Law Firm Management
Making Google My Business Work for Your Law Firm
Insight
Information provided on a Google My Business listing is used by Google along with other online information to create the “knowledge panel” that appears on the right side of a Google search results page.
Why Partners Leave Law Firms: It’s Usually Not About Compensation
News
The top reason for law firm partners to make lateral moves is lack of confidence in firm management and strategy.
Biglaw Firm Forms Mental Health Task Force
News
Reed Smith has announced a global Mental Health Task Force to help Reed Smith’s team address mental health issues as they arise.
AZA Names Five New Hires
News
Samantha Bradley, H. Jared Doster, Louis Liao, Luke Ott and Crystal V. Venning join AZA.
Tech-Enabled San Francisco Law Firm Atrium to Cut In-House Lawyers
News
The company provides legal and business services to startups, charging them on a subscription basis.
How One Biglaw Firm’s ‘Partners in Name Only’ Live in Limbo
News
The position is a solid step above associate status, but still well-short of achieving the coveted position of equity partner.
Two BigLaw Firms Vote to Combine, Creating 1,100-Lawyer Entity
News
Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton will become one firm on April 1.
Suit Claims Biglaw Firm Took Over Corporate Client’s Finances and Took Advantage of Its Impaired CEO
News
The suit, filed in state court in New York, says Akin Gump took over finances and bookkeeping for Future Media Architects, a family-owned company.
Sullivan & Cromwell Sued for Malpractice by Ex-Skadden Attorney
News
The plaintiff, Andrew Delaney, claims that Sullivan & Cromwell acted “unlawfully” and “unethically” in the international arbitration matter.
Eighth Circuit Rejects Claim That Arbitration Clause in Retainer Was Unconscionable
News
The Eight Circuit has rejected a plaintiff’s claim that an arbitration clause in a retainer agreement she signed with a law firm was unconscionable, according to Carlton Fields.
Biglaw Partner Who Said She Worked 3,173 Billable Hours is Suspended for Overbilling
News
Doreen Zankowski conceded to a hearing committee that “her billing practices were inadequate, careless, rushed and error-prone.”
Forecast Sees Robust 2020 for Law Firms, But Sees Reason for Caution
Bews
Citi projects that 2020 top-line growth for the industry will be in the range of between 5 to 6 percent, , with profit per equity partner growth in the mid-single-digit range.
NYC Litigation Boutique Sued for ‘Absurd’ Fees
News
Plaintiffs claim the firm charged “almost $1.9 million over a three year period, without engaging in any discovery, or document collection, whatsoever.”
Littler Launches Nonbinary Gender Inclusiveness and Identification Initiative
News
Littler has launched an initiative to advance nonbinary gender inclusiveness within the firm.
Firm Beats the Biglaw Bonus Scale for All Associates
News
This is the fourth time the firm has beaten the market on bonuses since it opened four years ago.
Sanctions Motion By BigLaw Firm Alleges Plaintiffs Made Up Pay-Bias Claims ‘Out of Whole Cloth’
News
The firm alleges in the sanctions motion that the plaintiffs made up the lawsuit’s pay-bias claims and seeks their dismissal.
The Best Biglaw Firms — According To General Counsel
News
The BTI Consulting survey report lists the 30 Biglaw firms that were mentioned most often across all categories.
Law Firms Face $500M Lawsuit in Fallout of Ponzi Fraudster’s Conviction
News
Nine law firms face civil claims they aided and abetted a multimillion-dollar securities scam run by convicted fraudster Robert Shapiro.
Law Firm Partner Forced to Retire Not Protected by Age Bias Law
News
In a case of first impression, the Eigth Circuit ruled that a law firm’s mandatory partner retirement policy doesn’t violate the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
Biglaw Firm Announces ‘Significant Expansion’ Of Benefits Offerings
News
The new policy gives lawyers up to 18 weeks paid parental leave, while staff will be eligible to take at least 12 weeks.
