Partner lateral moves fell in 2023 but remained robust, according to data from Law.com Compass. And it’s still a fragmented industry, including in lateral hiring.        

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.        

“Our talent levels became misaligned with our existing and projected client demand, particularly in our large transactional practices. I take responsibility for this and am truly sorry that those decisions have led to a significant impact on our people today,” said Fenwick & West’s chair.        

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Though law firms’ structures have long been an obstacle to successful unionization efforts, generative AI could push the legal industry to consider collective bargaining.        

“The people who regulate the profession are the profession. They are judges and members of the bar. So what incentive do they have to give away that control to the machine?” said Foster Sayers, vice president of legal ops at health tech company symplr.        

The country’s bar association said it intends to challenge Tuesday’s bilateral trade agreement between the countries up to the Supreme Court.        

Harvard Law Dean John Manning further pointed out, sharing similar concerns with Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken, that the U.S. News ranking methodology works against law schools’ commitments to enhance the socioeconomic diversity of classes and to allocating financial aid to students based on need.        

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