Navigation “We expect to see some methodology changes to the rankings this year,” Dave Killoran, chief executive officer of PowerScore Test Preparation, told Law.com Wednesday. “If they were to use the same methodology as last year, then anyone could predict the final outcomes since the rankings are built on public data.”
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Big Law Takes Bigger Bet on Contingency Fee Practices
Kirkland, Crowell, Quinn and Susman Godfrey, among others, have all had financial gains from contingency fee cases. “We’ve seen a noticeable increase in interest in building out plaintiff side practices,” said Evan Meyerson, at Burford Capital.
At Goodwin, Growth Investments Scuttle Profits While Revenue Ticked Up
Despite a higher head count in 2023, Goodwin said it did not plan on any force reductions in 2024.
Who Is Responsible for Protecting Lawyers' Mental Health?
“Human nature is responsible,” said Florida State University College of Law professor Lawrence Kriege. “If you look at history, there has been a persistent problem that has plagued mankind forever, and it’s called greed. It can be greed for money, greed for power, greed for prestige—but it’s greed.”
Case Closure Rates Get Longer as E-Discovery Increases
Across the country, federal defender offices are struggling with increasingly complex litigation marked by escalating electronic discovery demands. Staffing shortages and the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic have added to their challenges.