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Are ‘Fixed Fees’ Really Fixed? Legal Costs Build as Spending Climbs, Says New In-House LawSurvey

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A new survey from 300 in-house lawyers in the UK has found that 64 per cent of venture capital and private equity firms are spending more on legal services but pressure to control legal costs has also increased.The survey, from Apperio has also found that ‘fixed’ legal fees are not always fixed and that legal

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UK Law Firm To Cut Unnecessary Travel For Its Lawyers

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In a bid to reduce its carbon emissions, Shoosmiths said it would deduct funds from team travel each time its lawyers flew to a meeting, according a report in The Telegraph.The firm’s objective is to encourage the firm’s more than 1,000 employees to consider alternatives to flying as the company aims to reduce its carbon emissions

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Kim Kardashian’s Case A Warning Shot of Changing Scene For Social Media Influencers

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Kim Kardashian\’s brush with the law via the SEC case has been a wake-up call for influencers and others in the social media endorsement space that has been a long time coming.When the Securities and Exchange Commission took their $1.26 million action against Kardashian for her endorsement actions, they also unveiled new moves regarding celebrities

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New Report Shows 3 Reasons Why Most Big Law Firms Will Increase Hourly Rates

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A new research report shows that most Big Law firms will increase their hourly rates in 2023 for three, key reasons.The 2003 Law Firm Hourly Rate Report details average hourly rates by individual law firms, rather than aggregating groups of law firms with disparate pricing structures, such as those found in various surveys, peer services

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The Great Law Firm Resignation – Where Will It End?

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The latest law firm survey from recruitment firm Mahlab shows a major surge in law firm resignations, despite major increases in law firm salaries.The Mahlab survey indicates a growing disenchantment with the law as a profession, with legal talent leaving, be it London, New York or Sydney.The resignations continue notwithstanding a major increase in big

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First Time Ever Defendant Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading in Cryptocurrency Markets

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 Nikhil Wahi Traded Based on Tips From a Former Coinbase Employee Regarding Crypto Assets That Were Going to be Listed on Coinbase ExchangesDamian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that NIKHIL WAHI, the brother of a former product manager at Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”), pled guilty to

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Trump Considered Jones Day For Russia Investigation Defense, Says Book

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A new book on Donald Trump has written about the links between Trump and Big Law firms, including a consideration about using Jones Day to defend him during the Russia Investigation.Jones Day, one of the world’s largest law firms, advised Trump’s campaign in 2016 and played a major role in his administration from 2017 to

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