Careers @ BC Law
By Justin Henry for Law.com With so many antiquated fixtures in the legal industry colliding with new trends like artificial intelligence, data-harvesting and an altered relationship professionals have with their careers, the legal business is ripe for disruption. But while the disruptive forces are timely, the reasons behind them are familiar: pricing pressure from consumers of legal […]
By Justin Henry for Law.com Legal consultant Marcie Borgal Shunk became certified to use a proprietary tool to measure business culture a decade ago. But it wasn’t until last year that a law firm hired her to measure its culture using the Chicago-based cultural inventory tool developer Human Synergistics. Cultural inventories have been more of a […]
By Lisa Willis for Law.com Attorneys use business cards almost more than any other profession in America. They come second to Realtors, according to a recent survey by one national business card printer. With just under 10 billion business cards printed annually, 8 billion will be tossed within a week. That’s 88% of cards printed, according to CreditDonkey. That’s […]
By Habiba Cullen-Jafar for Law.com “Nobody can work like that,” said an in-house lawyer, remarking on her time working in private practice. The lawyer, who switched to an in-house role soon after qualifying at a top law firm, believes that the private practice “bubble is going to burst” due to unsustainable working practices, chiefly long and […]
By Dan Roe for Law.com By now, most firm leaders agree that the last three years fundamentally changed the practice and the way they look at most things, including associate development and mentorship. At the management level, most also seem to think that the shift to remote work had some impact on associates’ practical and […]
By George Nellist for Digital Journal.com Over the years, tech advancements have changed the way businesses operate, reshaping and revolutionizing one industry after another. However, technological progress hasn’t impacted all areas of activity equally, which is why certain sectors have been lagging behind in this respect, and the legal industry is a good example of […]
By Kevin Penton for Law360.com For Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP’s Scot Fishman, developing a pro bono program is first and foremost about ensuring that a law firm is making a positive impact on the nation’s justice gap. But achieving that positive impact isn’t done just by throwing lawyers at a problem, but through ensuring that […]
By Andrew Maloney for Law.Com With most of Big Law implementing hybrid work policies, some law firms are continuing to ramp up pressure on office attendance in the early part of 2023, firm recruiters and analysts say. The needle was already moving in that direction late last year, as law firms largely saw a dip […]
By Andrew Maloney for Law.com Two Am Law 100 firms are starting the new year by expanding into emerging markets out West, as Big Law leaders and analysts anticipate a broader push in the region this year. Davis Wright Tremaine, No. 89 in the latest Am Law rankings, announced a new office this week in Culver City, California, calling […]
By Christine Simmons, for Law.Com The departure of three Hogan Lovells lawyers to launch a litigation boutique in Boston is one of several Big Law spinoffs this year, as smaller law firms continue to see steady demand despite economic headwinds. The new Boston firm formed by Hogan Lovells lawyers—Silva, Kettlewell and Pignatelli—includes Sara Silva, Elizabeth Pignatelli […]