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Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the business of law, including the ways law firms compete for clients and talent, M&A and corporate work, leadership and marketing innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @nycpatrickd
November 10, 2020 | The American Lawyer
As expected, the pandemic brought an increase in law firms' use of and reliance on digital marketing and social media, and they are getting better at it.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 27, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Taken for granted most of the time, flaws or perceived slights on firm websites can rub clients, other firms and even internal stakeholders the wrong way. But most of that is fixable.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 21, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The deals highlight two early-week, multibillion-dollar deals in the high tech and energy sectors as M&A work continues to grow in the latter part of the year, hoping to course-correct a rocky spring.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
October 12, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Some firms have been able to act strategically amid a pandemic and economic downturn, increasing the number and, in some cases the quality, of their lateral partners.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
September 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Changing power dynamics, entrenched ideals and the clarity of organizational values all impact how firms make decisions regarding their more junior attorneys. But the latter aren't powerless.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
September 23, 2020 | The American Lawyer
The ongoing struggle for a solution to Big Law's diversity issues may have an option not often explored: merging with women and minority owned firms.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
September 16, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Every firm leader is aware of the potential damages inherent in focusing on short-term returns, but the legal model and the environment they work in make the decision process complicated.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
September 3, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Several firms said they expect office attendance to be required sometime in 2021, but others said remote work would continue "indefinitely" or until a coronavirus vaccine is in place.
By Christine Simmons | Patrick Smith | Dylan Jackson | Brenda Sapino Jeffreys
1 minute read
August 31, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Changing workflows, client wants and of course the pandemic have all exacerbated an existing trend of longer ramp up times for new attorneys.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
August 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Safety is the primary concern across the board, but within that lies a more disparate set of factors that will impact how and if firms go back to the office, experts and firm leaders say.
By Patrick Smith
1 minute read
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