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Thomson Reuters buys digital court document and evidence-sharing platform CaseLines

Acquisition comes as courts move to virtual hearings amid the coronavirus pandemic

14 Aug 2020

Eversheds Sutherland posts strong results as CEO warns of tough times ahead

Firm's international business, excluding the US, sees net profit rise 5%

3 Aug 2020

Ropes & Gray backs behavioural science trend with new data analytics consultancy

Regulators increasingly touting behavioural science as a way for businesses to improve corporate culture

31 Jul 2020

LexisNexis invites applications for firm's fifth Legal Tech Accelerator programme

Three-month programme starting in September will run in a virtual format due to Covid-19

30 Jul 2020

Ashurst joins consortium to develop AI platform for better data collaboration

Project aims to enhance data sharing across industries while assuaging privacy concerns

29 Jul 2020

Barclays names former SABMiller deputy GC as bank's new legal chief

Stephen Shapiro will replace outgoing GC Bob Hoyt at the start of August

28 Jul 2020

Aria Grace Law pledges to donate all profits to charity every year

UK firm aims to donate at least £150,000 this year as part of its ethical commitment programme

27 Jul 2020

DAC Beachcroft partners with Cognia Law on flexible resourcing service

Cognia Flex will give firm on-demand access to 'curated talent pool'

24 Jul 2020

Pinsent Masons sees revenue increase as it unveils new performance targets

Firm waves off 12% drop in PEP as it looks to measure success by its culture and client satisfaction

23 Jul 2020

Ashurst annual revenue holds steady even as pandemic hits Asia Pacific business

Firm posts FY20 revenue of £644m at the end of April, broadly in line with 2019 levels

22 Jul 2020

Former Nedbank chief legal counsel launches South African law firm Maphosa Attorneys

Founder Jonathan Maphosa was also previously deputy GC at South Africa's central bank

21 Jul 2020

Boies Schiller hires bankruptcy duo as firm prepares for Covid-19 economic fallout

Arrivals come as Boies Schiller loses another senior lawyer to King & Spalding

20 Jul 2020

Jenner & Block hires team of eight from Kilpatrick Townsend to bolster Native American law practice

Three-partner team joins as Chicago-based firm celebrates landmark Supreme Court victory for Creek Nation in Oklahoma

17 Jul 2020

Private equity firms increasing scrutiny on legal spend amid Covid-19 pandemic

Majority of in-house counsel at buyout firms say their legal bills are not transparent

16 Jul 2020

Clifford Chance pledges at least 40 per cent of its global partners will be women by 2030

UK magic circle firm also sets first LGBT+ and ethnicity targets as it ramps up inclusivity drive

15 Jul 2020

Alternative fees and invoice discounting on the rise as GCs seek to cut costs, study finds

Discounting rises to levels normally only seen in year end as proportion of US matters using flexible fees reaches double figures

14 Jul 2020

Nearly quarter of lawyers fear impact of digitalisation and AI on legal profession, survey finds

The MOSAIC Mood Index also shows the vast majority of lawyers are taking work-related stress home with them

13 Jul 2020

Latin America Covid-19 woes see region's M&A activity plunge to lowest on record

Deal value in first six months of the year falls below previous record low in 2003, Mergermarket report shows

10 Jul 2020

Asia Pacific region least impacted by coronavirus-fuelled global M&A slowdown

Indian law firms dominate top echelons of Mergermarket's APAC M&A advisory league tables

9 Jul 2020

Freshfields and DLA Piper top European H1 M&A tables for value and volume as deal activity plunges

Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith Freehills jump up rankings as Slaughter and May drops out of top 20

8 Jul 2020