By Roy Strom | July 12, 2017
Fei Yan, 31, was arrested on Wednesday on insider trading charges in a case that alleges he profited from knowledge garnered by his wife, a Linklaters associate working on M&A deals.
By Alexander V. Batoff | July 12, 2017
The legal profession has long been maligned as resistant to change, and there's truth to that stereotype—at least when it comes to technology. Whether working in government, public interest or private practice, horror stories abound of attorneys shackled to outmoded applications like Corel WordPerfect and Clinton administration-era editions of the Microsoft Office Suite.
By MEGHAN TRIBE | July 7, 2017
Cross-border combinations continued to propel law firm merger activity through the second quarter of 2017 as U.S. firms continue to look outside the domestic marketplace for growth opportunities, according to reports by legal consultancies Altman Weil Inc. and Fairfax Associates.
By Malcolm J. Ingram | July 5, 2017
No matter how much success you experience in your legal career, inevitably at some point you will encounter a setback and make mistakes. Whether the setback is not passing the bar exam in your law firm's jurisdiction, missing a key argument in a brief, or blowing a litigation deadline, these mistakes don't have to define your legal career. A setback is the perfect opportunity to take a moment and reflect on how the setback occurred and what you can do to catapult your career forward. As I said in my previous article "Taking Control of Your Legal Career as a First-Year Associate," published April 5 in The Legal, failure precedes success and becoming a great lawyer is a marathon, not a sprint. By using the four steps listed below, young attorneys can turn common mistakes and setbacks into opportunities for growth and branding.
By Lizzy McLellan | July 5, 2017
A jury has awarded $180,000, including punitive damages, to a former associate of Ronald A. Blumfield P.C., who claimed the firm failed to pay him origination fees promised in his employment agreement.
By Chris Johnson | July 3, 2017
The Wall Street firm has joined the growing ranks of elite law firms turning to artificial intelligence in an attempt to cut costs and improve efficiency by signing a deal with British software company Luminance, which is part-owned by Magic Circle firm Slaughter and May.
By Tina Cohen and Jennifer Henderson, Law Firm Partnership & Benefits Report | July 3, 2017
When a seemingly happy and successful associate announces the decision to move on, his or her firm can be left feeling shocked and confused. This article provides insight behind these moves, and what law firms can do to make their top associates want to stay.
By Miriam Rozen | June 29, 2017
Big employers may be feeling some relief now that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scrapped a July 1 deadline for them to submit employee illness and injury reports to an online public database that was mandated under the Obama administration.
By Dena Lefkowitz | June 28, 2017
If you are reading this, you are probably an investigator. It may not be your job title, but if you are a lawyer, auditor, doctor, HR business partner, manager, executive, etc., a big part of your job is investigatory, requiring you to arrive at well-reasoned, fact-based, modern decisions, guidance or recommendations. You regularly make searching, systematic inquiries based on examination of relevant facts, data and information. How do you determine what is relevant when you investigate? It's likely that you unconsciously select or rely too heavily on information you already agree with and pay little or no attention to data that conflicts with your beliefs.
By Leigh Jones | June 28, 2017
No doubt many summer associates are thoroughly enjoying their jobs this season, but for those who feel anxious about their performance or worried about the impression they've made on hiring partners, here's some help.
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