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South Africa Riots: Law Firms Mobilise to Offer Pro Bono Support and Uphold the Rule of Law

Getting food to staff amid major shortages has also been a priority for the region's top firms.
5 minute read

International Edition

Office Returns May Harm Women Lawyers. Here's Five Ways Firms Can Help

As workers trickle back to the office, women lawyers fear that flexible working will once again be viewed as detrimental to their careers. Here's what law firm partners, associates and general counsel want to see to avoid that.
6 minute read

International Edition

Legal Tech Startup Helps Lawyers Build Their Own Digital Tools

"Tech-powered" lawyers will transform the legal industry, says Josef co-founder and CEO Tom Dreyfus.
6 minute read

International Edition

Is Slaughter and May's Conservatism Finally Cracking?

The famously 'old-school' firm is under pressure like never before to adapt its approach to areas such as diversity and international strategy.
12 minute read

International Edition

'I Used to Really Worry': Colin Passmore's Career Lessons After a Decade at the Top

Passmore shares his concerns about when U.S. & Magic Circle firms were "on a hiring spree," and advice for his younger self.
4 minute read

International Edition

Panasonic Legal Chief Outlines Keys to Creating a Culture of Compliance

"Historically among Japanese companies, legal departments have had a relatively less strategic, less upfront, more backseat role," Laurence Bates said.
4 minute read

International Edition

EU Says UK Data Can Continue To Flow Freely - But Lawyers Are Anxious

With privacy activism on the rise and concerns over future changes to the U.K.'s data protection framework, Brussels lawyers told Law.com International that the EU's provisional green light far from settles the issue.
4 minute read

International Edition

Rising Stars: Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers

Scores of potentials have been whittled down to make the inaugural list of Continental Europe's best 25 women in law aged under 40.
29 minute read

International Edition

How Lockdown Forced Partners to Become Better Managers

Senior lawyers have long been derided for their poor management skills, but remote working has meant that 'pastoral care has never been so high on the agenda'.
5 minute read

International Edition

Winds of Change: The Slow But Sure Emergence of Female Law Firm Leaders In the Middle East

"Men would refuse to shake my hand," says a female regional managing partner of a U.S. firm. But, though some may view it as a latecomer to the diversity cause, the conversation is shifting in this ultra-conservative region of the world.
10 minute read

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