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about 2 years ago
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These 11 lawyers helped BlockFi ink a groundbreaking $100 million crypto lending settlement with ...

Lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell helped BlockFi strike a deal with federal and state regulators that could be a templat...

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about 2 years ago
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A Texas law firm is moving its entire office to Portugal for a month this summer. Here's how it's...

Many Big Law firms are wary of bungling the return to the office. But Vela Wood, a Texas-based corporate boutique, is...

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over 2 years ago
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Junior lawyers tell us why they refuse to go back to the office even though their Big Law firms r...

Some Big Law associates who like working from home are seeing what happens if they don't return to the office: "I'm j...

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over 2 years ago
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Read the memo Cravath sent around to mark the end of its lockstep pay system

The old-school law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore said it's changing its lockstep pay system for partners that's been i...

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over 2 years ago
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The weird ways law firms push lawyers out instead of firing them

In most of corporate America, getting fired happens in a quick meeting with HR. But not at Big Law firms, where "stea...

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over 2 years ago
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4 lawyers at places like Gemini, WilmerHale, and DLx Law reveal how they turned crypto into careers

Many young lawyers are passionate about crypto-assets. But turning that passion into a career is hard. These four law...

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over 2 years ago
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A solar-power company used AI technology to nearly eliminate its billable-hour legal spending. He...

Lawyers billing hourly don't correspond to adding value. The solar-energy firm Sonnedix used a AI tool called Brightf...

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over 2 years ago
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One 'Big Plaintiff' law firm made $4 million per lawyer, more than Kirkland or Wachtell. Top law ...

Law students at Harvard and UC Berkeley are interested in careers at plaintiffs' firms, where the pay might start low...

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over 2 years ago
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Why I quit Big Law: 4 lawyers share stories of mental and physical exhaustion — and why fat paych...

Former associates at firms including Mayer Brown found new gigs outside of Big Law. Here's why they left, even when i...

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over 2 years ago
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Venable's Los Angeles office has lost at least 17 more lawyers since Willkie opened up shop in th...

A stream of lawyers have followed three rainmakers from Venable to Willkie's new office in Los Angeles. Check out the...

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over 2 years ago
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Elite law firm Willkie is opening an LA office and has poached at least 3 rainmakers who've repre...

Three Venable partners who bring an estimated $20 million into the firm are jumping ship, launching Willkie Farr & Ga...

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over 2 years ago
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Why a senior partner at elite law firm Paul Hastings jumped ship to become a VC

In an exclusive interview, Tom Brown discussed why he left his lucrative position as partner at Paul Hastings to beco...

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over 2 years ago
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One law firm brought hundreds of website accessibility cases. One of their clients says they 'bee...

Lawyers sued hundreds of websites for being inaccessible to blind people. Contrary to court filings, one of their cli...

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over 2 years ago
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First-year lawyers are getting 7% raises. Their law firms have hiked rates twice as much.

Compensation is growing for associates at top-tier US law firms, but the hourly rates charged for their time have gro...

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over 2 years ago
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The 7 biggest lawyer moves that shaped the first half of 2021, according to top legal recruiters.

After a slow 2020, Big Law has been on a hiring spree in 2021. Insider tracked the top 7 moves by dealmakers, trial l...

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over 2 years ago
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The US head of Dentons, one of the world's largest law firms, just stepped down

Dentons US CEO Mike McNamara is stepping down. The firm is implementing a new leadership structure while it looks for...

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almost 3 years ago
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Big Law associates are close to their breaking point, and fat raises and special bonuses aren't f...

Overworked associates are wondering whether hiked salaries and bonuses are worth a grueling life in Big Law. Many are...

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almost 3 years ago
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Trump hired dozens of lawyers from 2 law firms. Only one has been hiring them back.

Jones Day has rehired Trump administration lawyers, while Kirkland & Ellis hasn't. But the differences between the fi...

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almost 3 years ago
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Morrison & Foerster is starting to track its lawyers' calls, emails, and website visits in an eff...

Morrison & Foerster has begun using software to log lawyers' computer activity. It's the new normal at many law firms...

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about 3 years ago
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How 3 Big Law first-year associates are adapting to their new virtual programs and what their fir...

From remote depositions to laid-back Zooms, new associates at Latham, Perkins Coie, and Barnes & Thornburg are learni...

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about 3 years ago
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Trump's lawyer Marc Kasowitz's law firm raised $6.5 million from partners amid departures

Marc Kasowitz just lost nine lawyers who formed their own firm. The departures nearly coincided with the firm's first...

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about 3 years ago
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Impress interviewers at the top-ranking law firm Kirkland & Ellis with advice from its recruiting...

Hiring decision-makers and an industry recruiter share tips on picking practice areas and acing your interview at the...

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about 3 years ago
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SIGN UP HERE: Insiders at Latham & Watkins, Skadden, and recruiting firm Major Lindsey & Africa s...

Hiring decision-makers from Latham & Watkins and Skadden and a top industry recruiter share their top tips on landing...

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over 3 years ago
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Meet the litigator duo at the elite law firm Kirkland & Ellis that has racked up nearly $2 billio...

Michael De Vries and Adam Alper, two IP partners at Kirkland & Ellis, team up on almost every major case for clients ...

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over 3 years ago
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5 top capital-markets lawyers take us inside the IPO frenzy: Here's how they're raking in million...

A late-year IPO boom has meant a burst of activity for capital markets lawyers at firms like Cooley, Latham & Watkins...

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