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Jessie Yount is a reporter on ALM's business of law desk based in California, covering law firms and the intersection of law and technology. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @Jessie_Yount
August 1, 2023 | The Recorder
In a move firm leadership called "imperative for clients," Saul Ewing gained offices in Los Angeles and Orange County, combining with 100 legal professionals, including 50 attorneys, from Freeman Freeman & Smiley.
By Jessie Yount
4 minute read
August 1, 2023 | The American Lawyer
U.S. lateral moves were down 41% in the second quarter, though most of the impact was at the associate level. If partner hiring is a leading indicator, firms may already be bouncing back from a quieter period at the start of the year, according to newly released data.
By Jessie Yount
3 minute read
July 28, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Firms that started experimenting with AI-powered assessment platforms as early as 2019 are leaning more heavily on the technology or looking to use it to solve more nuanced challenges, such as the type of advancement opportunities that young lawyers receive.
By Jessie Yount
6 minute read
July 12, 2023 | The American Lawyer
With less work to go around, a lack of formal training, and a bad rep around performance reviews, firms are still navigating significant challenges around training.
By Jessie Yount
5 minute read
April 19, 2023 | National Law Journal
Paul Luehr, the co-leader of Faegre Drinker's cybersecurity practice, joined Manatt's growing Washington, D.C., office.
By Jessie Yount
2 minute read
April 7, 2023 | The American Lawyer
First-year associates were among the lawyers let go at Gunderson this week across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Boston.
By Jessie Yount
5 minute read
April 3, 2023 | The American Lawyer
Falling demand in corporate practices has meant a return to more modest transactions for Am Law Second 50 firms that seized big-ticket deals in the deal boom of 2021, and increasingly, large firms are looking to capture work where it is available—and much of it is in the middle market.
By Jessie Yount
7 minute read
March 31, 2023 | The Recorder
Dragged down by overcapacity, some firms continue to trim the associate ranks. But many still plan to pull in more junior lawyers because no one wants to end up with a hole in their ranks when the next deal boom comes along.
By Jessie Yount
6 minute read
March 7, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
The group, which includes eight partners, nine associates and two of counsel, comes to Gordon Rees from Philadelphia-based insurance defense firm Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien, Doherty & Kelly.
By Jessie Yount
4 minute read
February 1, 2023 | The American Lawyer
"We're seeing a lot of interest in mergers of magnitude because laterals and [lateral] groups tend to rarely result in net growth, or net growth that is satisfying to the overall strategy," said law firm consultant Kristin Stark.
By Jessie Yount
4 minute read
The Legal Intelligencer honors lawyers leaving a mark on the legal community in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
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