40 lawyers leave Sedgwick in two separate mass moves; firm calls them ‘efficiency adjustments’

Sedgwick is shrinking with the departures of 40 lawyers, including 15 partners.

One group of lawyers is forming a new litigation boutique and another is joining Drinker, Biddle & Reath…

Jan 26, 2017 9:29 AM CST

Survey finds some optimism about demand for legal services, and Trump may be partly the reason

Law firm leaders are optimistic about increased demand for their legal services this year, a switch from a more lackluster attitude prevalent in recent years.

That is one of the…

Jan 25, 2017 7:30 AM CST

China arm of King & Wood Mallesons explains collapse of European offices

The China management committee of King & Wood Mallesons has used a social media app to post a critique of failures that led to the demise of the European…

Jan 24, 2017 8:55 AM CST

How can lawyers fight implicit bias? (podcast with transcript)

Many of us don’t think of ourselves as biased, and we don’t want to be prejudiced towards others. But we’re also reluctant to acknowledge the ways bias can creep in, according to academics who study implicit bias.

Jan 23, 2017 8:30 AM CST

Two BigLaw firms lose their ampersands

Two large law firms have dropped ampersands from their names.

Law.com (sub. req.) has a story on the changes, which also include a dropped comma. Baker & McKenzie is…

Jan 23, 2017 7:00 AM CST

BigLaw firm withdraws letter demanding CNN retract story on Cabinet pick’s stock purchase

After CNN published a story on Monday about the timing of stock purchases by one of Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, Dentons fired off a letter demanding a retraction.

Never mind.…

Jan 20, 2017 9:52 AM CST

Reinventing Professionals: The art of investing in legal technology

Jan 20, 2017 8:30 AM CST

Does litigation database belong to law firm or clients? Suit against ex-partners raises the issue

A Boston law firm and six former partners are battling in court over rights to databases for the firm’s asbestos and toxic tort cases.

The Governo Law Firm and name…

Jan 19, 2017 11:46 AM CST

Ask Daliah: How can a solo find good contract help?

Daliah Saper, founder of the Chicago law firm Saper Law Offices, is answering reader questions about building a 21st-century law firm. She can be reached at AskDaliah@ABAJournal.com.

Jan 19, 2017 8:30 AM CST

ABA Center for Innovation taking fellowship applications for those who would improve the law

The ABA Center for Innovation is accepting applications for its inaugural fellowship program.

Open to both newly minted lawyers and mid-career professionals outside the law, the program seeks applications…

Jan 18, 2017 7:45 AM CST

Fake legal blogs use ‘lawyer’ photos that match online photos of endodontist, ‘lonelykelvin1’

Corrected: Five legal bloggers appear to be such big fans of Robert Ambrogi, author of the LawSites blog, that they repost all of his posts, all within minutes of each…

Jan 18, 2017 7:00 AM CST

Legal filing marks end of the road for European arm of King & Wood Mallesons

Updated: The European arm of King & Wood Mallesons has filed for administration, an insolvency procedure that marks the formal dissolution of the troubled law firm.

KWM Europe is the…

Jan 17, 2017 4:46 PM CST

Asian-Americans are underrepresented in influential legal jobs, study says

Asian-Americans make up more than 5 percent of the U.S. population, and an even greater percentage of law students. They are well-represented among the nation’s lawyers. But they are underrepresented…

Jan 17, 2017 12:15 PM CST

Should robots be civilly liable for damage they cause? EU may consider the idea

The European Union may need to revise its rules of civil liability to address damages caused by autonomous robots, according to a report endorsed last week by a committee of…

Jan 17, 2017 10:45 AM CST

Charges are officially dropped against junior manager charged in Dewey case

Prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against a lawyer accused in a scheme to defraud law firm lenders when he worked as a client relations manager at Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Charges…

Jan 17, 2017 8:00 AM CST