The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | Trudy Knockless | September 6, 2023
Highly paid lawyers know they signed up for responsiveness, but rising rates and modern connectivity are enabling some clients to expect instant responses on nights and weekends.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | Trudy Knockless | August 17, 2023
Lawyers at all levels ranked unreasonable client demands among their top sources of stress and anxiety in a recent survey, but clients say high fees and a lack of pushback further the unhealthy dynamic.
By Maria Dinzeo | July 26, 2023
Twitter rapped its former legal chief for enlisting eight Sidley Austin professionals—five partners, two associates and a policy adviser—in connection with her one-day appearance before a House committee. "This is not a case of mere duplication of effort," its filing said. "This is a case of quadruplication of effort."
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | July 11, 2023
The firm gets paid 60% to 80% of investment banks working on the same deals and two to three times its billable rate on "premium-billing" litigation matters, according to a court filing.
By Dan Roe | July 7, 2023
A complaint filed this week alleges Wachtell added a $71 million success fee to accrued hourly billables, which lame-duck in-house counsel approved against Musk's orders.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | June 2, 2023
As law firms wait and see whether the economy picks up in the third quarter, associates at risk of layoffs are feeling the other side of the billable hour's wrath.
By Jessie Yount | May 30, 2023
Firms are taking varied approaches to billing rate increases, weighing client incentives and the cost of inflation.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Roe | May 30, 2023
"Frankly, I do not give assignments to associates and junior partners who are not in the office at least 3 days a week," wrote one Am Law 100 practice leader.
By Andrew Maloney | May 24, 2023
The median hourly rate for partners in M&A shot up the highest, while partners in Chicago, D.C. and LA saw some of the largest increases.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | May 23, 2023
Am Law 100 partners are defecting to Second Hundred firms for better business development opportunities, and their clients are on board.
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