Law News

Add news

Search results for tag "Large Law Firms"

• US legal services market becomes more segmented

  May 07 2012 The most expensive US lawyers are becoming even more costly, while the cheapest are barely keeping up with inflation, according to this story published in the Wall... more

• Top 100 firms report single digit growth for last year

  May 04 2012 The Am Law Daily has released figures that give a snapshot of the legal services industry over the past year. The top 100 firms saw single digit growth in gross... more

• When large law firms fail, we need to re-examine the business model

  Apr 24 2012 Here is a very good article that addresses the question of why large law firms fail. The article points out that a dozen firms that have folded over the past ten... more

• Indian law firms start taking professional indemnity insurance

  Mar 23 2012 There are no recorded cases of a former client suing his or her lawyer in India, but larger law firms across the country have started taking malpractice insurance... more

• Lateral hiring among large firms heats up

  Mar 08 2012 The lateral hiring market is booming, with large law firms eagerly scooping up talent in the hope that it is followed by a solid book of business. The AM Law Daily... more

• Law firm pension plans - a drain on profits?

  Mar 07 2012 Interesting article here about the pension plans offered by major law firms. The most generous plan in the survey is at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, which promises... more

• How much would that firm be worth on the stock market? New report makes a guess

  Mar 02 2012 A new report estimates the value of leading UK law firms to be somewhere between $711 million to $4.1 billion, with Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy leading among the... more

• University of Pennsylvania tops law school ranking

  Feb 29 2012 The National Law Journal has ranked the top 50 US law schools based on the percentage of graduates who took jobs in the country’s biggest 250 firms by headcount.... more

• Ince & Co takes first prize for work-life-balance in the UK

  Feb 14 2012 A Roll On Friday survey on work-life balance at UK law firms has put smaller firms at the top of the ranking, with Ince & Co taking the number one spot. One member of... more

• Skadden tops list of strongest law firm brands

  Jan 31 2012 Brand research company Acritas has compiled a list of the strongest brands in the US and global legal services market. Their study, which surveyed 902 clients, of... more

• Application advice for prospective trainees

  Jan 30 2012 Here is a handy little article in the Guardian that advises prospective trainees on some of the questions they are likely to encounter in the application process for... more

• Large law firms likely to award spring bonuses again this year, say experts

  Jan 27 2012 Legal industry experts predict that large law firms will again award spring bonuses in 2012, following on from a trend begun in 2011, but that spring bonuses are... more

• More male partners working part time, says survey

  Jan 23 2012 6.2 per cent of lawyers at big firms work part time, according to a new survey released by NALP. In 2011 98 per cent of large law firms allowed part-time schedules,... more

• Legal support staff get a rough deal at bonus time

  Dec 22 2011 Above the Law has been keeping a close eye on announcements regarding annual bonuses from large law firms. Their reporting has noted that the size of this year’s... more

• Top UK law firms see 9.8% jump in revenue

  Dec 09 2011 Deloitte’s latest legal sector survey has reported that the top 100 firms in the UK showed strong growth in the second quarter, with fee incomes rising by an average... more

• US firms cut pro bono hours while need increases

  Dec 02 2011 Pro bono work at large law firms appears to be on the slide, as law firms cut costs in a difficult economy. Reports show that the average number of pro bono hours... more

• Less women entering biglaw practice, survey says

  Nov 10 2011 Less women are entering big-firm practice, according to the annual report of the National Association of Women Lawyers, which pointed out that women account for 47%... more

• Salaries rise and bonuses fall at Canadian firms

  Nov 09 2011 Interesting article here that speculates upon bonuses and salaries in large Canadian law firms. According to Dal Bhathal, the managing director of legal recruitment... more

• Could Acculaw change the way that lawyers are trained?

  Sep 30 2011 This article examines the implications of the entry onto the scene of Acculaw – a company that administers a low cost training program for law graduates and then... more

• UK firms struggle with diversity in equity partnerships

  Sep 12 2011 Efforts to remedy the imbalance between male and female equity partners in the UK’s largest firms don’t seem to be making much progress, according to the annual ‘UK... more

• Consolidation in BigLaw: it is 'only a matter of time'

  Aug 25 2011 There may be more mergers between large law firms in the pipeline, according to Mark Wood – a restructuring partner from the Nottingham office of law firm Eversheds.... more

• US diversity scorecard stabilizes in 2010

  Jun 10 2011 The Am Law Daily has completed its Diversity Scorecard for 2010, showing a 0.2 per cent increase in the proportion of minority lawyers at big firms, to 13.9 percent.... more

• US BigLaw cut down to size

  Apr 26 2011 The 250 largest law firms in the US reduced their lawyer headcount by about 3,000 lawyers last year, and has scaled back by about 9,500 lawyers since 2008, according... more

• High demand for energy law recruits in Canada

  Apr 18 2011 Interesting article here about the demand for recruits with an interest in energy law in Canada. In light of predictions that the energy sector will fuel Canada’s... more

• Starting date prospects for associates: looking good

  Mar 30 2011 Interesting article here about the follow on effects of all those deferred start dates for associates during the height of the recession in 2008 and 2009. The... more

• Weightmans and Vizards Wyeth to merge

  Mar 23 2011 A new player will enter the UK top 50 law firms with the merger of Weightmans and Mace & Jones. The merged firm – under the banner of Weightmans - will have a... more

• What do you do when the ship is sinking? Advice for associates at failing firms

  Mar 09 2011 This is an interesting article about the plight of associates that find themselves in a failing law firm. The article looks back to the period from late 2008... more

• University of Chicago and Howard University law schools: best value in US education market

  Mar 06 2011 The law schools at the University of Chicago and Howard University represent the best value for money in the US law school market, according to a list published in the... more

• Large US law firms take a step backwards on diversity

  Jan 03 2011 US law firms seemed to be moving in the right direction on diversity issues, hiring more women, people of color and people with disabilities, until the recession... more

• Linklaters takes top position for diversity

  Dec 29 2010 UK firm Linklaters has been recognised as having the greatest demographic diversity among 48 leading law firms. The diversity ranking, compiled annually by the Black... more