What Do the 2013 Bonuses Tell Us About the Legal Market? (video)
December 8, 2013

David Lat and Elie Mystal from Above the Law talk with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about 2013 bonuses for lawyers at Cravath and Skadden, as well as some recent and noteworthy breakdowns in merger talks among several large law firms.

What Would the Obama-Backed 2-Year Law School Look Like? Dean Describes NYLS Program
September 21, 2013

Anthony Crowell, dean and president of New York Law School, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia (a New York Law School alumnus) about the school's new two-year law degree program and the prospects for a federal ranking system of higher education providers.

Why Are Clients Buying Less But Paying More? ALM’s Editor-in-Chief May Have The Answer (video)
September 14, 2013

Aric Press, editor in chief of American Lawyer Media, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the latest data on the financial performance of law firms. "The legal marketplace is a complex entity. Parts of it have recovered, parts of it haven't," says Press. "You can walk through the halls of virtually any major law firm that you can name, and you will find people busier than they've ever been–and others down the hall twiddling their thumbs." When Pacchia asks why market forces wouldn't...

Law Schools Still ‘Inaccurate’ on Employment Numbers, Says Law Prof (video)
September 7, 2013

Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about how a recent set of disciplinary actions against law school administrators for misrepresenting employment data will impact the movement to reform legal education.

BigLaw Growth Was ‘Anemic’ for First Half of 2013, Reports Wells Fargo (video)
August 21, 2013

Jeff Grossman, a Senior Director at Wells Fargo Private Bank, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about his firm's new report on the state of BigLaw. The survey of 120 law firms saw revenue growth of 1.5% for the first half of 2013, compared to the same period of time last year.

Dechert Looks to Hollywood for Marketing Edge (video)
August 9, 2013

Duncan Wiggetts, a London-based partner at Dechert, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the release of A Price Worth Paying, a new film produced by the law firm and Area 17 that highlights some of the corporate governance issues facing today's boards. Written by Wiggetts and directed by Nick White—who was shortlisted for the BAFTA Short Film Award in 2011—the 35-minute drama marks a unique foray into law firm marketing. But will it translate into more client work for Dechert?

How Companies Use Social Media to Hire Law Firms
May 7, 2013

A new survey from public relations firm Greentarget finds that in-house counsel are frequently using LinkedIn and lawyer...

With Up To 20% of Am Law 200 ‘Badly Weakened,’ Will More Firms Fail?
April 29, 2013

A substantial percentage of the nation's largest law firms enter the sixth year of the Great Recession "badly weakened,"...