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Nontraditional Niche Practice Areas All the Rave in the 2017 Legal Market

Summary: The BCG Attorney Search Annual Report discovered a new trend in which practice areas were sought after this year.…

BCG Attorney Search Annual Report Shows More Mid-Sized and Smaller Law Firms Are Using Legal Recruiters

Summary: There were significant changes to which law firms sought help from legal recruiters and the types of attorneys BCG…

Why Changes in the Legal Marketplace Matter

Summary: The legal industry has been adapting to a changing marketplace where consumers now control the field. The legal industry…

Big Law Partner Keila Ravelo Pleads Guilty

Summary: A former Willkie and Hunton partner pled guilty to two counts involving a scheme to defraud her law firms of…

Corporate Consumers Turn to Alternative Providers

Summary: Alternative providers are a growing force within the legal market that law firms have failed to take seriously. There…

Citi and Wells Fargo Legal Market Reports Show Dip in Legal Market

Summary: Citi’s and Wells Fargo’s third-quarter reports on the legal market showed an overall decline in the legal market after…

Non-Lawyers in Texas Law Firms Increase Their Roles

Summary: Law firms have increasingly hired non-lawyers to help with business decisions.  Non-lawyers are gaining more power at Texas law…

10 Factors That Matter More Than Where You Went to Law School

Summary: A good law school is not the only thing that matters when you are trying to have a long,…

Texas Is Hot Spot for Law Firm Mergers

Summary: Law firms have their eyes on Texas as an ideal market to be part of, making the desire to…

ROSS Intelligence Gets a Big Boost

Summary: ROSS Intelligence aims to speed up its services with an $8.7 million Series A so that it can help…

Practice Area in Sexual Abuse Claims Emerging in Response to Prep School Allegations

Summary: With sexual abuse claims at prep schools becoming normal, law firms are developing practice areas specializing in the topic.…

Bureaucrat Attorneys Don’t Always Have the Easy Job

Summary: Bureaucratic attorneys may appear to have an easier job that producing attorneys but they are required to save face…