The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today are:
- Top 25 duo defy crunch with double-digit growth in 07-08
- UK trio become LLPs with only two top 10 firms yet to convert
- A&O still on top in debt capital markets rankings
- Cleary leads as US firms hit 20% mark on diversity
- Dealmaker Directory 2008
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Post of the day
"For your own sake, I hope you do go and enjoy yourself tremendously. I am just two years older than you and a lawyer in a magic circle firm. I never took a gap year, went straight from school to university, then from university to practice. I have worked insanely long hours for more than a decade. I am divorced, have few friends and am cynical, washed out, utterly exhausted and ready to throw it all in. I feel physically sick at the thought of making a run for promotion and doing this for the next however-many years. I would trade your mid-life crisis for mine... good luck!" - Career Clinic: I'm having a mid-life crisis at 30!
Last man standing
How can 'the new guy' make sure he's taken along for the ride when his team is pondering a switch to a rival firm? Share your wisdom for the latest Career Clinic dilemma
The professionals
How expert witnesses were key to the Mills-McCartney divorce case; the Commercial Court's working party on long trials; and why it's more difficult than ever to get legitimate experts to back their judgement in court - it's all here in the latest Expert Witnesses feature
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