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The Disruptive Law Firm’s ‘Plug-and-Play’ Business Model That Is Showing The Way For Others

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A legal specialty in crofting law and the law of servitudes may not sound like the basis for a profitable law firm, but for this Scottish law firm there is far more to running a profitable and successful law firm than the traditional practice areas and its disruptive model is heralding what is likely for

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Eversheds Sutherland Opens San Francisco Office

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SAN FRANCISCO, March 30, 2022 – Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland announces today the opening of a San Francisco office, expanding its US presence to one of the top business, technology and legal markets in the country while creating new opportunities to strengthen its capabilities and worldwide footprint.Baird Fogel, a highly regarded and experienced transactional attorney, has joined

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Could Law Firm Price Comparison Sites Push Smaller Firms Out of Business?

Law firm price comparison sites are important marketing avenues but they are raising questions about whether large firms will monopolise the practice and drive smaller law firms out of business.Law Society vice president Lubna Shuja told the Law Society’s annual risk and compliance conference this week that “In other markets, top comparison tools put commercial

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BigLaw Salary Scale For London Lawyers Lifts Higher

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The biglaw salary scale just got higher in London following another US-based law firm lifting the pay rates for newly qualified lawyers to an eye-watering $215,000. Reports from London indicate that Vinson & Elkins has joined the other Stateside law firms Gibson Dunn and Simpson Thacher in lifting salaries to £161,700 and £158,000. Covington &

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UK Government’s “Lawfare” Clampdown: New laws on the abuse of British courts to protect free speech

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The UK Government has announced new laws relating to the use of libel laws by wealthy individuals to silence journalists and others with announcements from the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab will today set out proposals that take aim at so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation

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What Do We Need To Know About UK Cap on Medical Negligence Cases

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 Graham Sewell*  On 31 January this year, the UK government announced they’re considering a change to the way medical negligence cases are handled. Proposing a cap on legal fees for cases has been put forward as a way to combat the financial strain the National Health Service (NHS) is facing under an increase in claims

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