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15 Aug
Law Firms Find Growth in Midwest and Second-Tier Markets, Study Finds

Certain Midwest and second-tier markets, in terms of population, have garnered particular interest from large law firms, especially those that serve middle-market clients, reports Lizzy McLellan of The American Lawyer. According to statistics from AmLaw’s latest NLJ 500 survey, the number of lawyers at NLJ 500 firms grew by 100 or more in each of the […]

Law Firms Find Growth in Midwest and Second-Tier Markets, Study Finds
22 Apr No More Summer Associates for Kenyon & Kenyon?
No More Summer Associates for Kenyon & Ken...

Intellectual property firm Kenyon & Kenyon neither confirmed nor denied rumors that they will be canceling their summer associat...

15 Apr Advancement of Minorities in Biglaw Slows to a Crawl
Advancement of Minorities in Biglaw Slows to a ...

In a profession “less diverse than doctors or engineers [who are] 88 percent white,” says Danielle Holley-Walker, dean o...

07 Apr Billable Hour Moves In-House
Billable Hour Moves In-House

In-house attorneys have always extolled the abolishment of the billable hour as a major plus over traditional firm life.  But now, T...

31 Mar No Such Thing as a Good Merger?
No Such Thing as a Good Merger?

Last year saw the dissolution of several high-profile firm mergers, yet still boasted a record 91 successful law firm amalgamations ...

22 Mar Schiff Hardin Lays Off Associates After Partners Depart
Schiff Hardin Lays Off Associates After Partner...

Schiff Hardin laid off seven current associates and retracted offers for four incoming associates yesterday, reports the ABA Journal...

11 Mar Global Branding in Today’s Legal Market
Global Branding in Today’s Legal Market

Baker and McKenzie retains its title as the best-known law firm in the world, according recent rankings by UK-based r...

10 Mar Common Practices of the Most Profitable Law Firms
Common Practices of the Most Profitable Law Firms

BTI Consulting recently analyzed over 300 law firms to identify the key characteristics shared by the most profitable law ...

04 Mar Chicago Managing Partner Scott Meyers on Akerman’s Continued Growth
Chicago Managing Partner Scott Meyers on Akerma...

Managing partner of Akerman’s Chicago office, Scott Meyers, sat down with Crain’s to discuss the firm’s ...

26 Feb Majority of Houston-Based IP Boutique to Go to Polsinelli
Majority of Houston-Based IP Boutique to Go to ...

The “vast majority” of lawyers and staff from Houston-based IP boutique Novack Druce Connolly Bove & Quigg will be a...

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