Australian law firms have managed to increase their profits by an average of five over the last year - but, in a climate of falling revenues, they have had to cut costs by 36 per cent in order to do so. | 11yrs
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A lack of saving for retirement is pushing UK lawyers to consider some dramatic options - with 43 per cent expecting to work part-time after retirement day and one in five even considering starting a new career outside the law. | 11yrs
The top legal search firm has bolstered its national and international offering by bringing New York heavy-hitter Brad Bruner on board. | 11yrs
The country has released new statistics showing that women are now on top in the Emerald Isle. | 11yrs
Michael Harte, formerly of Freshfields and Goldman Sachs, is to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after refusing to provide a specimen after being involved in a driving incident. | 11yrs
Jones Day has been lauded with praise by the judge handling the Detroit bankruptcy for making an 'exceptional contribution' to the city - despite some controversy over the size of the firm's fees. | 11yrs
The executive directors at Ocado have all had their bonus payments cut this year for missing targets on gross sales and net earnings - and the cut for legal officer Neil Abrams is the largest of all. | 11yrs
The police have offered a US$25,000 reward after David Messerschmitt, a 30 year old IP and IT associate, was found dead of stab wounds in a hotel bedroom. | 11yrs
Commerzbank has just set aside US$549m for legal costs and its finance director has warned that a US investigation into alleged sanctions violations could lead to further provisioning. | 11yrs
RPC, formerly known as Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, is launching a management consultancy wing to complement its large portfolio of insurance work. | 11yrs
Leading global outsourcer Integreon has upped its presence in London with the launch of an expanded global delivery centre in the City. | 11yrs
Corporates are now borrowing more in loans around the world than at any time since the global financial crisis, according to Allen & Overy's Corporate Funding Monitor. | 11yrs
While most workers achieve substantial pay rises only in the first decade of work, lawyers - along with doctors and engineers - break that rule and see remuneration increases throughout their careers. | 11yrs
The 16 members of the Clifford Chance management committee saw their remuneration boosted by 11 per cent in 2013/14 - according to the practice's latest set of accounts. | 11yrs
Allen & Overy is expecting to triple its contract lawyer business in the next 18 months whilst a similar business in Australia, lexvoco, is co-ordinating hundreds of lawyers although it launched in 2014. | 11yrs
A third of law firms in Australia are planning to open new offices despite a worsening in prospects and business confidence in the last few months. | 11yrs
Prosecutors have described how a 51-year old Pittsburgh lawyer defrauded a local bank while embezzling funds from the law firm where he worked in order to finance businesses that he was running. | 11yrs
Former Jones Day partner Mark Hermann is predicting problems for the rich law firms whose partners earn US$1m a head - as they fall behind the super-rich where earnings are around $3m. | 11yrs
Internal governance is improved by having lawyers on boards but not all are convinced that the role has to be that of a director, the GC Excellence Report 2015 says. | 11yrs
The bank is facing threats of criminal proceedings in the US over allegations that it assisted clients evade tax. | 11yrs