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Stories about how corporate legal departments are restructuring and finding creative new ways to manage budget and outside counsel spend, leverage technology and work with their outside counsel more efficiently.
By Jack Womack | August 16, 2023
Now might be the time to 'put your house in order', as the UK regulator increases its AML inspections.
4 minute read
By Saj Ali | August 15, 2023
A recent study found a majority of lawyers are 'apathetic' about lawtech, but there are ways for GCs and senior in-house lawyers to encourage a change of mindset.
4 minute read
By Jack Womack | August 8, 2023
Mishcon hired two partners from Withers Hong Kong in June.
2 minute read
By Christopher Niesche | July 31, 2023
Shoshana Shields is the director of legal for Google Australia and New Zealand. She recently spoke with Law.com International about what she has learned working at Google, the role of the GC, finding balance and the regulation of AI.
5 minute read
By Jack Womack | July 25, 2023
The firm's recent launch in Vienna means Fieldfisher now has 26 offices in 12 countries.
2 minute read
By Charlotte Johnstone | July 4, 2023
The appointment is expected to advise clients on implementing human rights and ESG programmes.
2 minute read
By Thomas Spigolon | June 21, 2023
"We've always wanted to build a stronger U.S. Korean practice," said Jeff Haidet. "Song and I coming to [work] with Kwon Lee probably creates one of the top U.S.-based Korean practices that there is."
4 minute read
By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | May 22, 2023
The firms' leaders insist they are confident of getting the required partner support at a vote to take place this summer.
2 minute read
By Ben Seal | May 16, 2023
"There's a lot of potential for AI to totally disrupt our business, so we better be at the forefront of using it," says Grab general counsel Chris Betts.
8 minute read
By Ben Seal | April 4, 2023
"An alternative legal service provider that can contribute to my team, instead of a law firm that wants to take work away from my team, is going to be increasingly valuable as I try to position my department in a strategic way," says William Bowes, general counsel of Condé Nast.
9 minute read
By Trudy Knockless | March 20, 2024
One challenge for legal departments is that it is hard to demonstrate the value of something not happening—a threatened lawsuit not being filed or a regulatory fine not being assessed.
3 minute read
By Trudy Knockless | March 5, 2024
"If it seems like you're raising the red flag on every level of risk at every issue, you're not going to be able to build that relationship," said Ashlin Quirk, general counsel of Axiom.
7 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | February 27, 2024
Partners Bradley Henry and Kathleen Shannon lead the team, which is divided between New York and Washington.
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By Diana C. Manning, Benjamin J. DiLorenzo and Kyle A. Valente | February 22, 2024
As with all new technologies, AI brings with it a plethora of potential benefits in the form of improving efficiency and reducing costs. Law firms and lawyers are increasingly engaging with AI programs and tools in conjunction with document reviews, legal research, contract drafting and the preparation of legal briefs.
8 minute read
By Abigail Adcox | February 14, 2024
Even as the equity tier expanded and the firm's profits per equity partner rose about 16% to $1.91 million. And amid lateral growth, Steptoe's total full-time equivalent head count rose about 4% to around 396 lawyers last year and revenue per lawyer climbed more than 8% to $1.2 million.
4 minute read
By J. Mark Santiago | February 9, 2024
Having a compensation system that clearly outlines partner expectations, provides the partners with the ability to validate the results by communicating the results back to them does more to build collegiality than an opaque system that, by its design, promotes distrust and ill will among partners.
5 minute read
By Zack Needles | Alaina Lancaster | February 7, 2024
Last week, Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors.
1 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | February 5, 2024
Amy Mushahwar has also spent time at Holland & Knight, Reed Smith, Ballard Spahr and Davis Wright Tremaine.
4 minute read
By Joshua Stein | February 5, 2024
One of the most difficult aspects of working in-house as litigation counsel is demonstrating value to the company. Put another way, that means making it clear you are more than a cost center.
7 minute read
By Amanda O'Brien | January 26, 2024
Aliza Karetnick had been at Ballard since 2019, when she arrived from Duane Morris.
2 minute read
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