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Rethinking the firm/client relationship - a conversation with Axiom CEO Mark Harris

If one party to an exchange is satisfied and one is miserable, somebody struck a terrific bargain. But if both parties are miserable, the exchange needs to be reconceived from the ground up. The law firm/client relationship was, he felt, firmly in the latter camp...
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DLA names first female leader in new US management appointments

DLA Piper has appointed corporate partner Anastasia Kelly and litigator Michael Paulos as its new US co-managing partners, with the former becoming the first woman to lead the American business. The duo will begin their roles on 1 January next year, at the same time as Roger Meltzer, chair of the corporate and finance practice, and Cameron Rains, co-chair of the global corporate practice, are due to take up their places as new co-chairs of the DLA's US arm for a four-year term.
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Shakespeares announces post-merger redundancies and office closures

Shakespeares has launched redundancy consultations with 54 staff and announced plans to close three offices in the wake of the firm's merger with Harvey Ingram. The Midlands firm said the merger, which went live on 1 September, had led to duplication, putting 13 lawyers and 41 back office staff at risk of redundancy.
3 minute read

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Pinsents secures France launch with hire of nine-partner team

Pinsent Masons is opening a new office in Paris after recruiting a nine-partner team from Marccus Partners, the legal arm of accounting firm Mazars. The new nine-partner office in the French capital, which will open for business tomorrow (1 September), will mark Pinsents' second continental European base and comes just two months after the firm set up shop in Munich on 1 July.
2 minute read

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Addleshaws confirms 24 fee earner cuts as attrition remains low

Addleshaw Goddard has confirmed that 24 fee earners have been made redundant following a two-month consultation at the firm. The firm first announced its intention to trim the number of senior fee earners in June, at the same time as announcing that partner profits had risen by 37% to £450,000.
2 minute read

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Pinsents cuts 47 back office roles after post-merger consultation

Pinsent Masons has announced that 47 members of its support team are to be made redundant following its merger with Scottish firm McGrigors. Confirmation of the cuts comes after Pinsents announced in June that around 40 roles were at risk, after a post-merger review found that there were a number of duplicate roles within its support teams.
2 minute read

International Edition

Axiom set to launch in India and Singapore as expansion continues

Axiom is set to launch new bases in India and Singapore, as the alternative legal services provider continues its recent expansion in the wake of its move into Belfast earlier this year. The firm is in the process of building a new delivery centre in Gurgaon, which is due be completed in November this year.
3 minute read

International Edition

Bird & Bird appoints China chief in regional push

Bird & Bird has appointed John Chiu as chief operating officer (COO) for Greater China and corporate development officer for Asia. The firm's London and China executive committees developed the first-time roles in light of its ambitious strategy to grow the area to represent 20% of the firm's total revenue and lawyer headcount in the next three to five years.
2 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates confirms merger talks with Aussie firm Middletons

K&L Gates has become the latest firm to look to expand into Australia, with the US firm confirming it is in merger discussions with Australia's Middletons. Tie-up discussions between the two firms began several months ago and formal proposals could go to their respective partnerships before the end of the year, the firms said in a joint statement.
3 minute read

International Edition

Sweden's Magnusson enters into Norwegian association with Kluge

Swedish law firm Magnusson has launched a presence in Norway by sealing an exclusive alliance with local firm Kluge, a full-service practice with 37 partners across three domestic offices. The agreement, which took effect earlier this month (1 August), sees the firm set up a branch office in Oslo in association with Kluge.
2 minute read

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