A look at the rise of virtual law firms
FORBES — Law firms have been reimagined with a much leaner real estate footprint, and many of the traditional components have been either outsourced or digitalized. This allows such law firms to revolutionize the way legal services are delivered.
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JD SUPRA — Upon completing their studies and passing the bar exam, fresh law school graduates must ponder their future career paths. There is not one route that a law school student must follow upon graduation. The American Bar Association’s “Profile of the Legal Profession” report (2021) highlights the different categories in which law school graduates…
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REUTERS — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday that sharply curtailed considerations of race in university admissions will hamper decades-long efforts to bolster diversity in the legal profession, law school administrators and other industry experts said.
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JD SUPRA — Companies around the world are rushing to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into their user interfaces to automate and deliver tailored website and application interfaces, customer service interactions, and advertising content to individual users in more personalized ways than ever.
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LEGAL SPEAK — In this week’s episode, Lloyd Freeman, chief diversity officer at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, discusses where Big Law firms are moving the needle the most when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion—as well as where they’re continuing to fall short.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Federal judges are somewhat less likely to side with employers that deny requests for telework as a disability accommodation after the Covid-19 pandemic sparked a remote work revolution.
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BLOOMBERG LAW — Cooley’s offer to pay incoming first-year corporate associates $100,000 to defer start dates for a year presents an interesting quandary for them—take the money, or work in a different practice group come January. What should they do? The differing opinions Cooley associates receive—should they ask for them—will leave them feeling as stumped…
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THOMPSON REUTERS — A big part of law firms’ successful adaptation to the increased use of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI, may depend upon how firmly they embrace online learning & development tools designed for hybrid work environments.
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CISION PR WEB — Lathrop GPM LLP is proud to announce the launch of the firm’s 1L Diversity Opportunity Program designed to attract and retain historically underrepresented groups in the legal field, including people of color, with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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THOMPSON REUTERS — Lawyers are often stressed out. Most have demanding careers, and typically little or no sense of work-life balance. In this blog post, we offer six essential stress management practices every lawyer can start to implement immediately.
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