Some 47% of firms are considering deals, with nearly a quarter of those already in talks | 2d

Global head of practice innovation role created as UK firm seeks out lawyers who can ‘champion new tools and ways of working’ | 3d

Deal is part of firm’s Reinvent innovation strategy and follows last year’s SparkBeyond tie-up | 4d

Firm praises team for matching record 2020 turnover as it faced ‘particular’ challenge of competition team departure | 5d

Leading arbitration boutique promotes Leilah Bruton in London and adds Shaparak Saleh in Paris along with an associate | 6d

Addition of Florian Hirschmann comes less than a year after US firm entered Munich with Sidley Austin hires | 6d

Claim lodged on behalf of 44m UK users over 'unfair' trading terms and prices | 1w

Diversity and social justice campaigner spent five years as development bank's legal head | 1w

Consolidated firm will sit in UK top 40 in terms of revenue and be home to more than 225 partners | 1w

UK giant bolsters banking litigation team after recent loss of senior litigator to White & Case | 1w

Tie-up brings lawyer headcount at Detroit-based Clark Hill's only European office to 26 | 1w

Global giant achieves 40% target for women lawyers for third year running; Reed Smith promotes 31 | 1w

Mermoz's eight founding partners include alumni from Hogan Lovells, Jones Day and Paul Hastings | 1w

Melanie James and Tim Baumgartner join the US firm's insurance transactional and regulatory practice | 1w

National UK outfit is latest firm to set up shop in Brussels in Brexit's aftermath | 2w

Global giant names successors to Barton Legum and Jean-Christophe Honlet, who have launched new firm with a team of associates | 2w

Gideon Moore chosen for one of UK's top in-house roles, leading team of more than 300 lawyers | 2w

Nick Robbins asks whether it is ever wise for a partner to change their mind having handed in their notice | 2w

Arbitration expert and legal finance veteran Mick Smith to join firm in London as principal | 2w