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Addleshaws’ appetite for expansion grows amid strong 23% lift in revenue
Addleshaw Goddard wants to expand in any possible way and in any possible place following a sustained period of growth and the early signs of a successful Scottish merger. The …
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News round-up, 11 July
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Facebook faces £500,000 fine from UK data watchdog [via BBC News] …
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Clifford Chance offers ‘tech vac scheme’ to future trainees
Clifford Chance has partnered with lawtech startup Lexoo, an online legal marketplace, to provide a tech-focused internship for some of its future trainees. The two-month internship, which began last month, …
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Allen & Overy Fuse start-up Bloomsbury sold to Facebook for $23m
Allen & Overy (A&O) is unlikely to replace the start-up that has been snapped up by Facebook just two months after it joined Fuse, the magic circle firm’s innovation hub. …
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News round-up, 4 July
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Gmail messages ‘read by human third parties’ [via BBC News] 2. …
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Taylor Wessing follows northshore wave with 10-lawyer Liverpool launch
Taylor Wessing is joining the growing list of City firms expanding into low cost centres in the UK by launching an office in Liverpool. The UK top 20 firm’s new …
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News round-up, 27 June
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Uber wins 15-month probationary licence to work in London [via The …
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Financials 2017/18: Ashurst posts 4% revenue uptick and second year of double-digit PEP growth
In what management has billed as ‘a strong performance globally’, Ashurst has reported a modest 4% uptick in revenue for 2017/18 while the firm sustained the 11% growth in profit …
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CMS opens UK-wide Bursary Scheme
CMS has begun accepting applications for their 2018 Bursary Scheme. The scheme awards five UK-based aspiring solicitors £2,500 each year for use towards the cost of their law degree. Sarah Hyde, …
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Ashurst targets funds and Brexit business with Luxembourg launch
Ashurst is a step closer to building out its European funds offering having received licence approval for a new Luxembourg office from the country’s Bar association on 22 June. Corporate …
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