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Legal Speak is a weekly podcast that makes sense of what's happening in the legal industry. Each episode tackles a subject that's worthy of a deep dive—from law firm profit hacks to Supreme Court showdowns to the most promising plays in legal tech. Hosted by Senior Litigation Reporter of the Daily Report Cedra Mayfield and Senior Staff Writer for the American Lawyer Patrick Smith, Legal Speak offers straight talk from experts, plus an inside-the-newsroom perspective on market-shaping stories.

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Behind the Am Law 100's Banner Financial Year—and What Lies Ahead for Big Law

Apr 30, 2021

Despite—or, perhaps more accurately, because of—its rocky start, 2020 ended up being a banner year for Big Law financials. The pandemic forced law firms to cut costs in a major way, but there was a lot more than that behind firms’ soaring profits.<br/><br/>

In this week's episode, Gina Passarella, ALM’s editor-in-chief, global legal brands, interviews American Lawyer executive editor Ben Seal and ALM Legal Intelligence senior analyst James Willer about some of the key findings from this year’s Am Law 100 rankings with regard to profitability.