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The lateral hiring boom at US law firms is showing no signs of ending, even though the business plans of many of the top firms are not faring well, research released yesterday maintains. | 13yrs

In-house lawyers should engage with social media networks, despite fears over compromising confidential information, a general counsel at a top global pharmaceutical company has said. | 13yrs

Leading in-house lawyers are increasingly likely to be sitting on their organisation's leadership teams, according to research from professional in-house associations in Australia and New Zealand. | 13yrs

US justice authorities have denied they are unfairly targeting in-house lawyers over their private practice counterparts in cracking down on breaches of federal law, claiming they will pursue the legal profession across the board. | 13yrs

UK discount group Poundworld has pinched a lawyer from rival Costcutter and created its own in-house legal department as the high street business aims to reduce external instructions. | 13yrs

Putting a wide range of Norway's business law issues under the microscope, this is a guide written to inform foreign companies on how to conduct business in a region of Europe that is performing far better economically than many of its neighbours. | 13yrs

Conventional wisdom has long held that public corporations are not public in true sense of the word. Their accountability lies not with the public, with society at large, or with its workers, but with its shareholders. | 13yrs

The Dubai and London offices of global law firm Norton Rose advised a syndicate of Middle Eastern banks led by ABC International on a senior Shariah-compliant facility to King's Reach Estates. | 13yrs

Californian technology giant Google has been accused of undermining independent legal advice after suspending a web site that failed to comply with its latest AdWords policy. | 13yrs

A leading civil liberties group is suing Morgan Stanley for allegedly targeting black and Hispanic Americans for sub-prime mortgage loans. | 13yrs

Global general counsel answer our big question | 13yrs

American law firms in China are feeling the squeeze as US politicians take an increasingly tough stance towards Chinese companies. | 13yrs

A Republican candidate for the US Senate and former governor of Wisconsin, Tommy Thompson, was forced to apologise for a racially tinged comment made by his lawyer son last Sunday. | 13yrs

Leading law firm partners answer the big questions | 13yrs

Around one in six English solicitors claims to have been bullied at work, a study published this week has revealed, with employed lawyers the most dramatically affected. | 13yrs

English solicitors found guilty of dishonesty will continue to be automatically barred from practice, following a High Court decision last week. | 13yrs

Riverview Law is still waiting for its alternative business structure licence, but the firm is already carving a reputation for innovation in the evolving English legal landscape. | 13yrs

The Middle East and North Africa region is actively seeking business in the new era post Arab Spring. Brown Rudnick partner Steven Friel reports from an event looking at opportunities and risks in North Africa. | 13yrs

The International Bar Association needed to have a good annual conference last week, and it did. | 13yrs