Legal news

Kirkland & Ellis pick up Ropes & Gray team

Five top Ropes & Gray partners have jumped ship to US law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

• WORKPLACE

  

  Lawyers procrastinate for over an hour a day

  From chatting, surfing the web and engaging in social media, lawyers are prone to a bout of proscrastination every day. The good news for their bosses - accountants are worse.

• MANAGEMENT

  

  Herbert Smith Freehills selects May Tai to head China

  The respected mediator will oversee the 300 partner strong Greater China region.

• LAW FIRM PRACTICE

  

  Slow growth for law firms in 2017

  Law firms are set for bigger expenses and slower growth in 2017, according to Citibank's quarterly report.

• APPOINTMENTS

  

  Pemberton Greenish hires new CEO

  The private client firm was looking for an executive with proven experience growing a law firm.

Editor's picks

LEGAL OPERATIONS

Yahoo automates workflows through ThinkSmart

Yahoo's move to automate thousands of workflows and process saw the company turn to ThinkSmart. Paul Hirner, CEO, ThinkSmart discusses the journey.

LEGALTECH

China looks to lead in legaltech

With more than 100 legaltech companies in China, China is gearing up to become a market leader in the legal space.

MILLENNIALS

The march of the millennials

The millennials are now calling the shots and older generations at law firms are being forced to listen, says Simon Harper.

BREXIT

Can foreign investors sue the UK over Brexit?

Foreign investors may have a case against the UK government if profits suffer post-Brexit, says Bryan Cave's Maria Gritsenko.

Blogs

LEGAL EDUCATION

The pretext of scholarship and how it discriminates against practitioners

Legal academics are sniffy about practitioners who teach. But, says Reuben Guttman, this outdated view does a disservice to the legal profession.

INVESTMENT

Egypt's missed investment opportunity

Egypt has passed a new investment law but while it is a step in the right direction, more is needed, says Cairo-based lawyer Dr Mohamed Bahaa Eldin Abou Shoka.

Business sector round up

DATA

The sovereignty of data

The lack of a unified global approach to data and regulation is a serious impediment to global business, says Dean Armstrong QC, Dan Hyde & Sam Thomas of Cyber Counsel.

PEOPLE

Cali-headquartered Knobbe Martens expands to NYC

Leading US intellectual property law firms Knobbe Martens is to open an office in New York City as a result of a growing demand for IP expertise in the Big Apple and in efforts to recruit qualified staff.