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Law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges has followed Skadden Arps and Davis Polk in requiring lawyers to work in the office 4 days a week. I have five questions:

Despite an ex-Clifford Chance lawyer rising to general counsel at a major private equity firm, the clear direction of travel is that the new generation of in-house leaders will be from U.S. firms. at.law.com/9VtNnf?cmp=sha… via @lawdotcomINTL

It is too easy to blame all major law firm job cuts on market conditions, there is something else going on - and it is more worrying for junior lawyers... The Hidden Reason Behind Big Law’s Layoffs at.law.com/njsLZC?cmp=sha… via @lawdotcomINTL

Congratulations to Mike Polson, Ashurst for winning the Lifetime Contributor to Innovation award! He was praised for continually driving innovation in ways of delivering legal services, ways of working, career pathways and diversity. #LegalInnovationAwards

The Product of the Year’s winning product proved to be the secret sauce that gave a client’s lean legal team its life back and empowered reps to focus only on closing deals. Congratulations to Juro! #LegalInnovationAwards

“Impressive in both scope and scale, as well as being genuinely innovative” is how one judge described the winning entry for the Outstanding Training Innovation award. Congratulations to RPC! #LegalInnovationAwards

One client testimonial described the winning firm’s product for the Future of Legal Services Innovation – Large Private Practice award as “the best legal tool ever". Congratulations to Simmons and Simmons! #LegalInnovationAwards

The winner for Future of Legal Services Innovation – Mid-Sized Private Practice clinched the prize for its very broad offering, which is of great value to clients. Congratulations TLT! #LegalInnovationAwards

The Future of Legal Services Innovation – In-House award winners were commended for the global scope and impressive results of the winning entry’s digitization and contracting transformation. Congratulations to Unilever! #LegalInnovationAwards

For the Future of Legal Services Innovation – Small-Sized Private Practice, the winners here were commended for a truly innovative project that has re-engineered the way lawyers and non-lawyers work with Barristers. Congratulations Clerksroom! #LegalInnovationAwards

The Future of Legal Services Innovation – ALSP winner was praised for its document management system implementation, completed under aggressive timelines, under budget, and with demonstrable metrics-based results. Congratulations to Konexo! #LegalInnovationAwards

“To have dreamt up but also built, launched and implemented such a complex yet effective tool on a modest budget is very impressive.” said the judges for the International Law Firm Innovation award. Congratulations to Simmons & Simmons! #LegalInnovationAwards

The winner of the Client Management Innovation’s technology platform was praised for its excellent use of existing knowledge and data. Congratulations to Pinsent Masons!

The Outstanding Marketing Innovation award winner’s entry was described as “ingenious and brave, with measurable impact for the firm's brand.” Congratulations to Brabners! #LegalInnovationAwards

Congratulations to BDB Pitmans for winning the Metaverse Innovation award for their “brilliant idea of getting into Metaverse Legal aspects and using the Meta Room.” #LegalInnovationAwards

The CSR Innovation award winner undertook an ambitious programme, which has delivered 4,500 lawyer hours of support since February 2022. Congratulations Travers Smith! #LegalInnovationAwards

The winner of the Knowledge Management Innovation stood out for its “vision and ambition, the huge effort that must have been involved in development and execution, and the likely enduring impact across the firm.” Congratulations Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner! #LegalInnovationAward

The winner of the Leading PR & Communications Innovation delivered a programme to ensure greater gender and ethnic representation among its spokespeople. Congratulations to Eversheds Sutherland! #LegalInnovationAwards

The Disruptive Technology of the Year - Private Practice Award’s winning entry was described as a “genuinely disruptive use of technology for the benefit of all stakeholders involved” Congratulations Clerksroom! #LegalInnovationAwards

The Disruptive Technology of the Year winner’s technology, it has never been easier to compare a law firm's diversity performance with the industry average and to identify adverse impact. Congratulations to Rare! #LegalInnovationAwards