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Talent wars pose greatest risk to law firms' prospects but outlook remains 'bullish', survey finds

Leaders have definitively shifted their focus from cost cutting to standing out in a hypercompetitive market and using tech to build value

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Only 27% of Manhattan lawyers are back in the office, study finds

Numbers expected to surge to 61% in January, according to The Partnership of New York

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Six major law firms partner with US pro bono legaltech Paladin for UK launch

UK Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance among partners helping Paladin bring pro bono legal offering to UK audience

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US law firm leasing activity rebounds to highest level since onset of pandemic

Long-term leases and relocations have fuelled a resurgence in leasing activity in Q3, new report shows

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US law firms push for partial office returns in coming weeks despite delays and Delta fears

Wall Street's Cravath Swaine & Moore to make 'soft return', Ropes & Gray and Sidley Austin set November dates

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The road to nowhere: the Delta variant and war for talent force US firms to delay office return plans

Some firms now eyeing Q1 2022 after postponing plans to go back to the office this month

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UK regional firm Michelmores pledges to trust its lawyers as it unveils agile working pilot

'One size fits all' approach no longer suitable for efficient delivery of legal services, firm says

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Latham & Watkins mandates Covid-19 vaccines for US workforce

Global giant joins majority of leading firms mandating jabs, with all staff required to be fully vaccinated by 18 October

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Boies Schiller’s London-based deputy chair steps down citing Covid-19 US travel restrictions

Natasha Harrison says running US firm from overseas over extended period is impractical

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MoFo mandates vaccines for office work as London reopening looms

US firm first to require UK vaccinations; Linklaters and Katten make small adjustments from official Covid-19 guidance

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Singapore Academy of Law boosts support for locked down Lion City lawyers

Academy pledges online support worth $1.9m as city state emerges from another Covid-19 ‘circuit breaker’

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Double digit Q2 M&A and real estate practice growth fuels 'eye popping' large law firm performance

Thomson Reuters Peer Monitor Index reaches highest-ever level as the key metrics align favourably

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Leading cannabis lawyer joins regulatory and compliance specialist Simplifya

Katrina Skinner moves back in-house to help tackle booming sector’s ‘incredibly complex’ legal issues

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