Kinney is currently running an exclusive search for an Asia GC role at a well known tech start-up company, based in Shenzhen. This company has received significant recent praise for their new smart phone device in leading medial outlets, such as the New York Times, TIME, Mashable, Wired, Yahoo, and Forbes, among others. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
2014 Lateral Hiring Report: Of Counsel Attorneys
This week we are publishing the third part of our special report on lateral hiring trends in the legal market. -
Asia ChroniclesAsia General Counsel Opening In Shanghai
One of our key law firm clients has referred us to one of their important clients in the US, Europe and China - a leading global technology supplier for the auto industry - in order to handle their search for a new Asia General Counsel and Asia Chief Compliance Officer. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
2014 Lateral Hiring Report: Seller's Market For Associates
This week we are issuing the second part of a special report on trends in the 2014 lateral hiring market. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
KINNEY RECRUITING ON CALOBA CHINA CAREER PANEL AT FENWICK & WEST IN PALO ALTO MONDAY FEBRUARY 23
The event's panelists include Parker Zhang (Chief Patent Counsel and Business Assistant to CEO, Baidu), the Head of Asia (Kinney Recruiting), Yan Zhang (Partner, Haynes Boone, Shanghai and SV), Meng Lai (Partner, Megstone Law, previously Davis Polk and Sullivan & Cromwell). Mike Farm, a partner at Fenwick & West, will be the moderator. Since '06, the Kinney Asia team has advised and / or represented most of the US associate laterals and transfers to top tier firms in HK / China. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
2014 Lateral Hiring Report: Law Firm Partners
This week we are issuing the first part of a special report on trends in the 2014 lateral hiring market. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
KINNEY'S TOP DOGS IN HONG KONG OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS
For about the 40th time in the last five years, Kinney Recruiting's got a team flying to Hong Kong for visits with clients and candidates. Please feel free to reach out to the team at asia@kinneyrecruiting.com and set up a meeting with them if you would like to discuss your career and the market. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.20.15
* Fried Frank is closing down its Hong Kong and Shanghai offices because they were costing the firm more money than they were bringing in. What’ll happen to the lawyers who work there? Most of them will be huòdé dìyù. [Am Law Daily]
* Not everyone can match the New York market when it comes to Biglaw bonuses. According to disputed rumors, associates in some practices of at least one Chicago law firm didn’t receive any bonus at all. Which firm? [Crain’s Chicago Business]
* We often complain that women are getting the short end of the stick in Biglaw, but today we’ve got a nice little caveat. At some large law firms in at least one city, more women are making partner than their male counterparts. [National Law Journal]
* UVA hired Pepper Hamilton to consult on its inept handling of sexual assault cases while O’Melveny & Myers deals with its Rolling Stone gang rape allegations. Collars shall be half-popped until the school gets serious about these issues. [Newsplex]
* Whittier Law, home to one of the worst full-time, long-term employment rates in the country, hopes to give grads a “legal leg-up” with its new solo incubator program — because “[e]ducation and training doesn’t end when they graduate.” [Daily Pilot]
* Wet Seal joined the ranks of teen retailers like Deb and Delia’s when it dumped lots of locations and filed for Chapter 11. New code provisions might’ve sped things along, but like, being a debtor-in-possession is totally uncool. [DealBook / New York Times]
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Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
KINNEY IN LONDON THIS WEEK, INCLUDING ROBERT KINNEY OF THE ASIA TEAM
Kinney's Robert Kinney, Chris Miller and Daniel Roark are in London this week, meeting with both firm clients and individual US attorney clients. If you are based in London and interested in potentially lateraling to Asia at some point, please feel free to reach out to Robert to set up a meeting, at asia@kinneyrecruiting.com. If you are interested in moving back to the US at some point, feel free to set up a meeting with Chris and Daniel, by contacting them at Daniel@kinneyrecruiting.com or Chris@kinneyrecruiting.com. -
Asia Chronicles, Jobs, Sponsored Content
MANDARIN NOT REQUIRED - 6th to 7th year PE / M&A US associate needed at a top US firm and PE practice in Hong Kong
If you are at the 6th or 7th year level and have mostly PE / M&A experience from a top tier US firm and PE practice group, and you have an interest in moving to Hong Kong, then please contact our Asia Recruiting Team at asia@kinneyrecruiting.com.
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls.
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Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
For many legal departments, generative AI is the technology they’ve been waiting for.
For many legal departments, generative AI is the technology they’ve been waiting for.
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work.
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the entirety of a transaction.
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the entirety of a transaction.
