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International firms in Dublin hires
DAC Beachcroft acquires two partner-led team in Dublin while Dechert continues its expansion and plans to offer training contracts in the city.
Scots defend judicial independence
As UK prepares for another turbulent week of Brexit, Scots judges defend their role after political and media attacks, and the Supreme Court may well agree with them.
Report condemns "unchecked power" in arbitration
Over 80 percent of private-sector US employees will be forced into arbitration with their employers by 2024, a new report predicts.
Pinsent Masons in double innovation
Launch of two innovative programmes sees inclusive decision-making and virtual internships move up the agenda at Pinsent Masons.
HFW takes on Ince team
Firm launches Monaco office with hire of Ince team.
How cost-effective is your legal department?
Gartner says cost-effective legal departments invest almost twice as much in training compared with higher-cost peers.
MHC in diversity initiative launch
Law student diversity initiative launched by University College Dublin (UCD) in partnership with Dublin law firm Mason Hayes & Curran.
Clydes team jump ship
As London International Shipping Week kicks off news comes in that a Clyde & Co shipping team is disembarking to set up a their own boutique firm.
DLA Piper boosts Irish expansion
Firm appoints four new partners and three legal directors to expand recently-opened Dublin office, with more to come.
New Scottish scales of justice
Shepherd and Wedderburn supports launch of Strathclyde Centre for Antitrust Law and Empirical Study (SCALES).
General counsel diversity demand paying off
General counsel can be well-pleased by their outside counsel diversity response as 64 law firms announced as Mansfield Rule 2.0 certified.
Globalised IP litigation “skyrockets”
MoFo Study finds IP litigation increases in complexity, riskiness and international scope as spend skyrockets, nearly doubling in 15 years.
Trio of general counsel in controversial departures
Boardroom battle, regulatory probes and an arrest in controversial but unrelated departures of trio of general counsel in America's arms, oil and movie industries.
Talking the legal talk
Microsoft signing up as first user is big boost for 'standard' legal language released last month by SALI.
NRF applauds Maritime women
Norton Rose Fulbright highlights Maritime women as two of their own are appointed to leading roles in Canadian maritime law organizations.
$900k general counsel may have her work cut out after IPO
WeWork SEC filing ahead of IPO reveals absence of women on the board and potential exposure to foreign corruption… oh yes, and how much its general counsel earns.
Dentons in mindful move
Firm's appointment of chief mindfulness officer in response to "groundbreaking work" promotes more holistic legal practice.
Law firm flags retail sector employment "suspicions"
Findings, including 1 in 10 retail workers experiencing "inappropriate sexual touching" in current job, “confirm the suspicions of anyone working in employment law.”
Counsel quartet make Latina power list
A quartet of Latina counsel make the cut as general counsel praises his deputy general counsel as she heads up the lawyers on the cross-industry list.
IP litigation spend skyrockets
Spending by companies on IP litigation is on the rise with larger and more complex matters, MoFo survey finds.