The average base salary for senior in-house lawyers has climbed 12 per cent in the last year, but bonuses have slid in the opposite direction. | 10yrs
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Research from Deloitte has found that more than half of GCs are considering turning to non-traditional firms and other legal service providers for their outside legal work. | 10yrs
Just one week after one of the deadliest mass shootings in the history of the United States, the country's deadlocked Senate appears no closer to advancing legislative measure which would curb the sale of firearms. | 10yrs
UK-based firm Fieldfisher has announced a Swiss Verein-structured merger with Italian firm Studio Associato Servizi Professionali Integrati (SASPI). | 10yrs
The legal services arm of Big Four accounting giant EY has picked up new partners in Canada, Argentina and Chile. | 10yrs
Iran is back in the media again but this time it is for promoting business and attracting and welcoming foreign investors, says Shahrzad Atai who heads up Child & Child's Middle East practice. | 10yrs
The Obama Administration's top lawyer before the Supreme Court has swiftly trashed the possibility that a 'ban' on Muslims travelling to the United States may become law under a Trump presidency. | 10yrs
The two firms will go head-to-head as Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund International Petroleum Investment Co (IPIC) pursues $6.5bn from Malaysia's controversy-ridden 1MDB development fund. | 10yrs
Ashurst has confirmed that it will close its office in Sweden, with its entire national workforce set to join Stockholm-based firm Hamilton. | 10yrs
The Law Society has announced plans to cut the practising certificate fee for solicitors by 9 per cent. | 10yrs
Cosmetics giant Revlon has agreed to buy skincare and fragrance brand Elizabeth Arden for $870m with advice from two heavyweight law firms. | 10yrs
A High Court has ruled that leading group action law firm Leigh Day was negligent in its duty of care to thousands of the victims of the Trafigura toxic waste spill. | 10yrs
A US federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit which accuses coffee giant Starbucks of 'uniformly under-filling' its lattes should proceed. | 10yrs
Figures from the Law Society of Ireland confirm that 2016 has been a record-breaking year for UK-based lawyers seeking admission in Ireland. | 10yrs
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan is planning to sue the official campaign for Britain to leave the European Union after the company's logo was included on a Vote Leave leaflet. | 10yrs
The Supreme Court president has called on legal educators to place ethics at the core of law curriculum. | 10yrs
New figures show that reports of misconduct against solicitors by fellow legal professionals have jumped a third in five years to over 2,500. | 10yrs
The global megafirm has reported steady growth with revenue in the UK, Middle East and Africa region increasing from £155m to £165m in the 2015/2016 financial year. | 10yrs
Associates are no doubt delighted by the race to $180k engulfing the world's biggest law firms - but the clients who fear they'll be footing the bill are less happy. | 10yrs
Corrs Chambers Westgarth chief executive and partner John Denton has been chosen to succeed Sunil Bharti Munil as the latter moves up to become chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce. | 10yrs