By ALM Regional Brand Editors | September 13, 2023
Welcome to Mid-Market Roundup, where our team of regional editors shares the trends, challenges, opportunities and observations emerging in their markets.
By Justin Henry | September 12, 2023
"When there's a downturn, major or minor, companies rein in legal spending," said one law firm consultant on what could explain the concentration of demand and productivity increases at law firms outside the Am Law 200. "A common approach is to be more selective about which firms get which work."
By Jessie Yount | August 23, 2023
Many firms are considering attendance as one measure of performance, indicating that some office policies remain in flux as development, training and mentoring concerns remain at the forefront.
By Dan Roe | August 15, 2023
Managing partners are worried about training gaps that formed during remote work, but not all mentorship deficiencies can be solved with face time.
By Justin Henry | August 7, 2023
Midsize firms are creating administrative roles to help manage their growth as firm leaders orient partners toward client service instead of operational management.
By Justin Henry | July 31, 2023
Although hiring activity for corporate lawyers is low across the industry, a Major Lindsey & Africa recruiter said "boutique and Am Law Second Hundred" firms have an opportunity to recruit talent that was unavailable to them in recent years' hiring cycles.
By Justin Henry | July 25, 2023
Many law firms have been faster to embrace artificial intelligence for marketing and business development than for the practice of law, wary of AI's implications for client confidentiality, lawyer ethics and legal service pricing.
By Justin Henry | Jessie Yount | July 19, 2023
Firm leaders, wary of mandating office attendance, are counting on in-person collaboration opportunities to draw young lawyers back into the office. "We are emphasizing that for associates to be here, our [partners] need to set an example," one law firm leader said. "If our members' attendance is sporadic, that doesn't send the right message either."
By Justin Henry | July 11, 2023
Without the hiring clout of higher-profile and higher-paying Big Law firms, law firms outside the Am Law 200 worry requiring regular office attendance after a protracted period of remote work will disadvantage them in the hiring and retention of legal talent.
By Dan Roe | June 27, 2023
The biggest midsize firms and the smallest Am Law Second Hundred firms outperformed their respective peers in 2022.
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