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Apr 14, 2024

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Legal Education

A Shake-Up Among Top Schools: US News Releases Best Law Schools Rankings

By Christine Charnosky

The University of Virginia School of Law rose four spots while the New York University School of Law dropped four places. Read More

Legal Education

Preliminary US News Law School Rankings Release Raises Questions

By Christine Charnosky

It is unclear how many schools actually—fully—participated in the survey. Read More

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Legal Education | News

UC Berkeley Defends Law Dean in Wake of Viral Video

By Christine Charnosky

"While our support for Free Speech is unwavering, we cannot condone using a social occasion at a person's private residence as a platform for protest," UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ wrote in a statement. Read More

Law Firm Management | Analysis

Elite New York Law Firms Outperformed Market, as Firms Invested in Both Equity, Nonequity Tiers

By Patrick Smith

Several New York law firms last year even bested their 2021 performance during the heyday of the deal market. Read More

Career Development | How I Made It

How I Made Practice Leader: 'Shape the Culture of a Team and a Firm in a Positive Way,' Says Katja Butler of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom

By ALM Staff

"I believe that an effective leader is someone who has the ability to shape the culture of a team and a firm in a positive way." Read More

Diversity | Expert Opinion

Lawyer, Mother and the Dark Night of the Soul: What We Are Doing to Women at Law Firms

By Megan Gray

Given everything I had been told about my firm caring about retaining women, I had no doubt it would be open to a flexible work request. It didn't cross my mind it would say no. Read More

6 Steps for Breaking Out of a Job Hunt Rut

Getting stuck in a job search rut is easy to do and very common amongst the majority of job searchers.. Read More

Career Development | Analysis

Identify Future Leaders, Open Lines of Communication and Do It With Time to Spare: A Succession Planning Primer

By Amanda O'Brien

Smaller firms in particular struggle with handling younger attorneys "more keen" on leadership positions, according to executive coach and strategic adviser Gwen Mellor Romans. Read More

General Counsel and In House Counsel | Analysis

GCs and C-Suites See Vastly Different Legal Challenges Looming

By Trudy Knockless

"As GCs prepare their departments to be tomorrow's value center, they will need to be as ready to advise the business on these future issues as they are comfortable today advising on labor and litigation matters," Thomson Reuters says in a recently released report. Read More

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