The Week in Data July 12: A Look at Legal Industry Trends

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The Week in Data July 12: A Look at Legal Industry Trends

By ALM Staff

Catch up on this week's data and insights from across the Law.com Newsroom, including law firm's pro bono scores and what a quarter century of Am Law 200 data shows about the correlation between law firm growth and profitability. Read More

Corporate Representation | Profile

With a 7-Figure Book Deal and TV Adaptation on the Way, This Dechert Associate Remains Committed to Her Day Job

By Justin Henry

"There are aspects of legal work I would really miss if I left it behind," said Isabel J. Kim, whose unpublished debut novel "Sublimation" has been picked up by Universal International Studios. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | Analysis

$20M and Still Going: Is Partner Pay a Bubble?

By Andrew Maloney

According to some industry observers, $25 million to $30 million is the new top rung for valuable laterals, high-performing partners and some Big Law leaders. It's still very rare, but not unfathomable. Read More

Class Actions | News

Data Breach Class Actions Begin to Pile Up Against Prudential Insurance

By Emily Cousins

ALPHV Blackcat, the "notorious" cybercrime group, is likely behind the attack, the complaint contended. The group is known for ransomware and data extortion. The personal data will also likely be sold on the dark web, the plaintiffs alleged. Read More

Litigation | News

First Infant Formula Trial Against Abbott Begins in Missouri

By Amanda Bronstad

Jake Plattenberger told jurors in an opening statement on Tuesday that Abbott's cow's milk-based formula, sold under the Similac brand, caused plaintiff Margo Gill's premature daughter, Robynn Davis, to get necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, a gastrointestinal inflammation. Read More

Judges | News

Alaska Federal Judge Resigns as Investigation Sustains Sexual Misconduct Complaint

By Cheryl Miller

In a 30-page order, the council said Joshua Kindred bombarded his clerks with hundreds of texts containing "crude, sexual, personal and vulgar messages" about his and their personal lives. Read More