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Artificial intelligence is coming for law firms
May 11th, 2017
Chances are if you’re a paralegal or a junior lawyer entering the field, you’d rather spend your time doing other things than scanning documents for clients’ names or other mundane information. New artificial intelligence systems designed specifically for law ...
Multinational law firm announced 26 new Partner elections worldwide
March 27th, 2017
70% of newly elected Partners based outside of UK reflecting firm’s global nature New Partners drawn from across 10 practice areas Total number of Partners remains stable at 470 Linklaters, the leading global firm, today announces the election of ...
The Winners of the British Legal Awards 2016
November 28th, 2016
City of London Law Society Lifetime Achievement Award Margaret Chamberlain Law Firm of the Year Pinsent Masons Editor’s Award: Law Firm Leader of the Year Quentin Poole Legal Services Innovation Award Hogan Lovells Legal Week Intelligence Client Partner of ...
RBS rejected Goldman, Deloitte warning over 2008 cash call, lawsuit alleges
November 17th, 2016
Just hours before Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) launched a massive cash call in 2008 to shore up its capital, the bank’s senior advisers were still discussing whether its financial figures were potentially misleading for investors, court documents allege. ...
Cheers! Lawyers net £200m from SABMiller deal
September 1st, 2016
Law firms will bank almost £200m from advising on the third-largest corporate takeover ever – brewer SABMiller’s £79bn acquisition by Budweiser owner Anheuser-Busch InBev. In total, the two companies will pay an astonishing $2bn in fees and taxes to ...
Magic Circle Law firms pick up spots on new EU banking panel
August 5th, 2016
Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance and Linklaters have been joined by Hogan Lovells and PwC on a new panel created by the new EU authority responsible for winding up banks. The EU’s Single Resolution Board (SRB) tendered for legal advisers earlier this year, ...
Freshfields outpaces Magic Circle with 6.6 per cent revenue increase
July 11th, 2016
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has topped fellow Magic Circle outfits Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance with its 2015/16 growth result. Financials released by the firm yesterday show a 6.6 per cent lift in global turnover for the last financial ...
King & Wood Mallesons top the APAC Law Firm Index 2016; Which firms are the next in top ten
July 6th, 2016
King & Wood Mallesons and Baker & McKenzie are the firms best positioned to take advantage of fast rising legal spend in the region. Findings show that success in the region is built on local office presence combined with ...
India is on the verge of opening its legal market to foreign law firms
July 4th, 2016
India is on the verge of opening its legal market to foreign law firms as ministers have revealed they will meet to discuss fresh proposals next Tuesday (5 July). Legally India reports that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has ...
Partners from global audit firms will face grillig over role in BHS collapse
May 19th, 2016
Partners from Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and Grant Thornton will face a grilling from MPs next week over their lucrative advisory roles in distressed high street retailer BHS, following its plunge into administration which threatens up to 11,000 jobs. The ...
