Clifford Chance top earner paid £7m www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/top-ear... #legal #readfirstlegal

Some good take-aways in this post by Janet Stanton over on the Adam Smith Esq blog:

𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀…
adamsmithesq.com/2025/06/10mi...

#BizDev #ReadFirstLegal #auslaw #cx #clients

'Building a data-driven communications philosophy for your law firm' via the Global Legal Post
www.globallegalpost.com/news/buildin...

#ReadFirstLegal #AI #data #auslaw

BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices The firm said that its current priority is to invest in the transatlantic platform and operate selectively in the U.S., U.K., Europe and Middle East.

BCLP to Close Hong Kong and Singapore Offices
www.law.com/americanlawy...

#readfirstlegal
#auslaw
#uslaw
#asialaw

A good read, As you would expect from David Zimmer and Edwina Clarke:

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰'𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐥

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

#ReadFirstLegal

“Clear evidence” that solicitor apprenticeships aid social mobility - by Neil Rose
#ReadFirstLegal
www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...

Malaysia emerging as key hub in Asean’s digital future
#ReadFirstLegal
www.scmp.com/native/busin...

Hong Kong finance chief sees US$20 billion of IPOs this year on China tech optimism
#ReadFirstLegal
www.scmp.com/business/ban...

'Job Description: Managing Partner' by Janet Stanton on Adam Smith esq.
adamsmithesq.com/2025/03/job-...

#legal #strategy #ReadFirstLegal

Interesting news out of #auslaw as private equity takes a stake in NewLaw provider LegalVision
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/newlaw/41683...
#ReadFirstLegal

Latham Hits $7 Billion Revenue Mark, Outpacing Big Law Growth
#ReadFirstLegal
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Hogan Lovells rings in record results as turnover nears $3bn

#ReadFirstLegal
www.globallegalpost.com/news/hogan-l...

Why?

'Firms are building their own LLMs to stay ahead of innovation and competition'

www.law.com/americanlawy...

#ReadFirstLegal
#AI
#ArtificalIntelligence
#LegalTech

Imagine billing one client over $100M in a year!

"Blackstone Inc. paid $101.3 million in legal fees to Kirkland & Ellis last year"
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

#ReadFirstLegal

French firm LPA Law debuts in Vietnam through boutique merger

#ReadFirstLegal
www.globallegalpost.com/news/french-...

Latest figures from Bloomberg show US M&A market down 20 odd percent year-on-year.

Any wonder US law firms are starting to look overseas for work?

www.afr.com/street-talk/...

#auslaw
#uslaw
#legal
#mergersandacquisitions
#ReadFirstLegal

What's in a name?

'Abrdn' rebranded itself as 'Aberdeen' and shares rose 11.6% on the day.

#brand
#ausaw
#psf
#ReadFirstLegal

'Ten Things: Essential Issues for In-House Counsel (2025 Edition)' by Sterling Miller
tenthings.blog/2025/03/03/t...

#legal
#ReadFirstLegal
#InHouse

A focus on the 'mid-market' can be good for PEP!
www.law.com/americanlawy...

#legal
#law
#auslaw
#profits
#ReadFirstLegal

'CMS merges with Hong Kong alliance firm' via Global Lega Post
www.globallegalpost.com/news/cms-mer...
#AsiaLaw
#ReadFirstLegal

Lots to think about here: "BigLaw business development manager worked 90-hour weeks without overtime pay, suit alleges"

including: "[working with] a partner who spent all his time pitching potential clients."

#ReadFirstLegal
www.abajournal.com/news/article...

Skadden Mulls Non-Equity Tier as Partner Pay Pressure Mounts Skadden is considering adding a tier of salaried “partners” at the Wall Street law firm, following similar moves by several of its rivals.

'Skadden Mulls Non-Equity Tier as Partner Pay Pressure Mounts'
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
#ReadFirstLegal #Lawyer #LegalNews

Baker McKenzie Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Financial Integration "Project Orion" is being largely driven by Baker McKenzie's U.S arm, though the firm says it's "not moving away from the Verein model."

'Baker McKenzie Votes Overwhelmingly in Favor of Financial Integration'
www.law.com/americanlawy...
#legalnews #legal #ReadFirstLegal

Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO Italian-based luxury logistics company sells 25% of founding family shares to fund transaction

'Macfarlanes and Linklaters lead on Ferrari Group’s €785m IPO'
www.globallegalpost.com/news/macfarl...
#ReadFirstLegal

Addleshaw Goddard set to open in Poland with transfer deal for Linklaters' Warsaw office Addleshaw Goddard has today (18 February) confirmed plans to acquire Linklaters’ Warsaw office, marking the firm’s entry into the Polish market and its 20th office opening globally. The office will ac...

Addleshaw Goddard set to open in Poland with transfer deal for Linklaters’ Warsaw office #ReadFirstLegal www.legalbusiness.co.uk/analysis/add...

'How Law Firms Can Benefit from Document Automation' by the team LPI #auslaw #ReadFirstLegal www.legalpracticeintelligence.com/blogs/practi...

'How Pinsent Masons’ China expansion bolsters its Australian presence' in Lawyers Weekly #auslaw #asialaw #ReadFirstLegal www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/41511...

'Job cuts loom at EY as firm reconsiders stand-alone legal practice' [$$]
www.afr.com/companies/pr...

#Auslaw #ReadFirstLegal

'McCabes takes team of 10 from HBA Legal'
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/41499...
#Auslaw #ReadFirstLegal

Junk Email, Fake Link, Now What? Hi there. The email you just opened, or link you just clicked, was not sent by FeedBlitz. It was junk, sent by an unknown third party who is not using FeedBlitz to send their emails or manage their RSS feeds. FeedBlitz hasn’t been hacked; we just didn’t send you that email or generate that link.…

Munger, Gibson Dunn Billed $63 Million to Snap in 2024

feeds.feedblitz.com/~/912441398/...
#ReadFirstLegal