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25 Feb
Legal Job Sector Showing Gains in 2020, Report Finds

The ABA Journal reports that the legal services sector gained 4,500 jobs in January, with total employment surpassing the previous 10-year high set in November, according to recent data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The legal industry, composed of attorneys, paralegals, legal secretaries and others, climbed to 1,160,700 jobs last month. That’s an […]

Legal Job Sector Showing Gains in 2020, Report Finds
05 Jul Debunking the Consolidation Myth in the Current Legal Market
Debunking the Consolidation Myth in the Current...

The American Lawyer reports on a mistaken and dangerous belief pervading the current U.S. legal market: that it is consolidatin...

19 Jun The Importance of Increasing Leverage for Law Firms in Today’s Legal Market
The Importance of Increasing Leverage for Law F...

Law firms have a lot of room to increase leverage, despite clients pushing back against the use of more junior lawyers, reports ALM ...

05 Jun Despite Latest Results, The Am Law Second Hundred Firms Show Steady Progress
Despite Latest Results, The Am Law Second Hundr...

The American Lawyer published results from its annual Am Law 200 report, which includes data and rankings for the nation’s Second Hu...

22 May Law Firm Optimism Up as Pressures Remain on Rates, Survey Finds
Law Firm Optimism Up as Pressures Remain on Rat...

Legal industry professionals say prospects for their future legal business look bright, but cite pricing pressures and cybersecurity...

08 May The American Lawyer Am Law 100 Highlights (2018)
The American Lawyer Am Law 100 Highlights (2018)

The American Lawyer released their 31st annual Am Law 100 report, which includes data and rankings for the natio...

24 Apr Law Firm Mergers Continue at a Strong Pace in 2018, Report Finds
Law Firm Mergers Continue at a Strong Pace in 2...

Law firm mergers remained robust during the first quarter of 2018, with a strong outlook for cross-border combinations, according to...

12 Apr Global Companies Favor Smaller Law Firms in the Future, Survey Finds
Global Companies Favor Smaller Law Firms in the...

Frustration with high legal fees and demand for local regulatory knowledge may give small and medium-sized law firms an edge with la...

28 Mar Chicago Lawyer: The 2018 Largest Law Firms Survey and Lessons for Law Firm Growth
Chicago Lawyer: The 2018 Largest Law Firms Surv...

In the latest March 2018 issue, Chicago Lawyer published results from their 16th annual survey of Illinois’ largest law firms and sp...

14 Mar Billing Rate Gap Widens as Big Firms Demand Higher Rates, Report Finds
Billing Rate Gap Widens as Big Firms Demand Hig...

The American Lawyer released a recent report, conducted by LexisNexis’ legal pricing data service, CounselLink, which revealed the g...

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