Practice Management

Didn’t get a summer associate offer? You’re not alone

Law students hoping to land a coveted law firm spot post-graduation are facing a changing job market. The traditional summer associate role is no longer a direct route to a job. Instead, law firms are finding new recruiting strategies.

Jul 9, 2025 12:15 PM CDT

Twin daughters of BigLaw couple among Texas flood victims; ‘we are devastated,’ family says

Two of the children who died in the floods that swept through Central Texas over the Independence Day weekend were the twin daughters of two BigLaw partners in Dallas.

Jul 8, 2025 2:06 PM CDT

BigLaw firm decides 3 days per week in office isn’t enough; is it becoming trend?

A&O Shearman is requiring its U.S. lawyers to be in the office four days per week beginning Sept. 2, citing a “broader shift” to similar policies in the legal industry and among its clients.

Jul 2, 2025 9:24 AM CDT

Worries about impact of AI switch from fear of job losses to concerns about professional development, report says

Twenty-four percent of legal and other professionals surveyed by Thomson Reuters are worried that overreliance on artificial intelligence will have a negative effect on professional development.

Jul 2, 2025 8:53 AM CDT

This midsize firm is in merger talks after losing over one-third of its lawyers

Morris, Manning & Martin has said it is in merger talks with a BigLaw firm after losing more than one-third of its lawyers this year.

Jul 1, 2025 2:42 PM CDT

Merged law firm will be called McDermott Will & Schulte after partner vote

McDermott Will & Emery and Schulte Roth & Zabel will combine Aug. 1 as a result of a partner vote approving the merger last week.

Jul 1, 2025 12:35 PM CDT

US will appeal Perkins Coie win in fight over punitive executive order

The federal government will appeal a judge’s decision permanently blocking an executive order targeting Perkins Coie.

Jul 1, 2025 11:41 AM CDT

Gains from litigation funding would be taxed at nearly 32% in latest Senate version of budget megabill

The U.S. Senate's version of a budget megabill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, released Saturday sets a proposed tax of 31.8% on earnings from litigation finance contracts, down from 40.8% in the first version of the bill.

Jun 30, 2025 3:19 PM CDT

Trump executive order ‘cuts Susman off at the knees,’ judge says, permanently blocking it

A fourth federal judge has granted a permanent injunction blocking President Donald Trump from targeting law firms because of the clients they represent and the causes that they back.

Jun 30, 2025 10:49 AM CDT

These 4 conservative law firms are thriving under Trump

Jones Day played a prominent role in the first presidency of President Donald Trump. The law firm represented Trump in his first presidential campaign and sent several lawyers to work in the administration, including Don McGahn, who was the White House counsel. But Jones Day “hasn’t had the same prominence in Trump circles this time around,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Now, several smaller, conservative firms are seeing “boom times.”

Jun 26, 2025 1:31 PM CDT

Didn’t get a summer associate offer? You’re not alone

Twin daughters of BigLaw couple among Texas flood victims; ‘we are devastated,’ family says

BigLaw firm decides 3 days per week in office isn’t enough; is it becoming trend?

Worries about impact of AI switch from fear of job losses to concerns about professional development, report says

This midsize firm is in merger talks after losing over one-third of its lawyers

Merged law firm will be called McDermott Will & Schulte after partner vote

US will appeal Perkins Coie win in fight over punitive executive order

Gains from litigation funding would be taxed at nearly 32% in latest Senate version of budget megabill

Trump executive order ‘cuts Susman off at the knees,’ judge says, permanently blocking it

These 4 conservative law firms are thriving under Trump

Law firms consider increasing capital contributions by equity partners

BigLaw firm lays off 5% of business professional staff

Nonlawyers can partly own law firms in Puerto Rico under revised ethics rules

Legal tech company Clio, marketing provider Scorpion announce new partnership

How legal ops teams are evolving and the tech trends driving change in an uncertain era

Topics: Career & Practice

Didn’t get a summer associate offer? You’re not alone

Your Voice

Civics Education: A teachable moment about the meaning of 'rule of law'

Podcasts

Try estate law for a practice with work-life balance, says 'Lifestyle Lawyer Revolution' author