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The Business
Chris Johnson analyses law firms’ intolerance of non-lawyer chief executives, plus market-leading analysis of the month’s top stories

The National
Mark McAteer reports on TLT’s bold plans for expansion in London, while Birmingham City Council announces the results of its extensive law firm panel review image

The Client profile
Rio Tinto managing attorney
Leah Cooper explains why she
became a pioneer in the use of legal process outsourcing among general counsel
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Over a barrel
Chris Johnson examines the world’s largest ever arbitration, interviewing the key players in this epic battle against the Russian Federation
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image Appointments
The ultimate partner moves
and our special Job of the Month section

Pritchard
Why the new decade is likely to bring more of the same

The Forum
The future of law firm strategy

The Last Word
Ashurst’s managing partner of litigation, Michael madden, explains why he has a real
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Status quo

LB and McCann FitzGerald recently hosted a round table bringing together some of the profession’s thought leaders for their views on the future of legal services. Mark McAteer reports on the discussion points
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Breaking convention

Renewable energy may be on everyone’s lips but, as Maria Jackson discovers, it’s fossil fuels that still account for the most significant chunk of work for energy practices worldwide
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Piece of the action

With a number of leading firms signing up to a variety of deals, 2009 was a watershed year for legal process outsourcing. Steve Hall examines just how far law firms will go to save costs and provide clients with value services Read more...

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Flying colours

In light of the new International Financial Centres Forum, Julian Matteucci assesses the impact that the leading offshore law firms have had on the world stage and evaluates their strategies going forward Read more...

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