Evolving Legal Profession (Jan 11, 2023)
Recent reports on how the legal profession is changing and how to be successful in it.
"In Great Year for Litigation Boutiques, Above-Market Bonuses Abound," The American Lawyer
"Midsize Law Firms Face Difficult Path in Determining Where to Open Offices," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Are Tweaking Partner Comp Reviews to Reward Collaboration," The American Lawyer
"For Lawyers and Law Firms, Thinking Again Can Move Them Toward Better Practices," The American Lawyer
"How to Turn a Great Culture Into an Effective Recruiting Tool," Law Practice
"In 2022, Nonlegal Business Functions Kept Gaining Prominence In Traditionally Lawyer-Led Industry," The American Lawyer
"Law firms that came and went in 2022," Reuters.
"The Legal Industry Can Expect Robust Hiring and Practice Growth," Bloomberg Law
"How to find, keep, and reward legal staff," Financial Times
"Digital reinvention is the next big test for law firm success," Financial Times
"How Associates Can Better Receive Meaningful Feedback," The American Lawyer
"How an Am Law 200 firm created an incubator program for associates to learn business, leadership skills," ABA Journal
"A Recession Will Push More Lawyers Back to Office," The American Lawyer
"Debevoise and Weil Offer Lawyers 'Soft' Skills Training to Boost Client and Business Relations," The American Lawyer
"The Fully Human Lawyer: 7 Things Successful In-House Lawyers Do," The American Lawyer
"Increasing Write-Offs in Client Bills Should Sound 'Loud Alarm Bells' For Firm Profits," The American Lawyer
"Law firms plan big billing rate increases, even as discounts and write-offs proliferate," ABA Journal
"Where Do Law Firms Go From Here? Key Trends to Watch in 2023," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms and Clients Will Lean on Negotiated Discounts and AFAs in 2023," The American Lawyer
"The Decline of the All-Nighter and the Rise of the Weekend in Big Law," The American Lawyer
"Are Western Law Firms Prepared for the Rise of Asian Law Firms?," Law.com
"Big Law Leader Calls For More Inclusive Policies Around Business Professionals," The American Lawyer
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