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The firm is taking its first step into the African legal market. | 10yrs

New research suggests that accountants are closing the pay gap on lawyers, as oversupply and the growing use of paralegals cause salary depression in the legal sector. | 10yrs

International profits have skyrocketed to £1.9m at the firm. | 10yrs

In its first full year of trading since merging with Speechly Bircham in November 2014, revenues at Charles Russell Speechlys rose 4 per cent to £140m. | 10yrs

Integrity, punctuality and trustworthiness rank higher than legal skills when looking for a job after law school, according to a recent survey of US attorneys. | 10yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has warned of a sharp increase in the number of scammers using a 'law firm' front to conduct fraudulent activities. | 10yrs

A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 10yrs

The bank is being targeted for at least $500m in a conflict of interest lawsuit brought by a shareholder of a former client. | 10yrs

A new survey has found that the number of pro bono hours being put in by AsiaPac lawyers has lifted almost 40 per cent in the last year. | 10yrs

The leading vacation rental company has recruited former US Attorney General Eric Holder amid claims that the Airbnb platform leaves too much room for the biases of users. | 10yrs

Former BHS owner Philip Green has instructed Schillings to demand an 'immediate apology' from Frank Field MP, who co-led the inquiry into the retailer's collapse. | 10yrs

Jones Day has warned that Australian companies need to create and implement data breach programs, and fast, lest they face increased risk of aggressive litigation. | 10yrs

Baker & McKenzie has warned that a 'disorderly' exit of the UK from the EU could cost the global M&A market up to $1.6 trillion. | 10yrs

Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom are among the firms to have advised in telecom behemoth Verizon's US$4.83 billion cash deal to purchase internet giant Yahoo. | 10yrs

Norton Rose Fulbright has deepened its footprint in Africa by entering into a strategic alliance with Kenyan law firm Walker Kontos. | 10yrs

In what is believed to be the first money-laundering prosecution involving bitcoin, a Miami judge has ruled that the virtual currency isn't the same as money and thrown out criminal charges against a man accused of selling it to undercover agents. | 10yrs

Shearman & Sterling has unwittingly become caught up in the biggest ever asset seizure by the US Department of Justice's anti-corruption unit. | 10yrs

A report published by MPs today finds that Olswang and Magic Circle outfit Linklaters are among those advisers 'culpable' for the collapse of BHS. | 10yrs

Five former Hogan Lovells lawyers have joined Jones Day's offices in Singapore and Beijing. | 10yrs