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Dentons in partnership with WeWork

Dentons has found a new way to service startups: the firm has announced that it has formed a partnership with international co-working giant WeWork Companies.

24 Feb 2016

UK's biggest law firms downsize as London rents escalate

It seems that London's law firms are feeling the pinch of increasing rents, with many of the biggest downsizing their offices last year.

24 Feb 2016

Law schools reconsider the LSAT

In a bid to boost shrinking application pools, a number of US law schools are considering dropping the Law School Admission Test requirement.

23 Feb 2016

Europe hires

A round-up of recent moves from across Europe.

23 Feb 2016

Squire Patton Boggs announces California acquisition

Squire Patton Boggs has announced that the 1,500-attorney firm is merging with a 50-lawyer boutique headquartered in San Francisco.

23 Feb 2016

US hires: Epstein Becker & Green and Orrick

Healthcare and employment law firm Epstein Becker & Green is expanding its consulting arm with two healthcare and human resources specialists, while Orrick has added seven partners to its office i...

17 Feb 2016

Dickstein Shapiro partners lose millions left with firm

The now defunct law firm Dickstein Shapiro has told its equity partners - some of whom left as long as three years ago - that they won't be getting any capital back.

17 Feb 2016

Asia hires: Olswang, Bird & Bird and White & Case associate

Olswang Asia is taking on a new managing partner, while Bird & Bird and White & Case associate Witara Cakra Advocates have made double partner hires.

16 Feb 2016

US patent approved for LPO service provider QuisLex

In a first for the legal industry, LPO service provider QuisLex has announced the issuance of a US patent for its document review process.

16 Feb 2016

Photos of naked judge removed from website

Photographs of a New Zealand judge holidaying at a nudist camp have been removed from the resort's website after being used to promote it.

15 Feb 2016

Clyde & Co opens Oman office

The IP practice of Clyde & Co is expanding its trade mark and patent filing capabilities in the Middle East with a new direct filing office in Muscat, Oman.

15 Feb 2016

City hires: Nabarro, Orrick, Squire Patton Boggs and PwC

Nabarro, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Squire Patton Boggs have added to their ranks, while accounting firm PwC is developing its legal arm with a double partner hire.

15 Feb 2016

Lawyer sacked for calling Liverpool FC fans 'scouse scum' lands new job

Chelsea fan Clive O'Connell, a high-flying City lawyer, left law firm Goldberg Segalla after branding Liverpool FC fans 'scouse scum' during a hot-tempered YouTube interview and ha...

12 Feb 2016

EY boosts legal Tech drive with Wragges hire

EY has hired Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co co-chair of technology Richard Goold as a partner to lead and grow a legal Tech team, as well as support the firm's wider Tech and FinTech practice...

12 Feb 2016

Fatal shootings at Alabama law firm and accountant's office

According to authorities, a gunman fatally shot two people with whom he had business ties at a law firm and a nearby accountant's office in Hamilton in western Alabama on Wednesday morning.

12 Feb 2016

Litigation finance competition heats up in North America

The race for dominance among top commercial litigation financers continued this week, with UK-listed Burford Capital and Australia-listed Bentham IMF announcing that they are hiring Big Law ve...

11 Feb 2016

New Skype malware a threat to legal professionals

A new malware named T9000 that mimics e-Discovery applications and targets Skype users could be a big headache for legal professionals.

11 Feb 2016

Law firms warned on drawings as profits rise

The latest Financial Benchmarking Survey from the Law Society shows that law firms in England and Wales continue to enjoy inflation-busting profits, but for a growing number excess drawings could...

10 Feb 2016

Corporate law firm rates up despite weakening demand

Documents filed in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases show the hourly fees charged by elite corporate law firms in the US are in some instances well over the $1,000 per hour mark.

10 Feb 2016

Dentons promotes three in UKMEA as turnover climbs

Dentons has promoted three to partner in the UK, Middle East and Africa (UKMEA) in its global promotions round, while turnover in the region is up by 6.4 percent from £147.6m to £157m in 2...

10 Feb 2016