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On day 13 of deliberations in the fraud trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, at least one juror is reporting physical problems - revealing in a note that she has been treated for muscle spasms caused by sitting for so long. | 10yrs

West Virginia looks set to become the first US state to sue Volkswagen AG for deceiving car buyers, after the company installed software to hide that its diesel engines exceeded pollution standards. | 10yrs

As well as outgunning the top UK firms on trainee pay, the US firms are increasing their recruitment demands - with White & Case, for instance, increasing its graduate intake this year from 30 to 40 people. | 10yrs

The seven partners who will man the office are made up of five coming from DLA Piper and two from an Italian boutique named hELP - The Employment Law Plant. | 10yrs

The total number has fallen from 178 to 170 in the last 12 months, according to figures published by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. | 10yrs

London-based Gordon Dadds is to become a £30m full-service practice, following the acquisition of Jeffrey Green Russell after it appointed administrators last week. | 10yrs

The high level of activity is being interpreted as the result of poaching expeditions, flights to safety in challenging markets and the strategic view that 'big is best' in the current climate. | 10yrs

The firm says that the two events - the November closure of the 12-lawyer, four-partner Paris office and the consultation of possible redundancies in London, including 20 of the 22 partners - are separate. | 10yrs

Allen & Overy senior partner David Morley and global managing partner Wim Dejonghe are both to stand down from their leadership posts in May, after eight years in situ. | 10yrs

Davis Polk & Wardwell comes first in the Bloomberg rankings by volume of issuings, while Latham & Watkins tops the table when ranked by number of deals. | 10yrs

DLA Piper is planning to reach around 100 lawyers within the next few years, with particular focus on expanding the litigation and intellectual property groups. | 10yrs

The whole of the Chinese legal profession is concerned about its position, with the majority of lawyers frightened of being forced to have 'chats' with the authorities, according to a lawyer and former judge who is now in the US. | 10yrs

Technology could give lawyers the opportunity to deliver legal services to the millions who currently can't afford them and improve their image, according to Mark A Cohen of strategic consultant Legal Mosaic. | 10yrs

A 'shoulder-tapping exercise' has seen Clyde & Co, one of the fastest growing law firms in the UK, say goodbye to three partners from a team that is principally a support arm to the insurance group and other main focus areas. | 10yrs

What is thought to be the first legal move against Volkswagen came from a UK law firm yesterday, as London-based Leigh Day asserted customer rights to a 'full refund' for costs related to buying cars they believed were clean but turned out not to be. | 10yrs

The number of deals hit an all-time low, confounding expectations based on a strong 2013-14, according to the seventh annual Herbert Smith Freehills Australian Public M&A Report. | 10yrs

Some 42 per cent of firms are spending between $5m and $10m on staff, resources and technology in the business development area, according to a report from LAC Group, a library outsourcer. | 10yrs

The loss of privacy in divorce cases is compelling High Net Worth couples to negotiate divorce settlements in order to avoid personal information being reported in the press, according to top 100 law firm Hugh James. | 10yrs

General counsel may be shouldering more responsiblity in a wider corporate role but a poll for the GC Futures Summit reveals that they are enjoying their new position. | 10yrs