The Legal 500 Future Lawyers News
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Revolving doors: Swings and roundabouts for Squires and Addleshaws as 2Birds fills real estate gap
City hires picked up pace again last week after a fallow patch as leading firms made prominent additions to a number of key practice areas. Squire Patton Boggs hired to its private …
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University of South Wales partners with Capital Law to deliver pro bono legal advice
The University of South Wales’ (USW) School of Law has partnered with leading Welsh law firm, Capital Law, to develop its Legal Advice Clinic’s pro bono initiative. The new scheme …
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‘Deeply upset’: Law Society’s historic HQ suffers damage after outbreak of major fire
Firefighters were called out to The Law Society’s headquarters over the weekend after a major fire broke out, damaging the historic building late on Saturday, 1 February. The fire was …
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MoFo ups City revenue an impressive 25% as US reporting season begins
Morrison & Foerster (MoFo)’s City revenue has lifted 25% for a third consecutive year, outpacing a strong global showing and kicking off US reporting season with a showing of expansive City …
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DLA cracks £1bn international revenue after pumping ‘tens of millions’ into offices and IT
DLA Piper has increased profit at its international LLP for the fourth year running despite a sustained period of investing ‘tens of millions’ of pounds in office moves, refurbishments and IT …
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Mayer Brown Posts 80% Spring Retention Rate
International firm Mayer Brown has released its retention figures for those trainees due to qualify in March 2020. 80% of the soon-to-be NQs are being kept on at the international …
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Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale
Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri for $4bn. Froneri is an ice cream focused joint venture by Nestlé and …
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Dealwatch: Slaughters and Ashurst make headlines on i newspaper sale as DLA and A&O dine out on Bookatable acquisition
In a busy week for UK buyouts, Slaughter and May advised Daily Mail and General Trust on the £49.6m acquisition from JPIMedia of i newspaper and its website by its consumer media …
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Legal secretaries and support staff most at risk as industry loses up to 35,000 jobs by 2027
Legal secretaries and support staff will be the most affected by a decline in legal sector jobs in the next decade as the sector evolves and with increasing adoption of …
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BARBRI acquires SQE provider Kaplan Altior in preparation for education market overhaul
Legal education provider BARBRI International has accelerated its plans to move into the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) prep market by acquiring UK-based training and assessment provider Kaplan Altior. The acquisition …
