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October 09, 2024
US BigLaw Firms Accelerate Enviro Efforts, But Diversity Lags
Amid a number of recent legal challenges, large law firms in the U.S. have amped up many of their environmental, social and governance-related efforts, with particular growth in environmental sustainability action, while areas like diversity, equity and inclusion have been less successful, according to a report out Wednesday that examined firms' public-facing communications.
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October 09, 2024
Insurance Firm Keoghs Expands With Ireland Solicitors Deal
Insurance law firm Keoghs LLP said Wednesday it has expanded into Ireland with the acquisition of Dublin-based O'Brien Lynam Solicitors, in a deal steered by A&L Goodbody LLP and Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP.
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October 09, 2024
Litigation Funder Sues After-The-Event Insurer For £61M
A legal loans company has sued an insurer for around £61.4 million ($80.3 million) over its alleged failure to pay out under a litigation funding arrangement.
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October 09, 2024
Richard Atkinson Appointed New Law Society President
The Law Society said Wednesday that it has appointed criminal law expert Richard Atkinson as its 180th president as the independent professional body for solicitors in England and Wales approaches its bicentenary.
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October 09, 2024
Liverpool Uni Partners With Firms For Working In Law Course
The University of Liverpool has joined forces with six law firms to launch a new course to help students gain legal work experience and to boost social mobility in the profession.
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October 09, 2024
SRA Shuts Down Virtual Law Firm Lawbriefs
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has shut down an online law firm after the company behind the legal venture ran into financial difficulties and called in administrators.
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October 09, 2024
Law Firms Sued For Botched Advice In £5M Ponzi Scheme
Property investors have claimed two law firms failed to warn them of the dangers of sinking their savings into a building project that turned out to be an alleged £5.4 million ($7 million) Ponzi scheme.
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October 09, 2024
Davis Polk Raises Trainee Salaries To New High Of £70K
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP has increased the base salaries of trainee solicitors in its London office to as much as £70,000 ($91,500), the highest reported trainee salary so far as the battle to retain talent in the English capital takes another twist.
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October 08, 2024
4-5 Gray's Inn Square Partners With Indian Law Firm
4-5 Gray's Inn Square announced Tuesday that it has joined forces with a law firm based in India for both legal practices to provide advice and representation to clients on international disputes.
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October 08, 2024
Eversheds Recruits Tax Disputes Partner From RPC
Eversheds Sutherland announced it has added a regulatory and tax disputes partner to its London office from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP.
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October 08, 2024
Robin AI CTO Says Innovation Puts Pressure On Hourly Billing
The traditional hourly billing model in the legal industry is facing increasing scrutiny as in-house legal teams leverage technology to enhance efficiency, the co-founder of a leading AI service told Law360.
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October 08, 2024
Linklaters, EU Antitrust Pros Hired For CMA Roles
The U.K.'s competition watchdog said Tuesday that it has hired two new senior legal directors from Linklaters LLP and the European Commission and awarded a permanent contract to an existing one.
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October 08, 2024
Reed Smith Chooses Virtual Law School For SQE Program
Reed Smith LLP has revamped its solicitors training program by partnering exclusively with a virtual law school, moving away from its previous dual-provider model that included legal education giant BARBRI, the firm announced Tuesday.
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October 15, 2024
Essex Court Chambers Gains Arbitration Pro From 3VB
An international arbitration barrister has joined Essex Court Chambers from 3 Verulam Buildings to boost its offerings in investment treaty claims and other complex cases.
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October 08, 2024
SocGen Bids To Force €140M Clifford Chance Case To France
Societe Generale SA relaunched its fight on Tuesday to force its €140 million ($154 million) negligence case against Clifford Chance LLP out of England, arguing before the Court of Appeal that it should be heard in France.
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October 08, 2024
Closed Firm Parrott & Coales Ordered To Pay Ex-Staffer £7K
An employment tribunal has ordered shuttered Metamorph Group law firm Parrott & Coales LLP to pay £7,689 ($10,074) to a former employee it made redundant after the regulator of solicitors stepped in to close the business.
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October 08, 2024
White & Case Adds Marketing, Innovation Execs Amid Growth
White & Case LLP announced Monday the appointment of both a chief innovation officer and a chief marketing officer as the firm continues to expand through hiring and office openings.
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October 08, 2024
Major Lindsey Elevates Longtime UK Associate Recruiter
A former managing director and practice lead for Major Lindsey & Africa's Europe, Middle East and Africa associate practice group has been promoted to executive director of associate recruiting, the legal consulting and recruiting firm said Tuesday.
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October 07, 2024
Pinsent Masons Snags DLA Piper Construction Disputes Pro
Global law firm Pinsent Masons LLP said Monday it has hired a DLA Piper international arbitration lawyer in London who advises clients on construction, engineering and infrastructure disputes.
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October 07, 2024
Rosenblatt Rejects Negligence Claims Over Jaeger Collapse
Rosenblatt Solicitors has denied being negligent in its handling of a claim for a fashion retail entrepreneur against Lloyds Bank over the bank's alleged role in the demise of fashion brand Jaeger, arguing it had to take a narrow focus to bolster the weak case.
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October 07, 2024
Kingsley Napley Taps SRA's AML Director For New Service
Kingsley Napley LLP said Monday that it has hired the former director of anti-money laundering at the Solicitors Regulation Authority to lead a new service for clients of the firm as the solicitors' watchdog prepares to enhance its fining powers for economic crime.
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October 07, 2024
Covington UK White Collar Chief Heads To Litigation Boutique
Covington & Burling LLP's former co-head of white collar defense for Europe joined litigation boutique Quillon Law LLP on Monday to boost its capabilities in major fraud cases and investigations.
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October 07, 2024
Ex-Mayer Brown Chair Helman Recalled As Steadfast Leader
Former Mayer Brown chair Bob Helman, who stepped up to lead his firm through a fraught juncture in the 1980s during his decades in Chicago's legal community, has died at 90 years old, the firm said Friday.
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October 07, 2024
Firm's Boss Misled Insurer Over Suspended Lawyer, SRA Says
The solicitors' watchdog told a disciplinary tribunal Monday that the boss of a law firm misled insurers to cover up employing a lawyer who was banned from handling client accounts.
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October 07, 2024
CMS Raises NQ Pay In London To £110K
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP said Monday that it has increased the salaries of freshly qualified lawyers in its London office to up to £110,000 ($144,000), as it joins other law firms that have boosted pay for new solicitors.