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Impact of the Big Four on the Legal Market Image

Impact of the Big Four on the Legal Market

Nicholas Bruch

<b><i>EY's Announcement That It Is Acquiring Riverview Law Could Accelerate the Pace of Change in the Legal Industry</b></i><p>There has been much talk in the past year that the Big Four were sniffing around the alternative legal services market looking for an acquisition. That wait is now over. Here is an analysis of how the acquisition may impact different sections of the legal market.

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Salary Hikes Not So Impressive After Inflation Image

Salary Hikes Not So Impressive After Inflation

Scott Flaherty

Law firms have bumped up starting salaries for associates at top firms over the past few years, prompting Big Law clients to raise a stink about outsized salaries for junior lawyers. But it turns out that this pay falls short of past peaks when inflation is taken into account.

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Do Your Lawyers Think as Business Owners or Employees? Image

Do Your Lawyers Think as Business Owners or Employees?

Kimberly Rice

There are two types of lawyers — those who have their own business and those who work for those who do. How do your lawyers size up?

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Professional Development: Firm Culture As Your Competitive Recruiting and Engagement Advantage Image

Professional Development: Firm Culture As Your Competitive Recruiting and Engagement Advantage

Sharon Meit Abrahams

Future attorneys are seeking the right place to launch their careers; therefore, by promoting your firm's unique culture, you can more effectively attract and retain the best talent for your firm.

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Litigation Funders Face Their Hardest Sell: Big Law Image

Litigation Funders Face Their Hardest Sell: Big Law

Roy Strom & Ben Hancock

There Is More Money Than Ever In the Hands of Litigation Financiers, But Can They Convince Law Firms to Use It?

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The NLJ 500: Large Firm Growth Slows Amid Consolidation and Contraction Image

The NLJ 500: Large Firm Growth Slows Amid Consolidation and Contraction

Ryan Lovelace

Lawyer Counts Increased By 1%, But Large Firm Growth Was Slowed Due to Consolidation. Just Three of the Top Five Firms on the NLJ 500 Showed Total Lawyer Headcount Growth

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Lawyers and Accountants: Collaborators and Competitors Image

Lawyers and Accountants: Collaborators and Competitors

Mark A. Cohen

Lawyers and accountants are professional allies, but who controls integration and delivery of their services is another story.

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Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game Image

Law Firms Need Artificial Intelligence to Stay in the Game

Erin Hichman

The Legal Department Is Savvier and Has More Options In the Form of ASPs and Legal Technology. It's Time for Law Firms to Embrace Change. AI Is a Key Ingredient In Doing So.

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Media & Communications: How to Make PR Simple, Convenient and Unintimidating for Lawyers Image

Media & Communications: How to Make PR Simple, Convenient and Unintimidating for Lawyers

Bethany (Early) Chieffallo

Top Tips for Public Relations Success in Law Firms

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You're Fired! Image

You're Fired!

Brenda L. Thompson

<i><b>Dealing With a Job Loss</b></i><p>The chances are that many of us will either be terminated or laid off from at some point in our careers. It happens. How you deal with the loss of a job and get back on your feet as quickly as possible is what's important.

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