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Shiny Happy People - how law firms stand to gain from integrating their HR systems
A law firm's most valuable asset is its people, so integrating the HR system into the Practice Management System should be a priority, writes 3Kites' Paul Longhurst
Hogan Lovells announces three-year partnership with WaterAid
Partnership sees transatlantic firm support climate-resilient water and sanitation projects in Mozambique
Irwin Mitchell CEO passes away following unexpected illness
Firm pays tribute to “hugely respected” leader Andrew Tucker
New Clyde & Co paralegal scheme boosts diversity in law
Programme offering alternative route to solicitor qualification attracts 1,000 applicants from mostly ethnic minority backgrounds
Patent platform Avanci launches single licence as carmakers gear up for 5G connected cars
Mercedes Benz becomes first car maker to sign up to 5G connected vehicle licensing programme
Paul Weiss makes a splash in London with four-partner Kirkland raid
Hire of team led by ‘superstar’ Neel Sachdev signals move into practising English law
SRA suspends Axiom Ince head Pragnesh Modhwadia
Modhwadia and two other directors of fast-growing UK firm prohibited from practising as solicitors
Law firms need to grasp the nettle on social mobility
Simon Marshall discusses Slaughter & May’s move to become the first major law firm to set social mobility targets and what that says about the rest of the industry
One in 10 law firms find unenforceable clauses in NDAs despite SRA clampdown, study finds
Survey shows that more than a third of lawyers were unaware of UK regulator’s 2018 warning notice
The emperor’s new design
Stobbs’ Emma Teichmann explores what the recent KF Global Brands case says about the requirements for a successful design right infringement claim
‘A force of nature’ – Stephenson Harwood mourns death of veteran litigator
John Fordham, 74, spent 50 years at London firm, 25 as head of litigation
How does a law firm’s business support add value today?
Law firms are waking up to the value that operations can bring if done right, writes Bignon de Keyser partner Richard King
CMS posts 6.2% rise in global revenue fuelled by commercial practice growth
Turnover hit €1.862bn for the 2022 financial year, but firm did not disclose profits
Midlands super-set appoints new head of chambers
Family silk takes over from former Bar Council chair at one of UK’s largest regional chambers
Norton Rose Fulbright secures top BNP Paribas disputes lawyer in London
Alison Kellett is also president of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
Travers Smith boosts funds group with partner hire from Proskauer Rose
Asset management specialist Tosin Adeyeri joins UK firm in London
Addleshaw Goddard and Bird & Bird post double-digit revenue growth
Profit at AG rises 18% in FY23 to £184m as Bird & Bird’s grows 8.4%
Kirkland & Ellis secures Paul Weiss London head Alvaro Membrillera
Departure leaves Paul Weiss with three partners in London office according to website
IP offices can’t take their business for granted in a changing world, says INTA’s CEO
Etienne Sanz De Acedo discusses the future of IP offices, the damage wreaked by counterfeiting and piracy and how IP is not just for the big corporations
Consilio snaps up UK’s Lawyers On Demand and SYKE in major expansion of enterprise legal services business
Acquisition sees US firm add LOD’s pool of 4,500+ legal practitioners in 25 countries