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Multinational law firm has elected a new European senior partner

19/10/2016(0)
It was announced today that King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has elected Frankfurt partner Michael Cziesla as its new EUME Senior Partner. Michael takes up the position with immediate effect and ... Read More
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Multinational law firm agrees partnership with Chinese law firm

18/10/2016(0)
Leading global law firm Hogan Lovells and Fujian Fidelity Law Firm (“Fidelity“) have entered into a formal association in the China (Shanghai) Free Trade Zone (“Shanghai FTZ“). This move ... Read More
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World’s First Publicly-Traded Law Firm Facing Securities Class Action

14/10/2016(0)
There’s a cautionary tale playing out in Australia over what can happen when law firms take money from outside investors, something that’s still prohibited here in the U.S. Slater ... Read More
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Law firm introduce penalty system for lawyers; If fail to hit seven hours of work, their computer will block

05/10/2016(0)
London-based law firm Howard Kennedy has introduced a penalty system in which lawyers – including partners – who fail to clock up seven hours of work per day will ... Read More
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Multinational law firm signed a deal with an AI software developer

28/09/2016(0)
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has announced a strategic partnership with machine learning software provider, Kira Systems. The firm will use Kira in its Legal Services Centre to support ... Read More
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Baker & McKenzie retains 88 per cent of qualifying trainees

26/09/2016(0)
The Chicago-headquartered law firm is keeping on all but two of its 16 qualifying trainees in London. Retention figures released yesterday by Baker & McKenzie confirmed that 14 of ... Read More
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Hewlett Packard successor firm launches first panel review

13/09/2016(0)
HP Inc, the largest successor company of Hewlett Packard, has launched a global law firm panel review. HP Inc sent a 17-page request for proposal (RFP) document to law ... Read More
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More than 1,000 new legal firms will be created this year in UK

13/09/2016(0)
More than 1,000 new solicitor firms will be created in 2016, official statistics suggest, a 30% increase on the last two years. From 1 January to 31 July, 612 ... Read More
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Magic Circle law firm Freshfields to defend Apple in EU tax battle

02/09/2016(0)
Magic Circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has secured the mandate to defend Apple against the single largest EU tax bill in history. With the global business community still reeling ... Read More
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Multinational Law Firm predicts A$1 Billion Loss; largest financial loss ever recorded in legal sector

29/08/2016(0)
Slater and Gordon Limited (“Slater and Gordon”) (ASX: SGH) today provides an update on key earnings and balance sheet expectations for the financial year ended 30 June 2016. Total ... Read More
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