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KPMG: Big Four player poses new threat to law firms

02/06/2015(0)
KPMG is growing its legal arm beyond tax, threatening to become a major player in the legal services market. Speaking to Lawyers Weekly, Jeremy Geale, the head of KPMG’s tax ... Read More
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The Legal Market in Mexico: The Quandary of the Top Domestic Players

27/05/2015(0)
These are exciting times in Mexico. There are seismic legal and economic changes underway as a result of President Enrique Peña Nieto’s “Pact for Mexico.” Top local law firms ... Read More
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Acritas’ UK Law Firm Brand Index reveals four year market winners

22/05/2015(0)
Smart strategic moves, a differentiated proposition and affinity with female buyers drive success for the UK’s leading law firm brands. Over the last four years, the UK legal market ... Read More
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Banks Said to Go to Legal Big Five in S. African Forex Probe

22/05/2015(0)
Banks under investigation in South Africa over alleged currency manipulation have hired the largest law firms in the country to advise them on the probe. Bowman Gilfillan, ENSafrica and ... Read More
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Third of lawyers say no to partnership in favour of work-life balance

21/05/2015(0)
Perception of the legal profession’s glass ceiling not seen as a main impediment to law firm leadership roles Work-life balance and stress are the primary reasons lawyers are not ... Read More
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Big Law Firms Winning More of Intellectual Property Work

20/05/2015(0)
As disputes over patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets have grown, the nation’s biggest law firms have wrested away much of the lucrative intellectual property litigation work from smaller ... Read More
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New York Weighs Jurisdictional Rule for Foreign Firms

18/05/2015(0)
Some lawyers say bill is at odds with recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling New York lawmakers are weighing a bill to make foreign companies submit to the jurisdiction of ... Read More
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Law Firms Have Room to Improve, General Counsel Say

12/05/2015(0)
Attorneys at law firms have work to do, a new survey of general counsel worldwide has found. While lawyers “were making more effort to understand business needs and communicate ... Read More
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Number of law firms planning to raise charge out rates increases

07/05/2015(0)
Third of commercial firms likely to raise rates in bid to boost profits, despite continued client pressure on fees The number of commercial law firms expecting to overcome customer ... Read More
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Statistical evidence from Acritas reveals law firm brand growth is linked to revenue growth

07/05/2015(0)
Law firms which have grown their brands the fastest over the last four years have seen 45% faster growth in revenue compared to the rest of the field. Over ... Read More
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