Sentences with phrase «more large corporate law firms»

In the wake of Cobbetts» recent rescue takeover by DWF and Dewey & LeBoeuf's implosion last year, the latest Big Question survey found 95 % of respondents acknowledging the possibility that more large corporate law firms would fail in the near term, including 32 % who believed another collapse in the next two years was «likely» and a further 42 % describing such an event as «very likely».

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Prior to the official start of LegalTech New York 2015 this morning, a few dozen legal professionals from large corporate law departments and major law firms gathered at the «LTNY 2015 Kick - Off Breakfast» to discuss the keys to success... Read More»

After being admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1998, she worked for several more years for a large law firm specializing in corporate representation before joining the corporate legal staff of a $ 40 billion retailer with headquarters in the Chicago area.

A «perfect storm» is about to hit, the report claims, because public bodies and large corporate are seeking to reduce their advocacy spend; solicitor - advocates are increasing in number, and will soak up more advocacy work; 2,000 instructing law firms may close this year, and larger firms may seek to do more in - house; family law legal aid firms are closing shop following the introduction of new contracting rules, and the Ministry of Justice is seeking to cull criminal legal aid firms, perhaps to a level of 70 %, reducing the pool of referral law firms; and tenancies will continue to decrease as chambers merge to consolidate their business position.

Large law firms feel enormous pressure — from corporate clients, the media and others — to become more diverse.

As large law firms become increasingly more corporate, being able to attract and retain the best management talent will be a significant competitive advantage.

The announcement of increases in starting salaries for associates in large California law firms (up to $ 160,000) led to this law.com headline today: Corporate Clients Take Note as More Firms Announce Associate Rafirms (up to $ 160,000) led to this law.com headline today: Corporate Clients Take Note as More Firms Announce Associate RaFirms Announce Associate Raises.

Regardless of the motivation (s), how significant is it that large law firms (and, to some extent, law - focused corporates like Lexis, Thompson Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer) are beginning to play a larger, more central role into the legal tech ecosystem?

However, in spite of all of their flaws, I believe that the businesses of the future will more closely resemble the modern large law firm than the modern large corporate entity — in at least one way.

BTI's analysis measures top - of - mind recognition of 334 law firms based on unbiased, direct feedback from more than 686 in - depth interviews with corporate counsel at the world's largest organizations.

And while no large corporate law firm would trust a new associate to prepare a corporate merger, graduates today have far more practical training than lawyers graduating 40 years ago.

Those attending will remember that the 2017 conference ended on a high note with a call to action from CLOC co-founder Mary O'Carroll of Google, promising that the mission going forward included a commitment to support both CLOC's members in legal departments who are exploring and driving the hard work of change, as well as the larger professional ecosphere of law firms, legal service providers and law schools looking for ways be more valuable to their corporate clients who are demanding improved performance, accountability, and value from their extended CLOC family.