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NewsProfits up 12.5% at Wright Hassall
170-year-old Midlands firm reports growth in turnover and pre-tax profits.
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NewsSir Philip Green says Olswang lent credibility to BHS buyer
Businessman says the firm did not know Retail Acquisitions owner Dominic Chappell from a ‘hole in the wall’.
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OpinionWill lawyers really have a role in the online court?
It’s nice of Briggs LJ to include lawyers, but it feels like a token gesture.
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NewsFees at second-tier firms move ahead as dynamics shift, says Deloitte
Quarterly Deloitte survey shows income per fee-earner reaching £260,000 at firms ranked from 26-50.
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NewsA&O partners with big four accountant to target major banks
Joint venture will automate document drafting to help banks cope with new regulations.
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News‘John Lewis’ law firm doubles all-staff bonus
Stephens Scown awards £3,000 annual bonus after adopting a shared-ownership model last year.
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NewsValue of completed M&A deals hits pre-crisis high
But City lawyers say the value of new deals has fallen in the past few months over Brexit fears.
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NewsLinklaters hits back over ‘completely unjustified’ BHS comments
Magic circle firm criticises comments made by chair of the Work and Pensions Committee over its role in the sale of BHS.
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NewsSpotlight remains on Olswang as MPs ask about BHS fees
International firm given until Monday to provide details of the fees it was paid for its work on the sale of BHS.
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OpinionDebates on diversity are a stuck record
It’s time to try something new in debates on the legal profession’s diversity.
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NewsQualitySolicitors loses leading abuse claims firm
Abney Garsden acquired by claimant firm Simpson Millar.
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NewsLaw firms’ bank debts jump 36%
Accountants’ survey shows firms borrowing to invest as workloads increase.
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NewsOsborne Clarke adopts ‘work anywhere’ policy in Reading office
The office has ‘loosely designated team areas’ rather than individual desks.
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FeatureNorthshoring benefits for law firms
Northern cities such as Sheffield offer many opportunities for southern law firms to gain competitive advantage and reduce costs by relocating part of their operations there.
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NewsSheffield makes new push to persuade law firms to northshore
Council talks to firms about the benefits of moving services to the steel city.
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NewsMPs attack Linklaters and Olswang for role in BHS sale
Top law firms accused of failing to alert client that buyer of the retail giant had twice been declared bankrupt.
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NewsJacobs takes helm at Linklaters
M&A specialist elected as senior partner after 26 years at magic circle firm.
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FeatureHow to: work part-time
An ever increasing number of law firms and in-house teams are recognising the value of part-time working.
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NewsDentons to shift 50 UK business services roles to Warsaw
Global giant will open a business services centre in Poland later this year to offer clients a ‘one-firm experience’.
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NewsNorton Rose to move 170 'operational roles' to the Philippines
The firm plans to open a global service centre in Manila this September.