The Viral Wachtell Kiss That Exposed A Bigger Biglaw Problem
Office romances can get especially complicated when powerful partners are involved.
Biglaw Firm Goes Even Bigger With Largest Group Hire In Firm History
Brown Rudnick landed a 34-lawyer intellectual property team from HSF Kramer while launching a brand-new Silicon Valley office.
What You Didn’t Learn In Law School
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Why An Extra $2 Million Isn’t Enough To Poach Biglaw’s Top Partners
As compensation reaches eye-popping levels, firms are getting more creative to win the lateral talent war.
Sidley Wastes No Time Raiding Hogan Lovells Cadwalader In Big Group Lateral Move
Just a month after the blockbuster merger, an 11-lawyer New York fund finance team is heading for the exits.
Senior Partners Should Sometimes Take Advice From Junior Associates
Sometimes the lawyer with the most useful information is the one with the least impressive title.
Partners Should Sometimes Just Perform Work Rather Than Spend Time Delegating It To Associates
You have to consider long- and short-term efficiencies.
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.
Congratulations On That Biglaw Leadership Role. Here’s Your Second Job.
Some firm leaders are logging the equivalent of an extra workweek every month, and none of it goes on a client bill.
Sullivan & Cromwell Partners Are Big Mad About The Firm’s Latest Trump Representation
The firm promised partners it would stay out of Trump's E. Jean Carroll fight... that's not exactly how it turned out.
The Reality Of Partnership No One Says Out Loud
You'll feel it before you hear it.
Winston’s Texas Two-Step: More Than A Dozen Lone Star Partners Have Headed For The Exits
The merger may be finalized, but the departures aren't.
From ‘Vendor’ To ‘Partner’: How LexisNexis Is Deepening Law Firm Relationships
The company is emphasizing ‘white glove service’ in the AI era. Here’s what the initiative is delivering for clients.
How To Make Equity Partner Without Waiting For Permission
If you want a seat at the table, stop hoping the firm notices and start building the business, relationships, and internal support required to earn it.
Biglaw’s Partner Pay Revolution Has A Losers’ Bracket
Someone's paying for those $30M+ paydays.
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.
Biglaw’s Lockstep Partner Compensation Is Dying
It's a victim of the hopping lateral partner market.
Biglaw’s Talent Wars Are Getting More Expensive
Elite firms are battling over the same rainmakers -- and the price tag keeps climbing.