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The People That Make Us: A Photoshoot with Clifford Chance
By Law.com International | November 1, 2024
This week, Law.com International is featuring photos and interviews with junior talent across Clifford Chance's U.K. corporate team, as part of a series to showcase the teams behind the scenes.
7 minute read
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Clifford Chance Further Modifies Lockstep to Better Reward Top Performers
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 25, 2024
The top of equity at the firm can now reach £12 million, according to one person familiar with the matter, amid a frantic London hiring market.
2 minute read
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UK Black History Month: Four A&O Shearman Staffers Honour Their Unsung Heroes
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | October 22, 2024
This year's theme, 'reclaiming narratives', seeks to recognize and correct historical inaccuracies in the representation of Black history and culture. Here, lawyers talk about the people who helped shape their lives.
6 minute read
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How Many Legal Jobs Will be Affected by AI? Law Firms Can't Agree
By Jack Womack | October 14, 2024
The divergence of opinion is affecting the way firms are implementing AI technology, with some firms continuing to trial programmes while others remain more sceptical of adopting the tech firmwide.
4 minute read
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Canadian Study Reveals Heavy Toll of Legal Work on Mental Health
By Gail J. Cohen | October 14, 2024
Phase II of Canadian study on wellness offers detailed recommendations for improving the environment across the legal profession.
2 minute read
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Buzzwords, Bad Wine & Broken Social Contract: The Rise of Boring Legal Conferences
By Terra Potter | October 10, 2024
Important topics are shuffled off the agenda, speakers become noncommittal on stage, some agenda items become 40-minute infomercials.
5 minute read
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Legal Nomads Beware: Remote Work Can Trigger Tax and Immigration Risks
By Amy Guthrie | September 20, 2024
Many lawyers dream of practicing remotely, but strict tax, immigration, and local bar restrictions in countries like Brazil, India, and Thailand pose significant legal challenges for international practitioners.
4 minute read
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Hiring in the Middle East is Both Easy and Hard
By Dario Sabaghi | September 9, 2024
While regional tax incentives remain a draw for international candidates, policies requiring a specific percentage of Saudi nationals are intensifying law firms' battle to hire the best local candidates.
7 minute read
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'Jaded': A Powerful Dismantling of the Legal Industry's Sexual Misconduct Failings
By Jack Womack | August 29, 2024
Book review: former London lawyer Ela Lee's novel has the feel of an exposé, laying bare the power dynamics that gave rise to the industry's most devastating scandals.
4 minute read
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A Law Firm Divided: How Generational Differences Are Fracturing Firms
By ALM Staff | August 12, 2024
Dig into the data from our series on how generational differences are dividing law firms.
1 minute read
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Embracing a ‘Stronger Together’ Mentality: Collaboration Best Practices for Attorneys
By Abby Young and Shannon Lombardo | January 31, 2025
Collaboration can look different role-to-role and company-to-company, but there are some collaboration principles that, with slight modifications, can be applied broadly. When used effectively, these discrete principles can result in deepened trust between colleagues and clients and position you as a coveted strategic adviser. Below, we have identified various tactics to employ in kickstarting collaboration initiatives in your practice, firm or company.
1 minute read
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Inside Track: Why Relentless Self-Promoters Need Not Apply for GC Posts
By Greg Andrews | January 30, 2025
“True leadership is about putting others first,” said Jason B. Daly, chief legal officer of Amneal Pharmaceuticals.
1 minute read
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Companies' Obsession With Soft Skills Has Made Prized GC Posts Even Harder to Land
By Trudy Knockless | January 27, 2025
"If you come in showing any sign of ego, poor communication or weak relationship-building skills, you’re not getting the job," said John Gilmore, managing partner of the legal search firm BarkerGilmore.
1 minute read
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Meta Workers Aren't of One Mind on Company's Retreat From DEI, Fact-Checking
By Greg Andrews | January 23, 2025
Forty-five percent of the 965 Meta employees surveyed by the anonymity-protecting messaging app Blind disagreed with the company's shutdown of its DEI initiatives, while 43% agreed with it.
1 minute read
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Balancing Hybrid Work With Relationship Building, Newly Merged Ballard Spahr Prioritizes 'Coaching Aspect' of Training New Associates
By Amanda O'Brien | January 17, 2025
“We have consistently gotten feedback that these coaching programs are what associates want."
1 minute read
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How a Paul Weiss Associate’s Career Took Off With Help From a Social Mobility Alliance
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | January 17, 2025
"I still remember arriving in London wearing my 20 quid suit," says private equity associate Arun Sohan-Pall, who launched his career with help from The PRIME alliance.
1 minute read
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Building an Ownership Mindset as a Gen Z Junior Associate
By Rachael Bosch and Dareth Finn | January 17, 2025
Many junior lawyers find themselves struggling with the more fluid expectations of legal practice. While most genuinely want to succeed, they seem to be missing opportunities to take ownership of their work and development, instead waiting for explicit instructions or treating assignments as isolated tasks rather than chances to grow.
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Ballard Spahr Aims to Balance Hybrid Work With Relationship Building in Training New Associates
By Amanda O'Brien | January 14, 2025
The firm's first-year integration program, branded Ballard Blueprint, emphasizes coaching and offers additional programming spearheaded and led by the first-years themselves.
1 minute read
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Private Equity-Backed Medical Imaging Chain Hires CLO, Continuing C-Suite Makeover
By Greg Andrews | January 14, 2025
"Health care organizations face an increasingly complicated business landscape. At the same time, the demand for their services is dictating rapid expansion, innovation, and operational shifts," said Chris Shea, chief legal officer of MedQuest Associates.
1 minute read
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Leveraging the Power of Local Chambers of Commerce: A Second-Career Lawyer’s Guide to Building a Thriving Practice
By Linsey Lovell | January 14, 2025
After a successful first career in technology, I began my legal career and immediately joined the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, attending events and immersing myself in its councils, eventually being named to the board. This journey not only accelerated my path to building a thriving practice but also revealed the tremendous power of a chamber as a resource for professional growth, visibility and relationship-building.
1 minute read
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