Law technology solutions abound – but how many are actually needed by a small- to medium-sized law firm and how many law firms are embracing new technologies? The development of new law technologies is one way that law firms can more powerfully and creatively move into new services and strengthen their ties to clients – […]
Cyberattacks and ransomware attacks have ratcheted up since the pandemic and law firms have become an increasingly attractive target for cyber criminals with their huge store of valuable information, data, confidential corporate information, tax and other data. The reputational and business risk for law firms from such attacks is massive. As ransomware attacks continue
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The role of women in law – or at least the need to ensure more women wind up in senior legal roles – has occupied the legal profession for many years in many jurisdictions. But as the number of women in the profession continues to grow (with more women than men in Australia already) more
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Big deals, different deals and a ton of legal work is continuing to drive the growth of the largest US law firms during 2021. The Economist reports that almost 16,000 deals involving at least one American party were announced during the first six months of this year, which is half as many again as the
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Continued momentum, building on the critical mass achieved Knights, the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services business, today announces its full year results for the year ended 30 April 2021. Financial highlights Revenue increased by 39% to £103.2m (2020: £74.3m) H2 organic revenue growth of 10% (H2 2020: 10%), representing a significant recovery from
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Divorce is the last thing on the minds of those getting married, but when things turn sour it is the divorce lawyer called to pick up the pieces, rather than requiring the parties to sort out their own difficulties. As the old joke says, if those getting divorced could work things out for themselves, they
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It may be more usual for US law firms to steal a march on their City-based competitors in London, but for Freshfields’ their 2020 move to Silicon Valley and poaching of legal talent is paying off in terms of deals. Reuters report that Freshfields’ July 2020 launch of their Silicon Valley office has seen
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MinterEllison’s Australian offices continue to shed partners with five key finance partners departing and with special counsel Caitlin Chiu and long-serving partner John Mosley heading to Corrs Chambers Westgarth. The moves follow the mass departures in February when three partners left for Corrs as it continues its expansion. An earlier departure was big name M&A
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Rising fast up the Power List is former Solicitor General Michael Heron QC whose continued high profile work has made him one of the country’s most powerful lawyers. Recently appointed to inquire into the death of Olympian Olivia Podmore by Cycling NZ and High Performance Sport NZ and acting for boxer Joseph Parker named in
The Law Firm Salary Wars Continue . . Everywhere Top law firm salaries and those from top law firms continue as Associates’ pay rates continue to go through the roof among US law firms and US-based London firms. Milbank started the rise with their 200k pay rates for Associates in June, but others have followed.
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