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Whose money making machine? Not all law firms will be richer in a bank-lite world Legal Business Cov-lite, cov-loose and even now cov-lame – in some pockets of the finance market we are back to the boom…
The last word – the state of law firm leadership Legal Business With a spate of executive elections taking place recently, we ask the c-suite at leading City firms how management has…
Heading to The Ivy: Legal Business and RPC team up for GC Power List Summer Reception Alex Novarese We’ve made it no secret that a major aim for Legal Business and its Legalease stablemates is to better engage…
Heading to The Ivy: Legal Business and RPC team up for GC Power List Summer Reception Alex Novarese We’ve made it no secret that a major aim for Legal Business and its Legalease stable-mates is to better engage…
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The last word – American hustle Legal Business In this month’s Global London special we report on the advances made by US firms in London, particularly in litigation.…
Comment: The road to equity – a difficult journey, an uncertain destination Legal Business The legal profession is going through a period of dramatic and profound change, and the forces driving these changes are…
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Comment: So what’s wrong with BigLaw anyway? Legal Business The term BigLaw has been around in the US for a while but in recent years this catch-all tag for…
Comment: the rising stars in-house – bluechip legal teams are bursting with talent Caroline Hill The first Legal Business edition of the year coincides with a major project for us: the second edition of our popular…
Comment: Magna Carta, bribery and a bit of confusion – Global Law Summit starts the countdown Legal Business It turns out that hundreds of years of legal history waits not even for Bob Crow so Thursday evening (6…
Structural or cyclical change in the law? 2014 should answer the big question Legal Business It’s been obvious that something fundamental happened to the world economy during 2008, ushering in the worst relative trading conditions…
So what’s wrong with BigLaw anyway? Legal Business The term BigLaw has been around in the US for a while but in recent years this catch-all tag for…
The rising stars in-house – bluechip legal teams are bursting with talent Legal Business The first Legal Business edition of the year coincides with a major project for us: the second edition of our…
