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Rankings: Law360 400
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May 21, 2024
Strategic Hiring Was The New Normal For BigLaw In 2023
The 400 largest law firms by headcount in the U.S. grew more slowly in 2023 than in the previous two years, while Kirkland & Ellis LLP surpassed the 3,000-attorney threshold, according to the latest Law360 ranking.
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May 21, 2024
The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
The legal market expanded more tentatively in 2023 than in previous years amid a slowdown in demand for legal services, especially in transactions, an area that has been sluggish but is expected to quicken in the near future.
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June 26, 2023
10 Years Of The 10 Biggest US Firms
Jones Day, Morgan Lewis and Greenberg Traurig all had their taste of being No. 1 before ceding that spot to Kirkland. Watch the top 10 firms of the Law360 400 evolve from 2014 to 2023.
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June 26, 2023
A Need To Be Big: US Law Firms Kept Foot On Gas In 2022
The 400 largest law firms in the U.S. saw continued growth last year, outpacing 2021's headcount additions, with surges in hiring among midsize firms accounting for a meaningful portion of the increases, according to the most recent Law360 ranking.
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June 26, 2023
The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
The war for talent raged on into 2022 even as business in some areas began to slow, with law firms bolstering their ranks as well as their strategies for weathering the economic headwinds.
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June 17, 2022
The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
As the legal market adjusted to pressures of a global pandemic and saw demand for complex legal services soar, many law firms spent 2021 locked in a fierce war for talent to meet ever-expanding client needs.
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June 17, 2022
Will BigLaw Regret Its Hiring Spree As The Economy Softens?
The largest 200 law firms in the U.S. boosted their headcount by an average of 5.6% in 2021 — the steepest increase in five years, according to the Law360 400. Here's a look at what those numbers mean and where firms may be headed if the economy slows in the coming year.
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July 26, 2021
The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
As much of the U.S. emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic that upended the world last year, law firms are taking stock of how much their business and their bench strength were affected by the unprecedented pressures of a global health crisis.
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July 26, 2021
Where Have All The Associates Gone?
Nonpartner attorney headcounts declined slightly across the Law360 400 last year amid the pandemic, leaving many law firms scrambling for associate talent that seems to be evaporating even as many firms see an uptick in work.
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May 13, 2019
Identity Politics: How Firms Seal The Deal After A Merger
As regional firms join forces with large national firms, they must decide how important it is to maintain those identities. Ultimately, choices on everything from the firm’s name to local office culture must ensure old clients aren’t left behind.
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May 13, 2019
The Dangers Of BigLaw's Merger-Happy Growth Strategy
There are those who say large law firms can at times be like lemmings, playing a dangerous game of follow-the-leader with their peers. A record-breaking year for law firm mergers in 2018, which has driven drastic head count growth, is one example of that, some observers say.
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May 13, 2019
The Firms That Lost The Most Attorneys In 2018
Among the firms that saw their head counts shrink the most in 2018, the losses were indicative of an aggressive lateral market, a shifting business strategy or very little at all in terms of the firm’s overall performance, depending on whom you ask.
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May 10, 2019
Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
The annual Law360 400 ranks the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component by domestic attorney head count.
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May 10, 2019
These Law Firms Keep Their Partnership Ranks Lean
Want to be a partner at these firms? Better have rainmaker potential. Here is the list of firms with the most elite partnerships, according to Law360's annual law firm ranking.
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May 10, 2019
Megafirms Drive Thirst For Tie-Ups As Firms Scale Up
The biggest of BigLaw raised the bar for size and pace in yet another record-breaking year for mergers, as more firms tried to compete by swelling their ranks, according to Law360's annual law firm ranking.
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April 16, 2018
Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
Lathrop Gage lost more than 15 percent of its attorneys in 2017. Can a new managing partner help bolster its headcount?
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April 16, 2018
Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
BigLaw’s brass ring has grown more elusive in recent years, Law360 data shows, and experts say a number of potentially market-changing forces may be at work.
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April 16, 2018
Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
Andrews Kurth Kenyon saw a more than 12 percent drop in headcount in the year before its February merger with Hunton & Williams — a story experts expect to become familiar for regional firms in Texas.
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April 16, 2018
Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
De-equitized partners. Contracting offices. Declining headcount. The leaders of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan say it’s all part of the plan — a plan that’s already paying dividends.
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April 13, 2018
The Law360 400
Kirkland & Ellis LLP leapfrogged its way to the top of this year’s Law360 400, our annual ranking of the largest law firms in the country.
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April 13, 2018
Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
The annual Law360 400 ranks the largest U.S.-based law firms and vereins with a U.S. component by domestic attorney headcount.
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April 13, 2018
How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
These firms saw double-digit growth in 2017 — one hire at a time. Here, their leaders tell Law360 of their varied approaches to attracting top talent.
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April 13, 2018
Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
The biggest of BigLaw are widening the gap between themselves and their rivals, as firms of all sizes grapple with fluctuating demand and seek out their place in the legal landscape.
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May 29, 2017
The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
Often with one hire at a time, five firms drove double-digit growth last year, according to the latest Law360 400. Here’s how they added headcount without putting their culture at risk.
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May 29, 2017
The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
Four firms saw their roster of U.S.-based attorneys shrink by more than 10 percent last year, according to the latest Law360 400. In some cases, a dramatic exodus can be devastating, but experts say there can also be a silver lining.