Sofia Lind

April 14, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Dewey LeBoeuf will close three of its US offices, including Hartford, in an attempt to focus resources in major worldwide capital markets, the New York-based firm announced last week.

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November 14, 2008 | National Law Journal

White & Case is set to leave yet another jurisdiction. Following recent office closures in Italy and Germany, the firm announced it is to split from its Bangkok, Thailand, office. The 58-lawyer office is breaking away to launch a standalone practice at the start of next year. The new firm, Weerawong Chinnavat & Peangpanor, will be headed up by three partners. Its launch comes 15 years after White & Case first entered the Bangkok market in 1993.

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May 29, 2008 | Law.com

Linklaters London partner Jim Rice has been appointed as the firm's new global head of capital markets, replacing Nick Eastwell, who was recently made head of the firm's newly established practice group for emerging markets in Europe, Middle East and North Africa.

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September 30, 2011 | Law.com

Norton Rose equity partners will see their profit share reallocated as part of an overhaul of the lockstep and the introduction of a more merit-based remuneration structure. The shift is intended to allow faster progression for high-achieving younger partners and to better reward star performers.

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February 15, 2012 | Law.com

LawVest, the holding company part-owned by DLA Piper, is gearing up for a formal launch of its legal services operation later this month. Aside from its ties to DLA Piper, LawVest has been pegged as an especially interesting ABS prospect, as it has a corporate rather than consumer law focus.

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January 08, 2009 | Law.com

Clifford Chance has launched a redundancy program in its U.K. headquarters, with the Magic Circle firm potentially set to cut around 70 to 80 lawyers. The consultation, separate from one for support staff, puts nearly one in 10 of the firm's London lawyers under threat. The firm laid off 20 U.S. litigators last year, citing a general lack of work, but the U.K. job cuts are expected to affect other practice areas as well.

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May 17, 2012 | Law.com

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is set to abolish the minimum wage requirement for trainee solicitors in favor of the national minimum wage of �6.08 per hour, effective Aug. 1, 2014. The current minimum salary levels for trainees are �18,590 in central London and �16,650 outside.

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June 13, 2012 | Law.com

As a result of a series of voluntary redundancies, Herbert Smith is set to lose 43.5 positions, a lower number of jobs than the firm said were at risk earlier this year. The changes come ahead of a much-anticipated tie-up with Australia's Freehills.

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January 07, 2009 | National Law Journal

Linklaters has confirmed its 2008 year-end bonuses for U.S. associates — matching Magic Circle rivals Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy and many Wall Street leaders by halving last year's bonus rates. Linklaters told associates before Christmas that they will be awarded bonuses ranging between $17,500 and $32,500 depending on seniority. Counsel will be awarded bonuses of up to $40,000. The bonus range — at half of last year's rate — is similar to those announced by U.S. firms.

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March 20, 2008 | National Law Journal

Dewey & LeBoeuf has bolstered its Rome office with the addition of two new partners from the local office of Clifford Chance. The U.S. firm is bringing in Clifford corporate partner Tiziana Del Prete and capital markets counsel Guido Masini as partners, with both joining alongside small teams of associates. The hires will take the number of partners in Dewey's Rome office to five, with Del Prete joining as an equity partner and Masini as a local partner.

By Sofia Lind

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