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NewsKennedys in latest Anglo-Scottish merger
International firm Kennedys has announced a merger with one of Scotland’s biggest litigation firms.
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OpinionThe legal ‘turnarounds’ solution
Could more struggling law firms be saved if the sector had a stronger ‘turnaround’ culture?
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OpinionPart-owning your firm
It makes good business sense for some firms to have wider ownership – and there is no universally perfect model.
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NewsPEP up 10% at Baker & McKenzie
Profit per equity partner (PEP) rose 10% to $1.2m (£774,000) last year at global firm Baker & McKenzie. Net profits grew 9% to $862m (£553), on turnover up 5% to $2.419bn (£1.56bn), according to the firm’s financial results for the year ended June 2013. Eduardo Leite, chairman, said profit and ...
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NewsRiverview Law aims to double in size
FTSE contract wins fuel growth at Merseyside pioneer, whose CEO claims law firms have been ‘protected by myth for too long’.
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NewsLawyers and accountants upbeat on economy
Professional services firms are becoming more optimistic about their business prospects.
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Solicitor 'told to stay single' settles discrimination claim
Kate Baker, formerly of Follett Stock, alleged she was sacked after beginning a relationship.
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NewsEqual pay champion's firm shuts down
Stefan Cross Solicitors will close at the end of September.
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NewsForty-six jobs lost as Challinors finally goes under
Troubled Midlands firm Challinors has gone in to administration.
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OpinionWhere has everyone gone?
It is that time of year again. Everyone has disappeared for summer – but, with mobiles and email around, it’s getting harder to switch off completely.
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NewsTroubled Challinors sells off PI casework to SGI Legal
Troubled Midlands firm Challinors has sold its personal injury caseload to PI specialist SGI Legal.
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Britons taking to online legal services, says startup
Online pioneer Rocket Lawyer claims a successful ‘beta’ phase in the UK.
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OpinionWe are all Edward Snowden’s lawyer
Recent revelations of government spying raise concerns about attorney-client privilege, writes Jonathan Goldsmith. What are bar associations doing to help protect it?
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Salaried entry point to ‘dynamic’ law career
A national firm is to employ 10 school-leavers on a starting salary of £12,000 as part of a legal apprenticeship scheme to produce trained paralegals.
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NewsLawyers can ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly
Lawyers sometimes ‘exert undue influence’ on elderly clients to force them to make decisions, the Legal Ombudsman warns.
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News‘Dispersed’ pioneer Keystone to become an ABS
Commercial firm Keystone Law, which pioneered the ‘virtual’ model of organisation, is to become an alternative business structure in October.
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Profession warned to learn from coalition legacy debacle
Probate specialists have warned of the need to learn lessons from the debacle of a £520,000 bequest to ‘the government of the day’.
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NewsLawyer fined £5,000 in ombudsman case
A lawyer has been found in contempt of court and fined £5,000 plus costs in an action brought by the Office of the Legal Ombudsman.
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NewsPicture looks rosiest for India’s lawyers
India’s senior lawyers enjoy the highest earnings relative to their country’s wealth coupled with the highest confidence in their job security, according to a new survey.