The most profitable law firms have pulled far ahead of second-hundred firms in their hourly billing rates, according to a study of rate increases between 2014 and 2015.
For the past 30 years, elite law firms have expressed a strong commitment to diversity, yet a large percentage of women lawyers continue to leave law firms and few are…
Until recent years, attorneys at top Texas corporate law firms routinely followed the standard of a bygone era in refusing to jump ship to accept a competitor’s higher offer.
Long known as a top defense firm for insurance-coverage matters, including the defense of attorneys in legal malpractice claims, Chicago-based Hinshaw & Culbertson in more recent years has branded itself…
Expanding a parental leave program for associates and senior attorneys that was already generous, compared to other Chicago-based BigLaw firms, Winston & Strawn will now provide up to 20 weeks…
A new survey of law firm leaders reveals that partners at a majority of the firms don’t have enough work, and demand for legal services is lagging behind pre-recession levels.
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