Clifford Chance is weighing up the option of extending a stress reduction scheme which it has been offering to trainees over the last year to all staff. | 12yrs
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California law firm Downey Brand has laid off 17 non-lawyers but says that lawyers remain 'very busy'. | 12yrs
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) recommended that, to avoid corruption, companies should approach third parties with “reasonable due diligence” - but the direction is too vague, says Zimmer Holdings GC Albert Li. | 12yrs
The largest US mediation service, JAMS, has launched a new international mediation service in Ireland to be headed up by high profile media lawyer Paul Tweed. | 12yrs
Linklaters litigator Greg Reid and and corporate partner Tom Shropshire have been replaced after their decisions not to stand for second terms. | 12yrs
Chetan Nagendra, the former Facebook lawyer who is qualified to practice is four jurisdictions, has opened a Bangalore-based practice to advise international clients. | 12yrs
Denton joins up with its South African law firm partner KapdiTwala. | 12yrs
A New York judge has reduced the divorce payments due to the wife of a Cadwalader partner, arguing that she reduced his capacity to earn by criticising him in public. | 12yrs
Amsterdam-based Prakken d'Oliveira has made a formal complaint to the home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk, claiming that its phone lines are being intercepted. | 12yrs
A Thomson Reuters survey shows that over half of respondents predict their firms will specialise more or become highly specialised by 2044. | 12yrs
The changing balance in revenue prospects has been underlined at Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) whose senior partner, Richard Crump, is moving base from London to Singapore. | 12yrs
To avoid paying national insurance for its partners, Evershed has asked its fixed-share partners to contribute 25 per cent of their profit to the firm. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up of moves across the globe. | 12yrs
The highest court in the EU shot down a law requiring Internet and phone providers to retain user data. | 12yrs
Iran's negotiating team is being helped by 'an advisory group in legal affairs' as it moves to negotiate a deal on its nuclear weapons capacity with the UN Security Council. | 12yrs
The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has registered about 150 lawyers to deal with new Hague Convention provisions on child abduction - but there are fears that not enough speak English. | 12yrs
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) will hold its third annual Corporate Counsel University to educate lawyers new to in-house practice. | 12yrs
Leading US law firms Pillsbury and Sheppard, Mulin, Richter & Hampton are among the law firms which have been targeted by Jerk.com, the website which is now facing action from the Federal Trade Commission. | 12yrs
Corporate conflict is on the increase with large disputes in particular showing a rise, despite the fact that corporates do not want to resort to litigation. | 12yrs
As the current counsel in the White House, Kathryn Ruemmler, is said to be stepping down, speculation is emerging as to who will replace her. | 12yrs