Donald Trump has had his mugshot taken in Atlanta GA and has also appointed high profile criminal lawyer Steven Sadow as head of his legal team to handle his multitude of legal challenges following various lawsuits filed against Donald Trump
Numerous reports from the UK and the US about cutbacks during a slowdown in transactional work are also affecting big Australian law firms with reports of cutbacks there. >> Check New Law Jobs Here Tow biglaw firms – Clyde & Co and MinterEllison – had made redundancies to certain back-office roles in June and the
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Allen & Overy lead the Magic Circle law firms with their revenues, eclipsing Clifford Chance, but they are not the largest revenue-earner of the law firms in the City
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Generative Ai will kill the billable hour for lawyers, according to legal futurist and researcher Jordan Furlong. The old billable hour cannot survive the changes that AI is bringing to the law profession
It’s been a bad few days for Dentons, following the end of its Chinese-connection with Dacheng Law Offices has now joined Clyde & Co facing money laundering charges from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The two law firms face alleged offences spanning about four years. Investigators at the solicitors’ watchdog have published details of the prosecution
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Global law firm Dentons has announced its separation from China’s Dacheng Law Offices due to new national security restrictions imposed by the Chinese government. The 2015 merger had formed a 6,600-lawyer entity, with Dacheng contributing over 4,000 attorneys. The split is in response to recent Chinese mandates on law firms, with Dentons maintaining a “preferred firm” connection. This move reflects growing challenges faced by foreign firms in China’s evolving political and economic landscape.
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The boom days for London’s Big Law firms may be drawing to a close, according to a Financial Times report indicating that profits are stagnating and a combination of intense competition from US-based competitors, rising costs, together with a slowdown in deals is having a bottom-line impact. London’s “magic circle” law firms, namely Clifford Chance,
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In this high-stakes legal battle, Wright Prospecting is poised to challenge Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting empire over royalties and ownership of the lucrative Hope Downs mine. The trial features a formidable team of barristers, including three silks and three juniors, delving into the details of a partnership agreement while presenting explosive evidence that could reshape the mining landscape. As the civil trial unfolds in Western Australia’s Supreme Court, discover the prominent figures involved, the contentious claims, and the potential multimillion-dollar implications.
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Law firms featured highly in The Times’ list of the best gender-friendly law firms in the UK, with eight firms listed in the top 50 in the Times list but another survey indicates that there is wide skepticism about most law firms’ well-intentioned efforts to achieve gender equality. The businesses and firms in The Times
Clifford Chance partners have recorded a stagnated pay of £2 million each with a decrease in equity return despite the law firm continuing to show its eighth year of revenue growth
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