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Buzzwords, Bad Wine & Broken Social Contract: The Rise of Boring Legal Conferences

Important topics are shuffled off the agenda, speakers become noncommittal on stage, some agenda items become 40-minute infomercials.
5 minute read

International Edition

'We Shouldn't Expect this From Law Firms': Clients Discuss Workload in Aftermath of Pinsents Tragedy

Hosted at ALM's Women In Power and Law event, the panel discussion involved senior in-house lawyers and focused on what they expect from external counsel.
3 minute read

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Smiling Too Much? Why Some Lawyers' Partnership Ambitions 'Crash and Burn'

An online session, run by recruitment firm Wilkinson Partners and coaching company The Tall Wall, aimed to demystify how to become a partner at law firms and the Big Four.
2 minute read

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Legal Sector Must Learn to 'Fail Quickly' on Technology, Partners Say

'As a sector, we're bad at failure because it's opposed to what we're trained to do for clients,' said one London conference panelist.
2 minute read

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Are Critical Minerals the Next Battleground in Western Sanctions Against Russia?

Even without sanctions, companies and legal advisers have a moral imperative to ensure their money doesn't go to support tyrants, panelists at a global conference said.
5 minute read

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Goodwin, RPC and Nokia Lawyers Among Honourees at WIPL UK Awards

The Women, Influence, Power and Law Awards 2023 took place in London's Royal Garden Hotel, as part of the two-day WIPL conference.
3 minute read

International Edition

Why Law Firms Must Heed the B20 Rallying Call

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D'Agostino shares his key takeaways from the B20 business conference.
5 minute read

International Edition

Video: The 2022 Global 200 Webinar: Watch It Here

Watch our global correspondents and editors review the recent performance of the world's biggest law firms, discuss major trends in international legal markets and talk about what they think we will see in the coming year.
1 minute read

International Edition

Legal Career Coach Describes 'Devastating' Uptick in Burnout Cases

The comments were made during a roundtable discussion at the Women Influence & Power in Law conference, where women in the industry also discussed how they switch off at home.
3 minute read

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COP26 Blog: HSF, Ashurst Lawyers Tackle Energy Issues

In our latest set of blogs from lawyers attending COP26, we hear key takeaways from Herbert Smith Freehills and Ashurst partners.
6 minute read

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