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‘You feel you just have to get on with it’: two-thirds of women lawyers have considered quitting over wellbeing concerns

Survey of more than 500 women lawyers in England and Wales uncovers widespread burnout, stress and exhaustion

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AI-native IP firm Lightbringer raises $10m in Series A funding round

Swedish IP start-up will use financing, led by 6 Degrees Capital and Newion, for US expansion

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Freshfields adds private equity partner in Madrid from Pérez-Llorca

Pablo González Mosqueira will lead Madrid private equity team following predecessor’s departure for Gibson Dunn

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Steptoe & Johnson adds LIDW26 co-chair to London disputes team from Clyde & Co

Professor Loukas Mistelis joins as an arbitration partner, marking another high-profile exit from Clyde & Co

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Former Lord Mayor of London and ex-Lord Chancellor among lawyers recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Alastair King and David Gauke both received knighthoods, while ex-Treasury Solicitor Susannah McGibbon KC (Hon) received a damehood

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Orrick adds four partners across US, UK as it continues structured finance buildout

Hires from Morrison Foerster, Mayer Brown and McDermott follow last year’s raid on Cadwalader for 37 CLO and asset backed lending lawyers

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Private equity and UK legal: the regional squeeze – scale without substance

Adil Taha of advisory firm Taha & Co provides a data-backed view of the investment challenges for private equity firms in the UK’s regional legal market

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Seven UK Court of Appeal judges appointed

Two women and an Asian judge among appointees as Sir Richard Snowden joins Supreme Court

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Addleshaw Goddard debuts in the Netherlands with local merger

Tie-up with 17-partner corporate firm Florent continues AG’s Europe and Middle East expansion drive

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King & Spalding hires heavyweight five-partner arbitration team from WilmerHale

Renowned practitioner Gary Born, WilmerHale’s global arbitration chair, joins with four more partners across London, Washington DC and New York

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UK government launches legal AI scheme

Artificial intelligence labs aims to encourage innovation in booming legaltech sector, modernise the legal sector, expand access to justice and boost economic growth

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Ex-Civil Justice Council funding review members hit out at government reform delays

One year on, review co-chair Dr John Sorabji and Nicholas Bacon KC have decried inertia over their recommendations, reports Ben Rigby

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Winners announced at Luxury Law Summit Awards 2026 in London

Legal professionals from brands including Ferrari, Vivienne Westwood and Manolo Blahnik among those honoured

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Junior lawyers should focus on skills that beat AI like relationship building: financial services GC Jo Nayler

Experienced financial services and insurance GC Jo Nayler discusses her career and the industry challenges impacting in-house insurance lawyers

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Simmons & Simmons hires GC from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Emma Williams, who joins as a partner, replaces Ian Hammond in the role

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