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DLA Piper launches legal delivery centre in Germany with Pinsent Masons duo

Partners Michael Zollner and Carl Renner join having co-headed Pinsents’ flexi-lawyering arm Vario in Germany

Herbert Smith Freehills launches global digital legal delivery practice

Four hundred-strong practice brings together alternative legal services and tech teams

Mishcon acquires majority stake in group actions management business

Co-founders of Brazil-based Somos become equity partners as City firm moves to take on bigger cases

Ashurst launches low cost legal centre in Poland

Firm’s third hub after Glasgow and Brisbane to provide support across managed services, due diligence, disputes and contract management

  • 8mos

Mishcon de Reya enters ALSP market with acquisition of Flex Legal

UK firm hails move as “major step” in 10-year growth strategy

  • 9mos
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Nexa names new CEO amid wider leadership shuffle

Consultant lawyer platform also names new COO and hires chief marketing officer

  • 10mos

Allen & Overy spins off risk management business ahead of merger

Magic Circle firm to retain 'significant minority stake' in aosphere following deal with private equity firms Inflexion and Endicott Capital

  • 11mos

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

  • 1yr

Barrister disruptor secures eight-figure investment from private equity house

Cash injection from Lloyds Banking Group subsidiary will support plans to double turnover within two years

ECJ to review German law banning outside investment in law firms

Case brought by Berlin legaltech entrepreneur could have ‘far reaching consequences’ for EU legal services

  • 1yr

Linklaters ‘redesigns’ low-cost arm and commits to remote working model

Limitless by Linklaters will offer alternative legal services without need for regional hub, firm says

ALSPs become $20bn global market after latest growth spurt, study shows

ALSPs are now growing at a compound annual growth rate of 20%, Thomson Reuters says

  • 1yr

Shearman & Sterling launches legal operations offering for in-house teams

Dedicated service intended to ‘close the gap’ between legal ops and tech providers and unmet client need

  • 2yrs

Ashurst launches UK risk advisory business

Partners join from PwC and Rosediem as Australian consultancy arm is extended to London

Resourcing specialist LOD and legaltech consultancy SYKE team up to open first US office

New York launch to target lucrative US in-house market and follows 2021 strategic partnership

  • 2yrs

A very mixed picture at best: the listed law firms' roller coaster ride

While some fortunes have been made, Tony Williams argues the Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the enduring strength of the traditional law firm partnership model

  • 2yrs

Baker McKenzie, Clifford Chance and Gianni & Origoni among top brands represented at Law Firm Marketing Summit

Leading experts to debate opportunities and challenges in a transforming legal market at interactive London forum

Australian NewLaw outfit Law Squared launches first international base in London

New base intended to provide dual jurisdictional support to UK and Australian businesses

TLT hires Konexo’s former legal services head to lead its managed services business

Jonathan Townend joins after 18 years at Eversheds Sutherland, including its Konexo unit

  • 2yrs
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