Study: Law firms raise revenue by increasing prices
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Even when there’s not enough work coming in the door, law firms have developed a time-honored tradition to keep revenue rising: increase their hourly rates.
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BUSINESS INSIDER – As of 2014, more than 53 million Americans were doing freelance work, according to a survey. That’s about 34% of the entire workforce.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – While pay rose by around 3 percent for corporate counsel, which is similar to the national average for all positions, companies are seeking to fill more of these positions, particularly in certain practice areas, according to several surveys.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – The biggest takeaways from the survey are that large firms, characterized as firms with 200 or more attorneys, are spending more on technology, and that cybersecurity is a growing concern.
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BLOOMBERG BNA – Seth Zachary, Chairman of Paul Hastings, spoke to Big Law Business about the billable hour at the Summit in July. In this video he is joined by Jami McKeon, Chair of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Michele Coleman Mayes, the New York Public Library’s General Counsel, and Terrence Truax, Managing Partner of Jenner &…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – In this week’s episode, host Mike Spivey speaks with Carlos Rosario, a graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law, who protects intellectual property as a patent attorney at a large firm.
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BERKELEY LAW NEWS – A leading authority on federal agencies, [Berkeley Law professor] O’Connell has been tracking the sharp increase of failed nominations and delayed confirmations across recent presidential administrations—and the impact it has on the workings of government.
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THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN – Theodore Ruger, who previously served as Penn Law’s deputy dean, officially became the dean of Penn Law on July 1, 2015, replacing Interim Dean Wendell Pritchett.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES – A panel of the State Bar of California approved a plan on Friday to require unaccredited law schools to disclose their dropout rates, in an effort to improve transparency for prospective students.
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VTDIGGER – The Institute for Energy and the Environment (IEE) at Vermont Law School released a report titled “Woody Biomass: The Path Toward a Sustainable Use of Vermont’s Forests.”
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