Kirkland & Ellis chairman Jon Ballis holds a trump card in the legal industry’s desperate battle for talent: he can pay more than just about anybody else. Some partners at the world’s largest law firm earn more than $20 million a year, according to a former shareholder. Listen to Roy […]
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The 2022 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards looks to honor innovation occurring in legal departments and law firms across the country. The group of honorees this year for the Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards have demonstrated knowledge, skill and compassion, recognized by the peers and clients who nominated them. From innovation in […]
NEW YORK, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. f/k/a VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NYSE: BKKT) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and […]
As COVID-19 upended office life, people and companies across the U.S. reconsidered their living and working arrangements, and many settled on South Florida for its lack of pandemic restrictions, good weather and low taxes. Law firms quickly followed, announcing new South Florida offices. That presents a host of opportunities and challenges […]
In the new “Canada Law Firm Brand Index”, we see how buyers of legal services in Canada are looking to their outside counsel for practical business advice and localized legal knowledge across multiple jurisdictions. Before the global pandemic, it was a bit easier to decipher what corporate clients wanted from […]
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(Reuters) – January may be cold and gray, but as a longtime legal business reporter/geek, I look forward to it every year. That’s because it’s when we start finding out how law firms fared financially the year before. FisherBroyles gave me an exclusive peek at its 2021 numbers, and I […]
In the wake of the pandemic, law firm websites have become a more critical part of the legal buyer’s journey. Lockdowns may be over, but remote work and virtual events have changed our habits profoundly and permanently. Before COVID-19, 64 percent of in-house counsel said law firm websites were important […]
Lawyers love to talk about firm culture—how it sets them apart from the competition and makes them special and different from the rest. But short of reciting talking points, few have ever been able to define what their culture really is. And now it’s getting even harder. Faced with directives […]
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(Reuters) – The Big Law war for talent isn’t just about lawyers. Law firms are also vying to hire top-level marketing and business development executives. At least 20 Am Law 200 firms have brought on new chief marketing officers this year. At the same time, salaries for in-house legal marketing […]
NEW YORK, March 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (“New Oriental” or the “Company”) (NYSE: EDU) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the […]
Anyone who has been into London this week will know that the city is getting busy again. That’s not surprising; a poll of some of London’s most senior partners found they are overwhelmingly in favour of a return to the office. For many of them what’s at stake is nothing […]
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2021 saw Holland & Knight merging with Thompson & Knight, two U.S. Dentons deals Arent Fox, Schiff Hardin to merge next year (Reuters) – Large law firm merger activity increased this year after the pandemic led to a precipitous drop in 2020, and industry consultants said they are expecting a […]
NEW YORK, March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Electric Last Mile Solutions, Inc. f/k/a Forum Merger III Corp. (NASDAQ: ELMS) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws. Class Period: March 31, 2021 to […]
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(Reuters) – Years ago, when my husband was a Big Law litigation associate, we took our kids on a vacation to Disney World. Each night after everyone else went to bed, he stayed up until all hours working, using the hotel bathroom as his “office” so he wouldn’t disturb us. […]
Featuring Sally Schmidt, President at Schmidt Marketing, Inc. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting a woman law firm leader achieving success for her firm and making progress toward equality in the workplace. We caught up with Sally Schmidt, president of Schmidt Marketing, Inc. and founder of LMA, to […]
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 A 2020 study found that 65% of law firms spend the majority of their marketing budget on online marketing. What this statistic doesn’t answer, however, is how much they spend on marketing overall and how this money is allocated to different digital platforms. The reason for […]
Thursday, December 30, 2021 Happy new year! Read on for the latest law firm hiring, pro bono and innovation news: Ropes and Gray announced the opening of their 12th location in Los Angeles in 2022, which will focus initially on the healthcare and equity & asset management industries. Attorneys Howard […]
In the battle for talent, law firms are increasingly seeking more avenues to attract and retain top lawyers, especially when it comes to diverse talent. Take Sidley Austin. The firm’s programs are an example of how law firms are trying to closely coordinate their diversity and talent goals. Angela Zambrano, […]
Nigerian venture capital (VC) firm LoftyInc Capital Management made 92 investments across 2021, with 65 of those in African tech startups. LoftyInc Capital Management is a venture capital firm on a mission to “build an ecosystem of Africans investing in Africans solving African problems”. In September, the firm announced the […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces the filing of a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of the securities of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) between April 26, 2018 and July 22, 2021, inclusive (the “Class Period”). […]