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Law offices are not the only locations where the numbers of secretaries have been reducing - as UK data shows that 47% of such jobs disappeared between 2001 and 2013. | 11yrs

A well-built, hooded person seen entering the hotel and climbing the stairs to the floor where a DLA Piper associate was found stabbed in Washington DC is probably female, according to police investigators. | 11yrs

Two lawyers who have both worked at Davis Polk and Freshfields are joining the Paris office of Mayer Brown on 1 April, taking on roles as partners in the corporate and securities practice. | 11yrs

Some 8m people are each month visiting Avvo, the site which promises to connect consumers to a lawyer on the phone within 15 minutes - and numbers are expected to rise as a new app allows mobile callers to upload the photo of a document. | 11yrs

The leading UK legal regulator has recorded a 25 per cent rise in the number of occasions when individuals pretended to be running a law firm - taking the total to over 700 in 2014. | 11yrs

Three in ten of law firm respondents to a Bloomberg poll have said that financial pressures represent the biggest change for lawyers since 2010 - but competition from international firms and lateral hires loom large too. | 11yrs

The retail giant's trademark and competition work has effectively transferred over to the Cooley office, which opened in January, in the arms of two Edwards Wildman partners - giving Cooley a priority spot on Amazon's European legal adviser panel. | 11yrs

Nearly one in three employers surveyed in Australia say they are imminently planning an increase in their in-house legal divisions - a reflection of the shift away from natural resources to professional services in the economy, says a recruiter. | 11yrs

Seven years after the start of a defamation dispute between a coach and one of the top US baseball players of his era, the insurer AIG has set up a settlement between its client, the ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer. | 11yrs

Chairs of non-European insurance companies operating in the UK face a higher standard of compliance regarding their awareness of potential rule breaches, under proposals due to take place next year. | 11yrs

Businesses could be saved from going under in conflict zones if they are offered the commercial lifeline of insurance, according to an American lawyer based in Ukraine. | 11yrs

What are the implications of the newly-published 'Report on Cyber Security in the Insurance Sector'? Vikram Sidhu of Clyde & Co explains. | 11yrs

Claire Temple of Osborne Clarke answers four questions to explain how and when the new insurance and the complex liability issues that could ensue. | 11yrs

2015 is the year in which driverless cars will start appearing on roads on both sides of the Atlantic - with pilots starting in the US and UK. Insurance lawyers will be helping develop new laws and policies. | 11yrs

Although it has no offices in Africa, Herbert Smith Freehills has given over £1.2m of pro bono advice to the Sierra Leone government since 2010 - and has helped the state deal with the commercial effects of the ebola crisis. | 11yrs

The US leads the top 10 - taking six places but Canada is also represented through Stikeman Elliott and Australia gets a place through Allens while two London-based firms - Freshfields and Linklaters - are potentially well-placed. | 11yrs

US banks are in the first steps of preparing their Q1 results - and many are thought to be concerned that the inclusion of large legal provisions will encourage regulators and consumers to aim for bigger settlements than they would otherwise accept. | 11yrs

Lawyers in the luxury sector are invited to submit nominations for themselves or their clients in the Luxury Law Awards 2015, hosted by queen of shops Mary Portas. | 11yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 11yrs