International Lawyers
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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. - Sponsored
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Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Job Searches
10 Things To Know About Working As An Attorney Overseas
Do you have what it takes to secure one of these coveted positions?
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Conferences / Symposia, Technology
Seoul Searching
Exposing ourselves to diverse perspectives expands our sense of what's possible for ourselves and our businesses. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Shameless Plugs
Proof That 'Bigg & Mediocre' Has No Future
Does the future belong to super-large, global law firms? Not necessarily, according to in-house columnist Mark Herrmann. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Planning For A Legal Career Overseas (Part II): Language Skills, Caveats, And What You Can Be Doing Now
If you're interested in working overseas, how important are language skills, and what you can be doing now to best position yourself for an international move? -
Advertising, Biglaw, Lateral Moves, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Planning For A Legal Career Overseas (Part I): Picking The Right Practice Area And The Right Firm
Which practice areas are most conducive to working abroad as a U.S. lawyer? -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, International Law
From Across the Desk: Corporate-Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the corporate-centric firms. - Sponsored
The Ethical use of Generative AI
What’s the key to empowering your legal team with the efficiency and insight of AI while protecting the integrity of their work? Read this article… -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms
From Across the Desk: Capital-Markets Centric Firms
Bruce MacEwen of Adam Smith Esq. continues his taxonomy of law firms with the capital-markets centric firms. -
Ask the Experts, Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
From Across the Desk: A Law Firm Taxonomy - Introduction
Bruce MacEwen categorizes different types of law firms. -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
All Hail the Global 100, the Highest-Grossing Law Firms in the World
We know how you love rankings. Here are the top ten law firms in the world by revenue, the top ten firms by profits per partner, and the top ten firms in attorney headcount. -
China, Money, Pictures
Infographic of the Day: Which Country Has the Highest Paid Lawyers?
How much do American lawyers get paid compared to lawyers in other parts of the world? -
In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: Lost In Translation
In-house counsel columnist Mark Herrmann is begging for help here: If you have global responsibilities and are routinely dealing with documents created in languages that you don't speak, how do you assess outside counsel's skill at communicating?
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New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
In this new report of more than 100 professionals at small and smaller midsize law firms, iManage and Above the Law shed new light on…
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How To Maximize Productivity With Westlaw Precision With CoCounsel
Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel helps legal professionals get a faster start to their research. Over time, that added productivity can lead to higher-quality research and…
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
What’s the key to empowering your legal team with the efficiency and insight of AI while protecting the integrity of their work? Read this article…
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Mitigating M&A Cyber Risk: Pre- & Post-Acquisition Due Diligence
Why M&A cybersecurity due diligence?
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Biglaw, Ho-Love, Hogan & Hartson, Lovells, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The Biggest Law Firms in the World: Meet the Global 100
Say hello to the Global 100 for 2011. This is the American Lawyer's list of the world's 100 largest law firms, ranked by total revenue. Lawyers are a competitive lot. So you're probably less interested in the overall figures than in how different firms fared in the rankings.... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
Inside Straight: Big-Firm Pitches
Over time (and it doesn’t take long), law firm pitches all begin to sound the same. “We save you money because we staff cases leanly. We send in the Navy SEALs, not the Fifth Fleet.” Do you really think the guy in here last week was saying, “We waste your money hand over foot. We […] -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, listserv, Partner Issues, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
More Proof That Lawyers Will Fight Over Anything
Sometimes you just have to whip it out and wait for somebody to bring over a ruler. That’s just a part of life. But some lawyers seem to sit around all day just waiting for an opportunity to drop drawers and call for the chains. Don’t believe me? Take a look at this guy from […] -
Biglaw, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rankings
The Biggest of Biglaw: Greet the Global 100
The American Lawyer Global 100 is out. It’s the list that ranks law firms around the world by gross revenue. And this year, there’s a new name at the top. Baker & McKenzie leapfrogged a number of firms to become the top-grossing law firm in the world (based on 2009 revenue numbers). Baker narrowly edged […]