Wake Up Call: As Work Piles On, Big Firms Fear Losing Talent

Oct. 4, 2021, 12:47 PM UTC

In today’s column, Kirkland promoted a record 151 lawyers to partner; elite U.K. law firms are facing a talent shortage; a California federal chief judge issued a Covid vaccine mandate.

  • Leading off, Big Law firms facing soaring demand for their services are failing to recruit enough talent to do the work. They’re also not promoting enough young people into leadership roles, a report says. (American Lawyer) Elite law firms are among U.K. professional services firm hit by a labor shortage. (Financial Times) Wilson Sonsini’s managing partner talked about the firm’s ideas for helping lawyers shoulder the ...

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