Big Law Salary Scale Boost Sees Latham Lift The Partner Profits Pool
Lathams Big Law Salary Scale Splurge Ben Thompson, LawFuel’s big law and List review editor When we published the ‘Profits per Partner’ list last year in our big law salary survey report, Latham &...
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Law Star Easha Anand: The Legal Mind That’s Shaping Public Policy Debate
The Easha Anand Supreme Court File Tom Borman, LawFuel ‘Law Star’ writer and legal contributor Described by leading legal commentator David Lat as a ‘Rising Star of the Supreme Court’, Easha Anand...
View ArticleAustralian Lawyers Stunned By Death Of Innovative Leader Who Found Law Firm...
Juan Martinez a ‘Force of Nature’ Described by the firm he lead as a giant of the Australian legal profession, the shock death of Juan Martinez has left HWL Ebsworth mourning the passing of a legal...
View ArticleWhich Law Firms Enjoy the Highest Google Law Firm Domain Rank Authority
Law Firm Domain Rank Authority Leaders Sonia Hickey, Law marketing contributor Domain rank authority is one of those shifting but important metrics that Google uses to establish the credibility and...
View ArticleThe Australian ‘Me Too’ Lawyer Standing Against Workplace Bullying
Thirty-four year old Australian lawyer Stefani Costi received high level publicity over her attempts to deal with workplace bullying in the law profession following an article in the Sydney Morning...
View ArticleLawFuel Contributor Joins Law ‘Rising Star’ List
International Criminal Law Star International criminal law specialist Blerina Jasari, who worked on the prosecution of Ratko Mladic and who last contributed an article for LawFuel on cryptocurrency...
View ArticleA New Top 30 Law Firm Coming: Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord Talk Mergers
Another major law firm combination appears to be on the way with Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders and Locke Lord talking merger. The combined firm would have more than 1,700 lawyers and generate...
View ArticleAmLaw 100 Sees Profits Per Partner Rise
How Do The AmLaw 100 Rankings Stack Up in 2024? Ben Thomson, Big Law contributing editor Now that the dust is settling on the latest AmLaw 100 rankings for 2024, we can look at the question of big law...
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From Atticus to Alicia: How 9 Iconic Fictional Lawyers Shape Our Legal Dreams
The Lawyers From Movies-to-Novels That Inspire Us Ben Boman, LawFuel contributing editor Fictional lawyers in literature, television, and movies have captured the imagination of audiences for decades,...
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Law Firm Partner Salary Update: What Are They Earning?
How Much Do Law Firm Partners Bank Each Year? Albert Goodwin, law firm business writer The question of what the law firm partner salary level is intrigues some and bewilders others, with compensation...
View ArticleThe Open-Mike Judge: Mulder for Murder, She Said
Sometimes technology can be a bummer, particularly for those caught saying what they think instead of what they should be saying publicly. Such was the case with Texas Judge Nancy Mulder whose...
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US News Law School Rankings: Conclusions and Controversies
Examining 2024’s Top Law Schools The US News Law School rankings always play a key role in perceptions of law school excellence – or otherwise – and the latest US News law school rankings for...
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Texas Law List Winners: 15 of the Best Texas Law Firms
The Lone Star Law Firm Leaders The bestTexas law firms may provide some surprises, but what is not surprising is that there have been standout performers in the legal business with many of the top...
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Perkins Coie Becomes The Latest US Big Law Firm in London
Perkins Coie Launches London Office with Tech Startup Focus In a move to bring its tech startup expertise to the European market, Seattle-based Perkins Coie has announced the opening of a new office...
View ArticleLegal Pay Watch: Now Linklaters Lift Their Rates
Which London Law Firms Pay NQs The Most? Up the London legal pay rates go again – no sooner had we reported on Quinn Emanuel’s pay rate rise when Linklater announced that they have boosted newly...
View ArticleUK Law Firms Risk Growth in Fueling Associate Pay War
The NQ Associate Battleground UK law firms are risking future growth prospects with their mounting pay for associates, according to a report in BloombergLaw, quoting various law firm recruiters and...
View ArticlePaul Weiss Take Another Leading Legal Scalp In Big Money Hire
‘Trusted Partner’ Leaves Skadden The aggressive – and expensive – recruitment by Paul Weiss has seen David Hepp, the co-head of Skadden’s financial institutions group, leave the firm to join the rival...
View ArticleWho Cares About The US News Law School Rankings Anyway?
Not Law Students, It Seems Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor These are not happy days for the US News Law School rankings. First the debacle over the way they are assembled. Second, the law...
View ArticlePaul Hastings Raid Nets 20 Legal Team From King & Spalding
Paul Hastings has hired 30 lawyers from King & Spalding as the firm intensifies ts moves to build up its finance and restructuring practices, which has seen the firm acquire teams from competitors...
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‘Case to Answer’ for Former Freshfields Partner Faces Disciplinary Tribunal...
A former partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been referred to the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) the legal watchdog agency over allegations of inappropriate behavior by Nicholas...
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