King & Spalding Pays Christopher Wray $9.2 Million A Year
The FBI director nominee makes a lot more money than his partners.
The FBI director nominee makes a lot more money than his partners.
Further evidence that elite Wall Street firms are operating by different economic rules than the rest of the legal industry.
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
Revenue per lawyer was basically flat; also, there's a new #2 in the rankings.
When the legal market struggles, these firms still surge.
Should Biglaw firms become more like corporations, or should they return to their roots as partnerships?
In today's challenging climate, what can a law firm do to improve its bottom line?
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Why haven't these firms raised salaries?
It's time to share the wealth, partners.
Michael Allen of Lateral Link analyzes the recently released Am Law 200 rankings.
Michael Allen of Lateral Link analyzes the recently released Am Law 100 rankings.
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Managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld warns against putting too much stock in year-over-year comparisons.
Some firms did exceptionally well, such as Silicon Valley powerhouses and Wachtell Lipton, but for many other firms, danger looms on the horizon.
Beware of this soul-killing danger: the danger of becoming obsessed with the financial aspects of legal practice, and defining one’s self-worth by how lucrative (or not) your practice is at any given moment.
The firm will be getting a nine-figure payout in a contingency-fee case later this year.
While PPP is by far the favorite metric for partners and other recruiter shops, all partners will be better off examining the data more closely before shooting their business plan and résumé out to a low-paying firm.