What's Happening With China Legal? Read Asia Legal Blog To Find Out.

When I worked in BigLaw, I, along with most of the other associates at my mega-firm, could hardly wait for the next issue of American Lawyer Magazine to hit our law firm's library. That magazine did a pretty decent job keeping us informed of what was going on in the legal world, and even within our own firm. It would give ratings to working as an associate at the big firms, with a commentary.

My friends and I would always try to get quoted, though always anonymously. One year we bet on who would get quoted. I won by saying that we associates were pretty well informed of firm goings-on because we would get so much coverage in the American Lawyer. Now, if you want to read law firm rumors, the best place is Above the Law, (which had my firm down for a merger with Baker & McKenzie!) but it does not carry much on Asia.

Asia Legal Blog is written by a legal headhunting firm so it is not going to go off on a rumor, but it is a good and free source of goings on in the Asian legal community. It does a good job listing new offices in Asia, new hires in Asia, and big transactions. If you want to know what is happening with mostly BigLaw in Asia and in China, I recommend you check it out.