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This law firm increased revenue by about 139% in 5 years while raising partner profits

Once known as a regional law firm in the Midwest, Spencer Fane is boosting revenue along with partner profits.

Jul 3, 2024 2:34 PM CDT

These law firms topped rankings for minority, female and LGBTQ lawyers

Larger law firms are making slight gains in employment of minority and female lawyers, according to rankings released last week by the American Lawyer.

Jul 3, 2024 12:41 PM CDT

How to create a legal tech budget

As the legal landscape becomes more technological, law firms are struggling to devise a potentially robust legal tech budget. But this cost-value equation is a complicated one. Worried about having enough funds to devote to legal tech? It’s time to set a budget.

Jul 1, 2024 9:13 AM CDT

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1.5M from firm

The former chief financial officer of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1.5 million from the law firm over a six-year period and failing to pay more than $22,000 in state income taxes.

May 9, 2024 9:27 AM CDT

Larger law firms had ‘buoyant performance’ in first quarter of 2024; revenue, demand and rates are up

Law firms had a robust first quarter of 2024, helped by growth in billing rates, according to two reports released within the past week.

May 7, 2024 8:51 AM CDT

With addition of 17 lawyers, Baker McKenzie picks up most of this firm’s corporate team

Baker McKenzie has added 17 corporate and tax lawyers from Munger, Tolles & Olson, including nine partners from the Los Angeles law firm.

Apr 24, 2024 3:02 PM CDT

How lawyers can use Substack to generate business

Founded in 2017, Substack, which is a publishing platform open to anyone and everyone who has something to write, has recently attracted a slew of lawyers and attorney-adjacent writers who realized how much it could help their careers.

Mar 1, 2024 1:18 PM CST

Kasowitz Benson sues former Gibson Dunn partner for nearly $500K in latest suit seeking legal fees

Kasowitz Benson Torres is seeking nearly $500,000 in legal fees from a former Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York state court.

Feb 29, 2024 2:34 PM CST

As law firm office space shrinks, natural light is in and ‘capacious’ corner offices are gone

Law firms moving to new offices are often saving on space, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will save money, according to a story in the New York Times on the BigLaw office market.

Feb 29, 2024 9:06 AM CST

Partner ran office ‘like a toxic boys club locker room,’ fired Thompson Hine lawyer alleges

Updated: A fired income partner at Thompson Hine has filed a gender bias lawsuit against the law firm alleging that a former vice chair of litigation ruled the firm’s New York office “like a toxic boys club locker room.”

Feb 27, 2024 1:07 PM CST

Layoffs hit nearly 10% of lawyers and staff at this Silicon Valley law firm

Fenwick & West is laying off nearly 10% of its lawyers and staff members, according to a memo by law firm chair Richard Dickson.

Feb 14, 2024 8:34 AM CST

Boosted by spike in negotiated rates, law firms return to profitability, report says

Law firms returned to profitability in 2023 as “worked rates” accelerated throughout the year, according to the Law Firm Financial Index report for the fourth quarter of 2023 by the Thomson Reuters Institute.

Feb 13, 2024 3:16 PM CST

BigLaw associates ‘have never had it better;’ they are working fewer hours, survey says, and making more money

Lawyer head count is growing, while productivity is declining, according to a year-end survey of more than 130 larger law firms released this week by Wells Fargo’s Legal Specialty Group.

Feb 1, 2024 12:56 PM CST

Kilpatrick Townsend adds to M&A practice with Chicago law firm merger

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is merging with a Chicago law firm, a move that will significantly increase the combined firms’ presence and corporate-focused practice in the city.

Jan 12, 2024 10:30 AM CST

‘Demand mobility’ and power shift toward clients went unrecognized by some in BigLaw, report says

There has been a “sorting out” in the legal market in the last few years, as many BigLaw firms didn’t even notice that budget-conscious clients were moving around legal work and gaining market power, according to the 2024 Report on the State of the U.S. Legal Market.

Jan 10, 2024 2:23 PM CST

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Midsize Firm

This law firm increased revenue by about 139% in 5 years while raising partner profits

These law firms topped rankings for minority, female and LGBTQ lawyers

How to create a legal tech budget

Former McElroy Deutsch CFO pleads guilty to embezzling more than $1.5M from firm

Larger law firms had ‘buoyant performance’ in first quarter of 2024; revenue, demand and rates are up

With addition of 17 lawyers, Baker McKenzie picks up most of this firm’s corporate team

How lawyers can use Substack to generate business

Kasowitz Benson sues former Gibson Dunn partner for nearly $500K in latest suit seeking legal fees

As law firm office space shrinks, natural light is in and ‘capacious’ corner offices are gone

Partner ran office ‘like a toxic boys club locker room,’ fired Thompson Hine lawyer alleges

Layoffs hit nearly 10% of lawyers and staff at this Silicon Valley law firm

Boosted by spike in negotiated rates, law firms return to profitability, report says

BigLaw associates ‘have never had it better;’ they are working fewer hours, survey says, and making more money

Kilpatrick Townsend adds to M&A practice with Chicago law firm merger

‘Demand mobility’ and power shift toward clients went unrecognized by some in BigLaw, report says

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