Law school students could be losing some of their cognitive abilities as a result of stress caused through an overly sedentary lifestyle and a lack of exercise while studying hard. | 12yrs
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The latest financial report from the Law Society show the costs of dealing with troubled firms rising from £3m to £6m. | 12yrs
Shawn Atkinson, senior venture capital partner in London, is leaving to join Orrick amidst speculation that four or five other partners are also considering transferring to other firms. | 12yrs
Richard Susskind, the legal IT expert, has been appointed by the Royal Bank of Scotland to advise on its forthcoming panel review process and help improve efficiencies. | 12yrs
Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry has granted licences to 20 female lawyers. | 12yrs
Silicon Valley law firm Cooley is gearing up for a London launch and is said to be on the hunt for premium partners. | 12yrs
Having worked as a public defender can hinder a lawyer's chances of gaining political office. | 12yrs
James Kleier, formerly a partner in both Preston Gates & Ellis (now K&L Gates) and Reed Smith, has been sentenced to imprisonment for 12 months in relation to a decade of non-disclosure of earnings. | 12yrs
The UK's largest law firms are growing faster than their mid-size counterparts. | 12yrs
Sir Chris Hohn, founder of the Children's Investment Fund, and his ex-wife Jamie have begun proceedings in UK courts which could lead to his paying her US $1.4m | 12yrs
Anton Valukas, chair of Jenner & Block, has been defending the actions of General Motors in front of a US House of Representatives energy and commerce sub-committee, in an inquiry into its fatal ignition problems. | 12yrs
The US Supreme court ruled that substance must determine patentability for an invention, not an abstract idea on a computer. | 12yrs
Legal bills of £2.3m in the year to August 31 took celebrity chef onto the verge of a pre-tax loss, with a bad lease cost dragging the business into the black with a final loss of £6.4m. | 12yrs
Outsourcing company Quindell plc wants 1,500 workers in its legal division staff by the end of 2014. | 12yrs
Thomas Eckardt, legal consultant at Robert Walters in Sydney, is advising law firms to increase pay raises in the near future or risk losing lawyers. | 12yrs
Clifford Chance is set to vote next month on whether or not it should cut down its management committee from 16 to nine. | 12yrs
Watchell Lipton Rosen & Katz topped the list again for the 100 most prestigious law firms, a Vault survey found. | 12yrs
Regulators are expected to increase penalty action against individuals. | 12yrs
Chinese lawyers are facing a new set of restrictions around their online activities. | 12yrs
Bingham McCutchen LLP has expanded its services in China, bringing in Fred Chang, who will join as a partner in Beijing | 12yrs