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European employers mull reducing pandemic remote working options, study finds
Tight labour market means employers still need to offer some flexibility to attract and retain talent, Littler survey shows
Womble Bond Dickinson and UK's BDB Pitmans in merger talks
Deal would create transatlantic firm with around 1,100 fee earners and revenue of more than £500m
Firms including DLA Piper, Linklaters back study into lack of black partners in the UK
'The 1% Study’ outlines steps law firms should take to boost number of senior black lawyers
Leading US class action lawyer sets sights on UK with Manchester law firm opening
Mark Lanier taps two former Linklaters solicitors to help launch Lanier Longstaff Hedar & Roberts
Gowling adds seven-strong team from Womble Bond Dickinson for Leeds launch
Team led by partner Julia Dacre Field joins Gowling’s housing development practice
Osborne Clarke names real estate lawyer as new UK managing partner
Conrad Davies, international head of the firm’s urban dynamics group, will replace Ray Berg
I experienced a homophobic hate crime on my way to work
Browne Jacobson's Grace Woolford explains how a shocking experience motivated her to take part in her firm’s Courageous Conversations diversity and inclusion programme
Top 100 UK firms see average fee income grow over past financial year, study finds
Talent shortages and macroeconomic challenges expected to weigh in year ahead, according to PwC survey
The importance of quickly finding relevant, contextual information from multiple information systems
Sean Wilson explains how SimSage's AI-powered search platform can instantly find crucial information
Kirkland & Ellis hires London M&A partner from Clifford Chance in latest European infrastructure push
Toby Parkinson is Kirkland's fourth UK lateral hire from a Magic Circle firm since the summer
Law Society of England & Wales elects first Asian and Muslim president
Lubna Shuja succeeds Stephanie Boyce, marking the first time the Law Society has had two consecutive women presidents
Freshfields hires leading environmental consultant to head client sustainability offering
Jake Reynolds joins from Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Majority of UK managing partners say war for talent is biggest business concern, study finds
Byfield survey shows managing partners are also worried about hybrid working and rising costs
Brexit to help boost UK competition law demand over next year, study shows
LexisNexis report also predicts sharp decline in corporate law demand
Gibson Dunn, Selmer and Wikborg Rein advise on KKR’s purchase of minority stake in Norwegian fibre business
KKR-led consortium acquires 30% of Telenor Fiber, a spin-off from Norwegian telecoms company Telenor
Consultation on changes to the 1996 Arbitration Act: what you need to know
David Reed and David Horvath-Franco of Arnold & Porter outline the Law Commission’s most eye-catching proposed reforms to the 1996 Arbitration Act
King & Spalding secures Dickson Minto private equity partner in London amid Europe growth push
Paul Barron joins as corporate, finance and investment team’s fifth London partner lateral this year
Kirkland & Ellis announces latest record partner promotions round
Bumper intake sees Chicago giant promote 193 to partnership, up from 151 last year
Twelve top law firms sign up to Fifth Day business ops volunteering scheme
First batch of corporate members collectively account for 10,000 potential volunteers
Ashurst launches UK risk advisory business
Partners join from PwC and Rosediem as Australian consultancy arm is extended to London