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The 2025 Am Law 200: Top Performers in RPL, PEP & VPL

The 2025 Am Law 200: Top Performers in RPL, PEP & VPL

We rank all Am Law 200 firms in three metrics: revenue per lawyer (the best measure of law firm health), profits per equity partner, and value per lawyer.       We rank all Am Law 200 firms in three metrics: revenue per lawyer (the best measure of law firm health),...

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Reducing Costs With AI

Reducing Costs With AI

Join the webcast to explore how legal professionals can deploy AI confidently and effectively and increase operational efficiency—without compromising service or data integrity.       Sponsored by: AI adoption in the legal industry is accelerating, but for many law...

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Paul Weiss Partner Jeh Johnson Plans Exit

Paul Weiss Partner Jeh Johnson Plans Exit

The announcement comes less than two months after Paul Weiss struck a deal with President Donald Trump to rescind an executive order against the firm.       This article has been updated with a Paul Weiss statement.Prominent litigation partner Jeh Johnson is planning...

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Morning Docket: 05.07.25

Morning Docket: 05.07.25

* Surrendering law firms shocked to learn that Trump was going to alter their deals. We explained this all along, but in fancier political science jargon, they played a prisoners’ dilemma game with an “untrustworthy jailer.” [New York Times] * Lawyers charging $1...

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Kimberly Miller: Balancing the Scales

Kimberly Miller: Balancing the Scales By Bob Friedman “Success isn’t defined solely by courtroom victories or professional accolades, it’s found in the daily balance of career, parenting, and community service,” said Kimberly Miller, co-owner of Raleigh-based injury...

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Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty

Home Feature Stories Community Spotlight Mike Tadych’s NASCAR Walter Mitty By Bob Friedman May 7, 2025 “I’m having a Walter Mitty moment,” laughed Raleigh First Amendment and media attorney and novice NASCAR fan Mike Tadych. We are sitting in the well-appointed...

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In Data We Trust?

America is in a strange place right now, with upheavals in the federal government, the courts, and the international trading system. Institutions that we took for granted a few months ago are changing in real time. With all that’s happening, what I’m about to say may...

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‘Of Counsel’ Relationships Properly Understood

The “of counsel” relationship can offer many benefits to a lawyer, like: Flexibility in practice. Expertise sharing and mentorship. Enhanced reputation and networking. Financial benefits. Limited administrative responsibilities. Continued professional involvement....

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Florida Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Miami Attorney

Florida Supreme Court Permanently Disbars Miami Attorney

The Florida Supreme Court permanently disbarred the litigator on Tuesday and ordered him to reimburse the Florida Bar for costs exceeding $25,000.       The Florida Supreme Court permanently disbarred the litigator on Tuesday and ordered him to reimburse the Florida...

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Make It Count: Live Your Best Lawyer Life

Make It Count: Live Your Best Lawyer Life

A few days ago, I was standing beside my friend and client David as he succumbed to his terminal illness. I’m not sure if he can hear me or if he even understands my words as I tell him about the mundane things going on in my life. I want to tell him how much our...

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The 2025 Am Law 200: The Numbers

The 2025 Am Law 200: The Numbers

A closer look at the numbers that mattered most for the Am Law 200—in visual form.       A closer look at the numbers that mattered most for the Am Law 200—in visual form.       

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Ahead of the Curve: My Return to the Legal Education Beat

Ahead of the Curve: My Return to the Legal Education Beat

Since our Go-To Law Schools: Big Law only contains the top 50 schools, I include nine more schools—they sent 15% or more of their 2024 graduates to large law firms.        Welcome back to "Ahead of the Curve." I'm Christine Charnosky, legal education reporter for...

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Morning Docket: 05.06.25

* We’ve finally reached the point where the shadow docket might be gumming up the actual docket. [Bloomberg Law News] * David Boies characterizes Trump executive orders as “more primeval scream than they were a real threat.” Kinda makes you wonder what the...

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Your Law Firm’s Website Is Failing You.

Your Law Firm’s Website Is Failing You.

Ask most attorneys where their best business comes from, and the answer is almost always the same: referrals. Word of mouth remains one of the most powerful sources of new clients, and for good reason. It’s built on trust. But here’s the question too few law firms are...

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How It Works: Our 15 Minute Demo with Alexi

How It Works: Our 15 Minute Demo with Alexi

This week on How it Works, we’re joined by Daniel Diamond, Chief Revenue Officer at Alexi, for a brief demonstration of the software’s key features. Alexi is, in their words, a “flexible AI platform trusted by leading law firms to develop proprietary insights,...

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The 2025 Am Law 200: Gross Revenue Ranking

The 2025 Am Law 200: Gross Revenue Ranking

Gross Revenue for the Second Hundred increased in 2024 by 10.9%, up from the 5.9% increase in 2023.       Gross Revenue for the Second Hundred increased in 2024 by 10.9%, up from the 5.9% increase in 2023.       

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AI Is No Substitute for a Lawyer’s Voice

Susan Cohodes | Don't allow AI to replace your crucial "lawyer's voice." The post AI Is No Substitute for a Lawyer’s Voice appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers.Don’t allow AI to replace your crucial “lawyer’s voice.” Susan Cohodes shares...

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Federal Judge Tosses First Infant Formula Bellwether Trial

Federal Judge Tosses First Infant Formula Bellwether Trial

In a Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer tossed out the first bellwether trial, set to begin May 12, alleging Abbott's infant formula caused the death of a premature baby.       In a Friday ruling, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer tossed out the...

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Just How Big Is Biglaw?

Just How Big Is Biglaw?

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by ALM as part of their Am Law 100 ranking, how many lawyers were employed by Am Law 100 firms in 2024? Hint: Headcount was up 7.7% in the Am Law 100 last year. See the...

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