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The Business
Merger discussions aren’t always positive news, reports Mark McAteer, plus market-leading analysis on the month’s top stories

The National
Stephen J Doggett examines the rising popularity of alternative career structures at the UK’s top 100 law firms as they try to retain their assistants in the downturn image

The Client profile
Hemfosa Fastigheter’s Karim Sahibzada on the perils of leaving Ashurst’s Stockholm office to launch his own property business
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Let it rain
The downturn has put a premium on partners who can generate business. Chris Johnson unveils the new rainmakers Read more...

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The ultimate partner moves and our special Job of the Month section

Pritchard
DLA Piper is the fly in the ointment

The Forum
How social media can enhance client relationship management

The Last Word
Dawson Cornwell’s Anne-Marie Hutchinson OBE talks about abducted children and forced marriages
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Road less travelled

With a turnaround in performance and a gleaming new London office, Norton Rose is on an upward curve. Anthony Notaras speaks to optimistic CEO Peter Martyr Read more...

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Digging for gold

The much-anticipated flood of credit crunch-related disputes work for transaction-starved firms hasn’t materialised yet. Mark McAteer finds out if these disputes will ever arrive and where they will be fought Read more...

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Bright lights, big cities

Well-regulated financial markets have helped India weather the global recession better than most developed countries. Julian Matteucci asks whether global law firms will ever get a look in Read more...

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Team work

Economic harmonisation between African countries and interest in the 2010 World Cup has seen investor interest skyrocket. Anastasia Hancock and Maria Jackson discover a more unified legal market Read more...