Asia
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Biglaw
Yet Another Biglaw Firm Is Closing Down Offices In China
U.S.-based firms continue to close offices in China thanks to the market downturn. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Sponsored Content
Planning For A Legal Career Overseas: An Update For 2022
We have seen some small shifts in the hiring landscape in recent years. What has changed? Lateral Link provides an update on the most commonly asked questions for lawyers looking to make the leap overseas. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
The Who’s Who Of Kinney Recruiting: Jessica Chin Somers Is In Legal Recruiting For The Long Run
Special spotlight series profiling recruiters at Kinney Recruiting.
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Asia Chronicles, Biglaw, Sponsored Content
16 Ways To Not F**k Up Your Summer Associate Experience
A practical, no-nonsense guide to being a memorable summer associate — the good kind of memorable. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
Seeking Senior US Associate For HK Office (5+ PQE)
Ideal candidate would have good academic credentials and ECM and/or DCM experience from peer firm. -
Biglaw, Sponsored Content
International Lateral Moves
You might expect Biglaw firms to be reluctant to hire associates from one country for roles in a different country. But in fact, despite the possible obstacles, the market for cross-border hiring is booming. -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
Employment Associate Needed In Chicago
An exceptional opportunity for those wanting to focus primarily on day-to-day employment counseling. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Reinstates Coronavirus Work-From-Home Policy After Blowback From Employees
Which firm made this questionable decision? - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Tell Associates To Work From Home To Protect Them From Coronavirus
What is your firm doing to prevent employees from contracting coronavirus? -
Asia Chronicles, Sponsored Content
Junior Corporate Finance Associate in New York
Do you have two to five years of large firm experience in asset and/or project finance? Look no further. -
Biglaw
Book Of Business: Meet A Milbank Tweed Partner
Learn about the rewards and challenges of building and maintaining a major international corporate practice. -
Biglaw
Book Of Business: New Offices, New Frontiers
From the East Coast to the Far East, and back again. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.07.18
* Stormy Daniels has accused her former lawyer of being a Trump puppet, which I think is called a Trumpet. [Politico]
* EPA Senior Counsel Sarah Greenwalt has resigned because lawyers always find a way to bolt a sinking ship. [The Cut]
* Judge orders Above the Law all-star Richard Luthmann to get a psych evaluation. [New York Post]
* Law schools are failing students of color, which is less of a newsflash than something people need to be constantly reminded about. [Nation]
* Philly hears from dozens of criminal justice experts speak out over a proposed sentencing algorithm that they say will further cement racial inequalities. Because it will. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Global law firms are returning to Tokyo so aging partners can live out Lost in Translation. [International]
* In-house attorneys produce another music video to convince people to call velcro “hook-and-loop.” [Corporate Counsel]
* Biglaw loves mob prosecutors for some reason. [Law360]
Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm To Close Three Offices, Likely Perform Layoffs
How many lawyers will be affected by the office closures? -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
18-Month Prison Sentence Handed Down For Heinous Crime Surrogacy
Advocates for families should not be treated in this way. -
China, Intellectual Property
China And Intellectual Property Rights: The Dragon Roars (Part 2)
What can China do to leverage opportunities afforded by the current weakened state of the U.S. patent system? -
China, Intellectual Property
China And Intellectual Property Rights: The Dragon Roars (Part 1)
We could soon witness a major shift in IP rights in China. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Surrogacy In Asia Is A Hot Mess
This increasingly complex cross-border industry lacks legal protections for everyone involved. -
Conferences / Symposia, Technology
Seoul Searching
Exposing ourselves to diverse perspectives expands our sense of what's possible for ourselves and our businesses. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.14.16
* Senator Mike Lee, an influential member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and a former Supreme Court clerk himself), explains why Republicans won’t confirm Judge Merrick Garland to SCOTUS in the lame-duck session. [Washington Post via How Appealing]
* Jaroslawa Zelinsky Johnson, former managing partner of Chadbourne & Parke’s defunct Kiev office, wants in on Kerrie Campbell’s sex discrimination suit against the firm. [American Lawyer]
* In other news about alleged gender bias in Biglaw, it looks like partner Traci Ribeiro’s lawsuit against Sedgwick is bound for arbitration. [Law.com]
* The latest bad news for Theranos: a hedge fund is suing the company for securities fraud, and it’s represented by a pair of high-powered Gibson Dunn partners, former federal prosecutors Reed Brodsky and Winston Chan. [Corporate Counsel]
* Kasowitz Benson’s recent legal work on behalf of Donald Trump is just the latest example of the firm representing litigious tycoons. [New York Law Journal]
* As some firms exit China, others enter the market; Hogan Lovells just announced a strategic alliance with Fujian Fidelity Law Firm in Shanghai. [Big Law Business]
* In my ancestral homeland of the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte poses a threat to the rule of law, but remains very popular with the people. [New York Times]