Some executives of large firms feel that employees who began their careers during lockdown are lagging behind in their personal and professional skill development. Nonetheless, midlevels and talent consultants for legal firms indicate a fundamental lack of involvement from those associate classes. The disengagement is caused by a lack of career planning, harsh RTO regulations,…

February bar registration has been put on hold indefinitely in D.C. Maryland applicants who retake the exam will have precedence when enrollment opens on November 1. No other jurisdictions have restricted or postponed seating for the February bar.

Competition law attorneys claim that notwithstanding the continuing government shutdown, antitrust litigation involving private parties and legally necessary premerger notice filings are still moving forward.

The majority of respondents to a recent study indicated that improving billing and collections procedures is a “high” priority for many law firms this year. Specifically, more law firms are claiming to be hiring specialized billing personnel and attempting to lessen the administrative burden on their attorneys.

The demand for digital infrastructure has increased globally due to the quick development of AI. The data center, a massive, expansive structure that houses the computers and systems supporting the digital world, is at the center of this acceleration.

Since the start of last year, Kirkland’s litigation department has grown by about 300 attorneys, or roughly a third. According to data gathered by Bloomberg Law, the growth rate surpassed that of all other top 50 law firms, despite several competitors also loading up on trial attorneys.

Cooley, which ranked No. 24 on the Am Law 100 with $2,152,017,000 in gross revenue in 2024, recently said that it would expand its in-person attendance policy to four days per week. All lawyers practicing in the United States and Europe will be impacted by this new requirement, which is scheduled to take effect on…

In relation to OpenAI’s recapitalization into a public benefit corporation, Microsoft Corporation was represented by Arnold & Porter.

Recently, Professional Development Institute (PDI), a professional learning organization, sold its business to K12 Coalition, which was supported by Quad-C Management, under the representation of Arnold & Porter. The K12 Coalition will be able to expand its offering thanks to PDI’s professional learning presence in California.

The international legal firm Hogan Lovells, led by Dr. Tobias Kahnert, a partner in Munich, has advised International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on the purchase of Txture GmbH, a software company based in Austria.