Mark Medice* – Mark Twain is often reputed to have stated that “history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This phrase comes to mind when reading recent reports from The American Lawyer on the performance of large law firms in 2018. In its reporting, The American Lawyer observed that the Am Law 100 grew revenue at 8% over […]
Connecting a star law firm like Boies Schiller Flexner with a high profile case such as that involving star lawyer Michael Avenatti has become something of a byword for the way in which Boies’ law firm operates. The Avenatti arrest sent an already hyper-intense media into overdrive as the former lawyer for Adult actress Stormy
Will Bartlett* Cyber attacks on law firms continue to be a major threat, one of the latest such techniques being the so-called ‘spear phishing’ approach where hackers contact a target and impersonate a trusted client or individual. But it is a human shield defense rather than just technology against phishing that provides the greatest protection
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Law firm DWF has been valued at the largest amount of any law firm in Britain’s law firm IPO history with a value of almost $US500m (£366m), the firm announced this week. The legal firm intends offering over 78 million shares to provide £95.2 million, according to a Financial Times report. DWF’s offering is the
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Barnes & Thornburg Enhances Legal Operations Amidst Growing Demand New Chief Legal Operations Officer Jared Applegate leads multidisciplinary team focused on delivering value above and beyond what clients expect INDIANAPOLIS (March 6, 2019) – Continuing its strong commitment to building sustainable, outcome-driven partnerships with clients, Barnes & Thornburg has announced the formal launch of its Legal
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White & Case are only part way through their globe-girdling growth path but have now cross over the $2 billion mark in revenues, growing revenues by $246 million in 2018. An ALM report on the firm showed that revenue per lawyer jumped 7.8 percent to $954,000, and profits per equity partner increased 6.2 percent to
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A ‘Good Health’ tick has been provided to the major UK law firms with the revelation of the the largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018. But there are threats to their continued dominance. The rankings show that the largest 200 firms based in the
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Managing Real Collaboration and Change: An Overview Everyone knows how the practice of law is changing, including a major push from clients not only on billing and billing methods but also to simply understand their requirements. Six Stages of Concern Affecting Law Firm Innovation Clients are driving a need for lawyers to be more attuned
This article is part of a new book from ARC Group and written by former law partner Patricia Gillette as part of the book “Beyond Bias: Unleashing the Potential of Women in Law.” Patricia Gillette – Whatever we are doing in law firms to increase gender diversity in positions of economic and institutional power is
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The demand for flexible working conditions and flexible work arrangements is a growing trend in New Zealand, and with benefits linked to increased productivity and happier staff, it’s no wonder a growing number of savvy law firms are taking notice. Everyone, it seems, is after the ‘4 Hour Work Week’, or some flexi-time equivalent. It
