By Jessie Yount | Alaina Lancaster | December 30, 2022
Leaders at Second Hundred and midsize firms in California largely expect to avoid layoffs. Instead, they're in hiring mode.
By Jessie Yount | December 28, 2022
"The message is: when the firm does well, everyone does well," one boutique managing partner said.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | December 21, 2022
One Am Law 25 associate said recent cuts at her firm were about sending a message. "We could absorb people for another year or two, but people needed to know it's not a sure thing," she said.
By Jessie Yount | December 19, 2022
"Managing layoffs poorly can lead to a second round of departures — and those are the people you don't want to leave," said Ross Fishman of Fishman Marketing.
By Jessie Yount | December 16, 2022
DLA Piper and Katten Muchin are the latest Big Law firm to sweeten the bonus pot for high-billers, though many firms are proceeding with caution given the uncertainty of 2023.
By Patrick Smith | December 16, 2022
"Drama-infused" training sessions, where attorneys essentially role-play scenarios, are helpful in training attorneys how to deal with complicated, uncomfortable or contentious situations, says Debevoise's Nicole Mesard.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | December 13, 2022
"The way you solve it is to manage your time better or you turn down work," said one industry consultant. "Both of these things are anathema to attorneys."
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | December 13, 2022
The Houston-based trial firm also elected seven associates to partner, a number that ties the largest prior class of new partners.
By Sarah Tincher-Numbers | December 12, 2022
All seven come from the conservative side of the court and will join Jones Day as associates.
The American Lawyer | Commentary
By Lauren G. Krasnow | December 12, 2022
In a follow-up to her piece on how to give feedback, leadership coach Lauren Krasnow explains how associates should look to get and receive feedback.
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