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'By 2030 everyone will have a free lawyer at their disposal'
Paper on profession's future paints one dystopian scenario of ravages of AI with elite cadre of lawyers on performance-enhancing drugs
Quartet of firms merge to create regional Francophone Africa practice
Algeria, Morocco, Guinea and Ivory Coast practices join forces to form ADNA with further African expansion planned
ICC International Court of Arbitration elects first woman president
Ex-Latham & Watkins partner Claudia Salomon ends run of male presidents lasting nearly 100 years
King & Spalding partners with RICE to provide legal support to black business owners
US firm's Atlanta office will offer pro bono counsel, funding and access to a multi-use space
Dentons review sparks departure of 85 lawyers and staff
Voluntary redundancies dominate as firm creates virtual UK legal team and overhauls support services
SME and startup-focused Australian online law firm Sprintlaw plans UK expansion
UK business will be headed up by former Lexoo legal network manager Adil Khan
Around the house: former McDonald's senior counsel joins Corcentric
This week's collection of top in-house hires includes a Goldman Sachs veteran for TPG Capital and a former Fitbit lawyer for Booster Fuels
Clyde & Co appoints North America head as first woman senior partner
Canada-based Carolena Gordon is also first leader stationed outside the UK
Duane Morris appoints first female chair of an international firm in Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City-based corporate partner Nguyen Thi Lang will lead firm's Vietnam business
Baker McKenzie makes triple hire in UAE from King & Spalding, Linklaters
Trio joining as partners are M&A lawyers Osama Audi and Adnan Doha and capital markets specialist Abeer Jarrar
Squire Patton Boggs hires trio from Roca & Junyent in Madrid to boost finance practice
Team is led by banking and finance partner Pablo Rodriguez Abelenda
Latham & Watkins eyes German M&A market with twin partner hire from Baker McKenzie
Duo includes Ingo Strauss and Heiko Gotsche, who join the firm's Düsseldorf office
UK regulator considers forcing law firms to engage with online review sites
Regulatory action needed to 'catalyse' change in legal market, according to the Legal Services Board
O'Melveny takes Thompson & Knight energy quartet to launch Austin office
Team includes Thompson & Knight's former Austin office head Phillip Oldham
US legaltech provider Intapp files for potential initial public offering
Palo Alto-based company says 96 of the AM Law 100 firms are users of its platform