Law Firm Associates

What Happens When You Go Viral? How a Law Firm Associate Manages Her Social Media Success

By Colleen Murphy

"I was already at my first firm when I started gaining a following, as opposed to just getting some followers or having something go viral," said Reb Masel, an associate at a mid-size law firm and viral TikTok content creator. "As an associate seeing that happen, where is it in our legal handbook that says, 'When you go viral this is probably the point where you need to call a meeting.'" Read More

Artificial Intelligence | News

These Law Firms Are on the Cutting Edge of AI

By Cassandre Coyer

Smokeball's 2024 State of Law Report found that firms' adoption of artificial intelligence will likely depend on their size, use cases and practice areas. Read More

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Law Firm Management | Analysis

'Not A Rosy Outlook': Law Firm Leaders Are Less Bullish Heading Into 2024

By Andrew Maloney

Even before some firms embraced associate salary increases, the legal industry appeared less optimistic heading into 2024 than they were going into 2023, according to a recent survey. Read More

Law Firm Hiring | News

Despite Expense 'Dent' From Pay Raises, Law Firms Expect to See Rebound in Transactional Practices

By Andrew Maloney

Firms can anticipate a rebound in transactional practices heading into 2024. "As such, we expect 2024 to be a better year than we saw in 2023," said Citi and Hilderbrandt Consulting in a new report. Read More

Law Firm Structure | Analysis

Can the Distributed Law Firm Model Still Work?

By Justin Henry

"I give Kevin Broyles and James Fisher full credit for having this vision when they started in 2002," said Grant Walsh, who left FisherBroyles a decade ago to co-found Culhane Meadows, another distributed firm. Read More

Consumer Protection | Analysis

State AGs May Spoil the Party for Renegade Social Media Influencers

By Chris O'Malley

It was the FTC that garnered headlines earlier this year by updating its guidance for social media endorsements. But states are getting in on the enforcement action, emboldened by consumer protection laws on their books. Read More

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Law Firm Client Relationships | Analysis

Big Law's Flood Into Boomtown Nashville Tests Client Loyalties

By Chris O'Malley

"Some clients are super loyal to their firms that they work with, sometimes blindingly so," said Joan MacLeod Heminway, a University of Tennessee law professor. Read More

Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | News

Uber Judge Punts on Lawyer Barbs, Appoints 11 Lawyers to Steer Sexual Assault Cases

By Amanda Bronstad

U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer's Wednesday order did not address concerns of "professional misconduct" against Rachel Abrams raised by William Levin, of San Francisco's Levin Simes, her former firm. Read More