Despite the slump in oil prices, revenue per lawyer at Houston-based Baker Botts increased 7.4 percent in 2015, topping $1m for the first time, while profits per partner expanded 6.2 percent. | 9yrs

Olympus Corp has agreed to pay at least $646m to settle two bribery probes by the US government. | 9yrs

A job seeker is to have an interview at Slaughter and May after sending a cover letter addressed to the secretary of the firm's head of marketing with two packets of Haribo attached. | 9yrs

New research from recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has revealed that 61 per cent of legal professionals are actively seeking a new job. | 9yrs

Paul Hastings has reported that 2015 was its most profitable year ever, with profits per partner crossing the $2.5m barrier. | 9yrs

A New York state judge has dismissed charges of grand larceny against two former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, who will face a new trial on more minor charges later this year. | 9yrs

Sir Nicholas Forwood QC, a former a judge of the General Court of the EU, has joined White & Case in Brussels. | 9yrs

Three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives have been indicted this week for allegedly failing to take measures to prevent the tsunami-triggered nuclear meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011. | 9yrs

The governing Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit legislation reclassifying bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which are currently considered commodities, to Japan's parliament by June. | 9yrs

British American Tobacco (BAT) has appointed Linklaters to conduct a full investigation into allegations of corruption made against the FTSE 100 giant. | 9yrs

New research conducted by the dating application Tinder has shown that lawyers have one of the most popular jobs, but only for men. | 9yrs

The issues faced by the automotive industry in Japan has led to Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise) establishing a focus group for the sector. | 9yrs

South Korea's largest law firm has lost some of its dominance of the market according to a report by Maeil Business News Korea. | 9yrs

A new guidance document issued by the Law Society says those interested in a career in the legal profession should not be 'taken advantage of' and should be compensated for work experience lasting more than a month. | 9yrs

Lawyers for Britain - a campaign group that champions Britain's exit from the EU - has been unveiled this week by top City lawyers. | 9yrs

Bar Council chair Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC estimates that aspiring barristers may have to spend as much as £127,000 in order to qualify, severely hampering efforts to improve diversity and social mobility at the bar. | 9yrs

Lawyers On Demand is set to merge with fellow agile working provider AdventBalance, giving the firm a major base in Australia and Asia. | 9yrs

A round-up of hires from the UK and US. | 9yrs

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. | 9yrs

It seems that London's law firms are feeling the pinch of increasing rents, with many of the biggest downsizing their offices last year. | 9yrs