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The firm has opted for a collaborative approach to appointing the next leader as its veteran senior partner Charles Martin prepares to hand over the mantle to the next generation. | 8yrs

Traditional law firms are on the wane, as the legal profession moves from guild to marketplace and the myths of legal practice are uncovered, says legal professor and entrepreneur Marc Cohen. | 8yrs

Chatbots and conversational search will be the focus for legal technologists next year, say Jeff Pfeifer of LexisNexis and Josh Becker of Lex Machina who give their predictions on what's hot and what's not. | 8yrs

The big-hitters are part of a Club of 15, which are leaving other firms on the sidelines when it comes to getting big-ticket work, says Citi. | 8yrs

This week's appointments includes a hot trade hire for Kirkland & Ellis in Geneva and a move by Linklaters to strengthen its Washington DC office. | 8yrs

Lewie Donelson, who founded the firm in 1954, set out to create a full service practice with broad expertise. | 8yrs

The latest move in the ongoing battle for the insurance market has seen Clyde pick up a team from Miami law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson. | 8yrs

A number of smaller law firms are closing their doors as they struggle to compete in a challenging marketplace. | 8yrs

Chicago law firm Brinks Gilson & Lione is the first foreign law firm to get approval to practice in China's 'Silicon Valley'. | 8yrs

The team includes Ince's former head of energy Jeremy Farr and are the latest additions to K&L's expanding energy practice. | 8yrs

More law firms than ever took the plunge last year as they sought to find ways of differentiating their offerings in a highly competitive market. | 8yrs

As regulators up their games globally, individuals are finding themselves in the line of fire. | 8yrs

A former general counsel who set up an insurance litigation boutique to provide better value legal services has joined Duane Morris after a year in business. | 8yrs

Revenues at Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance increased with management awards on the increase. | 8yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 8yrs

The lawyer who led the inquiry into Uber last year, former attorney general Eric Holder, says company lawyers need to become corporate watchdogs. | 8yrs

A reshaping of the marketplace will see the end of law firms which are 'all things to all clients.' | 8yrs

The UK law firm finished 2017's global flurry of activity with an addition to its Latin American hub. | 8yrs

The firm made the move to take advantage of the city's fast-growing technology sector. | 8yrs