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By Lisa Shuchman | April 21, 2024
Lateral hiring is risky business. Promoting partners from within is a more successful route. But law firms are betting that the high risks associated with lateral hiring will produce high rewards. The Global Lawyer asks, is the gamble worth it?
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By Jessica Seah | April 16, 2024
McDermott, Will & Emery exited the Asia market in 2020, but a year later it set up in Singapore with some some highly extravagant team hires. Now, three years later, the firm has just one partner remaining in the city-state and he is dually based, splitting his time between Singapore and London. What led to McDermott's undoing, asks the Asia Legal Briefing.
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By Paul Hodkinson | April 14, 2024
Gender diversity progress at the equity partnership level has ground to a halt and long-term targets are not working—probably because the system discriminates against primary carers, writes the Global Lawyer.
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By Krishnan Nair | April 7, 2024
Major law firms are still shelling out on expensive management consultants like Accenture and McKinsey—but what do they hope to achieve, asks The Global Lawyer.
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By Lisa Shuchman | April 1, 2024
It's getting increasingly difficult to operate a law firm in Greater China, writes The Global Lawyer. How long can Big Law last?
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By Jessica Seah | March 31, 2024
American law firm brands have not penetrated the Southeast Asian market in the same way that American consumerism has. It's a brand issue. And it's also a commitment issue., writes Law.com International Asia Editor Jessica Seah in this bimonthly column.
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By Jessica Seah | March 20, 2024
Asia is no longer cheap and the region's markets are mature enough that firms scoping out opportunities must first do their homework, and do it carefully. If they don't, they may not last, Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing.
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By Paul Hodkinson | Lisa Shuchman | March 17, 2024
If only we could boost the legal industry's mental health as easily as U.S. law firms are boosting profits, the Global Lawyer writes.
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By Paul Hodkinson | March 10, 2024
Can partners, leaders, junior lawyers or clients have the most effect in challenging Big Law's mental health crisis? The Global Lawyer assesses each group.
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By Krishnan Nair | March 6, 2024
Vanessa Ford: Law's mental health crisis is only likely to worsen—but when blame lies with everyone, the buck stops at no-one.
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