Biglaw’s ‘Rising Tide’ Isn’t Lifting Every Partner’s Boat Anymore
As profits soar, Biglaw firms are becoming more selective about who gets equity.
As profits soar, Biglaw firms are becoming more selective about who gets equity.
The firms with only equity partners are a dying breed.
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Color me skeptical.
The firm says its all-equity structure is key to its culture -- and its competitiveness.
To be quite honest, this is embarrassing for the world's richest law firm.
The firm is one of the last in the Am Law 100 with an all-equity partnership.
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
How many of the firm's new partners made equity versus nonequity? We'll never know.
It's all about the bottom line, and some partners are going to be left out in the cold.
While many firms are introducing non-equity partnerships, this firm is going all in for all-equity.
No half 'income partner' measures here.
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Industry wide, just over 11 percent of equity partners are diverse.
Equity partnership is the best kind of partnership.
How permanent equity in firms might change the face of law for the better.
No second-class partners here.
On balance, equity partnership is likely still more rewarding in most cases. But for lawyers in certain situations, non-equity arrangements can have strong appeal.