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Rodgin Cohen said that banks have put 'an enormous amount of resources' into improving their cultures and he questioned the prickly nature of relations with regulators which seems to be an over-reaction to allegations of cosiness in the past. | 11yrs

The law firm is building up its Asian infrastructure in a range of areas. | 11yrs

The Portuguese law firm is upping its business credentials by recruiting from business. | 11yrs

A survey of 34 managing partners in Australia has found that nearly two thirds predict 'a state of flux', while one in five say the predominant theme will be 'pressure from clients' and nine per cent say the market is 'too crowded'. | 11yrs

Professional bodies might start requiring would-be lawyers to be competent in the prevailing technologies, according to a lead speaker at the Australian College of Law Specialist Legal Conference. | 11yrs

Earlier settlements and the handling of disputes in-house are behind the layoff of 21 litigation lawyers and 17 litigation staff at Goodwin Procter - a move that could point a trend at other firms which have bulked up their dispute resolution teams. | 11yrs

UK law firm Shakespeares has been shocked by the news that one of its partners Rob Adey was caught up in the terrorist attack in Tunis this week and, although he is understood to be unhurt, his wife and fellow solicitor, Sally, was killed. | 11yrs

A quarter of law firms which work with legal desktop and bill manager Viewabill have asked to use the same system to help them manage client projects internally. | 11yrs

Lawyers and other tax advisers who aid clients evade tax will the the subject of penalties under a new criminal offence which is to be announced by the UK government today. | 11yrs

The Spanish firm has opened offices in Algeciras to focus on maritime law. | 11yrs

Seven years after opening in the Middle East, Latham & Watkins is to shut two of its bases, saying that it can operate there as one region rather than seeing the area as four distinct markets. | 11yrs

Letters were yesterday auctioned at Bonhams in London relating to the involvement of writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in clearing the name of an Anglo-Indian solicitor who served three years in jail for horse mutilation. | 11yrs

Law School students who pay US$50,000 a year or more in fees are twice as likely to become law firm partners - but proximity of law school to a thriving legal market is another strong indicator, according to the University of Minnesota. | 11yrs

Credit Suisse and Wal-Mart are among the employers which are so keen to retain staff that they are monitoring the exit stats and consulting experts who can tell them which kinds of workers are likely to leave early. | 11yrs

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

A report by the GC 100 group on Cyber security law and practice provides a guide for legal departments as a recent survey reveals the average breach costs $8.9 million. | 11yrs

In-house work can be 'miserable', depending on who you work for, and 'work/life balance' has given way to 'work/life integration', according to readers of Australian magazine Lawyers Weekly who have been giving details on the reality of life inhouse. | 11yrs

Robert Durst, the 71-year old American from the billionaire property family, is using the same Houston criminal lawyer who defended Keith Lay, the CEO and chair of Enron when it went bankrupt in 2001. | 11yrs

UK law firms working with small and medium-sized organisations are optimistic about growing fees and cash flow - despite the fact that profits fell on average from 24 to 20 per cent of turnover during 2014. | 11yrs