Law Firm Management | Analysis

Law.com Trendspotter: Blanket Attendance Mandates Reveal the 'Core' of Law Firm RTO Struggles

By Zack Needles

As a number of law firm leaders and industry consultants have pointed out, the key to true flexibility likely lies in better coordination: allowing practice groups to determine their own in-office cadences and finding ways to eliminate unnecessary commutes to half-empty spaces. Read More

Law Firm Associates | Analysis

Bye-Bye, OCI? Law Firms Pursue 'Free Market' Alternatives to 'Artificial' Campus Recruiting

By Justin Henry | Christine Charnosky | Jessie Yount

Wilson Sonsini and Goodwin Procter are part of a growing wave of law firms seeking a head start to law school recruiting. Nearly twice as many early offers were made to 2Ls for summer 2023 programs as for the previous year, per NALP data. Read More

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International - United Kingdom | News

Paul Weiss' Trio of Kirkland Hires Could Each Score $20M Yearly

By Justin Henry | Andrew Maloney

Their potential pay may not be the highest for partners at high-end Am Law 25 firms, where annual compensation for a handful is more than $25 million. Read More

Artificial Intelligence | Podcast

How and Why Davis Wright Built Its Own GenAI Chatbot

By Alaina Lancaster | Zack Needles

In this week's episode, Law.com legal technology reporter Isha Marathe spoke with Vid Prabhakaran, Davis Wright Tremaine partner and member of its AI steering committee; and Dan Szabo, the firm's director of enterprise projects, about DWT's very own chatbot that looks a whole lot like ChatGPT. Read More

International - Asia and Australasia

Are Associates Feeling Pressure to Step Up Their Game?

By Lisa Shuchman

Partners say many young lawyers in Asia display an air of entitlement, lack technical and social skills, and demonstrate a poor work ethic, Jessica Seah writes in The Asia Legal Briefing. Times are tough in Asia and rumors of law firm layoffs are running rampant. Shouldn't associates be stepping up their game? Read More

Legal Education | News

Current Bar Exam Will Sunset After July 2027 Administration

By Christine Charnosky

"There is no hard deadline for these decisions," Sophie S. Martin, director of communications, education and outreach for NCBE, told Law.com on Sept. 8, adding that jurisdictions are currently considering whether—and if so, when—to administer the NextGen bar exam for the first time. Read More

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Law Firms - Large | Commentary

Wellness Initiatives Are Nice, but They Aren't Solving the Root Problem: Engagement

By Tracy LaLonde

Law can be intellectually taxing, emotionally draining and often entails long hours and demanding clients. But the core problem facing many attorneys today is not just stress and burnout. It's a lack of engagement with their work—involvement, commitment and enthusiasm for work and workplace. Read More

Law Firm Competition | News

Are Law Firms' Real Estate and Tech Spending Invariably at Odds? It's Not That Simple

By Patrick Smith

The second and third largest capital expenses for most law firms can both compete for resources and be utterly dependent upon each other. Read More