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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
Law firms lack resources to meet corporate demand for ESG services, study finds
Some 55% of law firms said they need to enhance their ESG capabilities, according to Landmark Information survey
McDermott promotes 41 partners including eight in Germany in largest round ever
Transactions practice biggest beneficiary in round that sees proportion of women fall to just under one third
Abu Dhabi construction boutique hires ‘up and coming’ Dentons partner for London launch
Mantle Law targets London as clients’ preferred location for international litigation and arbitration
Davis Polk lands tax partner from Cleary Gottlieb in New York
Corey Goodman is the latest lawyer to join the Wall Street firm since it scrapped its pure lockstep system last year
Diversity Lab seeks to help 200 women lawyers return to the profession by 2025
Latest incarnation of its OnRamp fellowship programme supported by more than 35 legal organisations
Herbert Smith Freehills hires New York finance litigation partner duo from Hogan Lovells
Addition of Marc Gottridge and Lisa Fried brings lawyer headcount to almost 50 in UK firm's only US office
Top UK law firms launch industry 'collective' to boost race and ethnic diversity
Magic Circle quintet among eight founding firms seeking sector-wide approach to achieve 'a more sustainable impact'
Reed Smith boosts Dubai energy offering with Stephenson Harwood hire
Arrival of James Willn follows May's hire of Stephenson Harwood partner Timothy Cooke in Singapore
Shearman & Sterling adds DLA Piper partner team in Paris
DLA Piper's co-managing partner for France among those moving over
Latham & Watkins promotes 44 to partner in largest round ever
US giant improves gender balance of latest cohort, with women making up 40% of those getting the nod
Integreon appoints former UnitedLex executive to leadership board
Gabriel Buigas set to lead the alternative legal service provider's contract management services arm
Harvard Law teams up with Evisort on legaltech start-up and innovation programme
Evisort founders and Harvard grads Jerry Ting and Memme Onwudiwe will teach on the course next spring
Lawyers fear voicing mental health concerns as workplace stress erodes wellbeing, global study finds
IBA says report is 'call to action' as high-performing lawyers battle to reconcile sense of purpose with permanent pressure and fear of failure
Clubhouse taps Pinterest legal leader as first-ever general counsel
San Francisco social-audio app went from $1bn to $4bn valuation in one year