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A victory for legal privilege as ENRC triumphs in landmark SFO case
City litigators uttered a collective sigh of relief as legal professional privilege (LPP) was upheld in the judgment of the highly-anticipated Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) case against the Serious …
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Ominous signs for western firms in Russia as Akin Gump team quits to launch local independent
The latest sign that life in Russia is getting tough for international firms came today (5 September) as two of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s key Moscow partners quit …
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Start me up: Highly-rated legal AI platform Kira secures a record $50m in private equity backing
In a significant benchmark for the legal tech sector, leading AI platform Kira Systems has sealed $50m of private equity backing from New York-based Insight Venture Partners, as legal tech …
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Mayer Brown ups NQ pay to £78,000
International law firm Mayer Brown has joined a host of firms to hike newly qualified (NQ) and trainee salaries. Junior lawyers at the firm will now earn £78,000, a 4% …
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News round-up, 5 September
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Amazon’s market value tops $1tn [via BBC News] 2. Debit card …
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Sidley Austin LPC maintenance grant skyrockets to £11,000
Sidley Austin has become the latest firm to hike Legal Practice Course (LPC) maintenance grants for its future trainees. The US firm will now pay its soon-to-be trainee solicitors £11,000 …
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Deal watch: Magic Circle scoops £300m Funding Circle IPO as Linklaters advises on £2bn wind farm financing
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have scored lead mandates on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of small business lender Funding Circle, while Linklaters advised on the £2bn financing of …
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Urban Lawyers Careers Conference 2018
Urban Lawyers are excited to announce the third Careers Conference for aspiring barristers and solicitors. This year’s conference will take place on 17 November at Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office and …
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International round-up: Latham hits DLA’s Madrid outpost again for antitrust partner as Kennedys opens innovation back office in India
Latham & Watkins has dealt yet another blow to DLA Piper’s Spanish ranks, hiring its first Madrid-based antitrust partner, while Kennedys has joined the growing number of firms beefing up …
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Deal watch: Slaughters leads on Wonga collapse and joins Skadden, Ashurst and CC on £3.9bn Costa deal
Slaughter and May has landed key roles on the high-profile collapse of payday lender Wonga and Coca-Cola’s £3.9bn acquisition of national coffee house Costa, joined by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher …