If a cursory glimpse at the headline news over the last few months hasn't been enough to crush your spirit, try typing 'women/work' into Google and brace yourself for a slew of discouraging statistics. | 9yrs
Latest legal news
A number of Dewey ex-partners have written to a New York judge asking that their former chief financial officer Joel Sanders be spared a jail sentence. | 9yrs
Data risk has risen to the top of the agenda for many general counsel, research for the GC Futures Summit has revealed. | 9yrs
Chinese outbound investment to reach $1.5 trillion over next 10 years, despite increasing regulatory scrutiny. | 9yrs
New proposals from the UK financial regulatory have still not clarified whether corporate counsel in financial institutions will have to answer to the Financial Conduct Authority. | 9yrs
Administrators for the collapsed European arm of KWM admitted a 'technical breach' of redundancy conditions. | 9yrs
Texan law firm Patterson + Sheridan has come up with a novel way of doing business in Silicon Valley. | 9yrs
The firm, which is on a global expansion trail, has launched its third office in Australia. | 9yrs
A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 9yrs
A Cambodian government official has been attacked for comparing lawyers to cows and now faces court action. | 9yrs
The UK has introduced a new Data Protection Bill allowing people to erase online histories which could see social media outlets face fines of up to £17 million if they fail to delete information when asked. | 9yrs
Top 100 law firm DMH Stallard and regional law firm Rawlison Butler are joining forces. The combined firms will be known as DMH Stallard, with 70 partners and a combined turnover of £30 million. | 9yrs
The Law Society of England and Wales has partnered with a cyber security company as its lawyers face increasing security risks. | 9yrs
Whilst the market struggled in the last quarter, BigLaw pulled slightly ahead, according to Thomson Reuters. | 9yrs
The world famous Edinburgh Fringe festival is the perfect opportunity for cybercrime, a local law firm warns. | 9yrs
The firm has taken a small team from Hogan Lovells to shore up its South African insurance practice. | 9yrs
A new corporate international advisory legal practice - Tweed - will take on the social media giants for corporates, politicians and CEOs over reputational, privacy and data issues. | 9yrs
International dispute resolution funder Vannin Capital (Vannin) has added three new investment directors to open an office in NYC - the company's second office in the US and eighth globally. | 9yrs
The firm has recruited a local team for its seventh office opening this year. | 9yrs
Law firms are under pressure to drive profits through operational efficiency as demand for legal services remains flat. | 9yrs