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The Top Big Law Firms Shaping the Future
by David L. Brown
The summer of ’25 has passed, and the reviews are in from law students who spent the season working as associates at some of the nation’s largest law firms.
In-House Counsel Facing Stalled Salaries Amid Mounting Pay Battles
by David L. Brown
In-house lawyers at national companies are facing mounting challenges as they navigate slowed salary growth and licensing and ethics rules across jurisdictions.
Clients Are Demanding AI and Savings—Can Law Firms Deliver?
by David L. Brown
Can law firms meet the AI and efficiency mandate? Clients may be looking for a far faster makeover than legal industry leaders are capable of providing.
In-House Leaders Reveal Client Service 'All-Star' List
by David L. Brown
These are the secrets experts say separate elite law firms delivering excellent service from their peers.
General Counsel Warn Apple Ruling Threatens Attorney-Client Privilege
by David L. Brown
Privilege issues in Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple are alarming industry and in-house counsel groups, who say the judge removed too many attorney-client protections.
Law Firms Hold Their Own Amid Q2 Turmoil, Uncertain Economy
by David L. Brown
Like the witches in "Wicked," law firms appear to be defying gravity in 2025. Despite economic uncertainty, firms are showing steady growth and stable profits.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Work—But Is It Stealing Lawyers' Jobs?
by David L. Brown
Corporate counsel and law firm lawyers may be forgiven for job security anxiety right now—especially in light of recent layoffs at Microsoft, in part due to AI.
Law Firms Fueling US Office Leasing Boom With Record Numbers
by David L. Brown
After tanking during the COVID-19 pandemic, the commercial office space market is finally bouncing back, driven by a sector that might surprise you: law firms.
How Law Firms Respond to Executive Orders May Cost Them Clients
by David L. Brown
For the firms cooperating with the Trump administration to avoid punitive executive orders, the choice may have seemed prudent. Now, it appears to be backfiring
German Firms Tighten Focus on Domestic Matters
by David L. Brown
A Best Law Firms legal market report survey of hundreds of German firms finds many are pursuing a stay-at-home strategy for national and regional practices.
For Canadian Law Firms, US Trade War Means More Work—And Uncertainty
by David L. Brown
One of the maxims of the legal business is to never let a good crisis go to waste and in the case of Canada’s biggest law firms this means a surge of new work.
Introducing the Inaugural Best Law Firms™ – Spain Rankings
by Jennifer Verta
Discover the firms recognized in the inaugural Best Law Firms – Spain rankings, supported by in-depth legal industry research.
Unveiling the 2026 Best Law Firms™ – Australia Rankings
by Jamilla Tabbara
Discover the 2026 Best Law Firms™ – Australia rankings, supported by in-depth research and read our Client Insights and Legal Industry Market Reports.
Can Canadian Law Firms Stem a Post-Pandemic Pro Bono Decline?
by David L. Brown
In 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis gripped Canada and the world, Canadian lawyers and their law firms took to the pro bono barricades.
The Meta Trial Could Be a Trump Antitrust Bellwether—If the FTC Gets Past Kellogg Hansen
by David L. Brown
For the lawyers representing Meta in its antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission, this is about as bet-the-company a case as it gets.
How Law Firms Are Navigating Trump’s Tariff War, Executive Order Turmoil
by David L. Brown
It's a critical moment for Big Law right now. How firms react to Trump's tariffs and executive orders could dictate even more than their reputations.