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The Special Relationship: Is US-to-UK Referral Work Drying Up?

For many years U.S. firms have quietly used local expertise to plug gaps in their offering, but recent hiring activity is making U.K. firms wary.
6 minute read

International Edition

Addleshaws Pulls In £1.2M On Government Railway Dispute

The firm has provided advice to the Department for Transport throughout a long-running railway contract dispute.
2 minute read

International Edition

Alternative Fees 'Finally' Gaining Currency as Biggest Firms Command a Premium

Data from LexisNexis' CounselLink e-billing platform shows that 12.2% of recent matters included a nonhourly component, compared with 9.2% in 2017.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australian Lawyers Push Back on Long Hours

In response, some law firms are actively promoting the importance of work-life balance. One firm even tells its young lawyers to leave the office by 6 p.m.
6 minute read

International Edition

Myanmar Bank Hires Former US Treasury Department General Counsel to Defend Against Potential Sanctions

Kanbawza Bank has turned to Williams & Connolly and partner David Aufhauser after being named in a U.N. report detailing alleged human rights violations.
3 minute read

International Edition

Travers Smith Added to Pensions Company Panel

The City firm has been appointed as a conflicts counsel for defined benefit pensions company Clara-Pensions.
2 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds Pays Out to MP Keir Starmer For Legal Advice

The firm also paid another MP £16,000 for an after-dinner speech.
2 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie Inflates NQ Base Pay by Whopping 23%

The firm has dramatically hiked its NQ base pay from £77,000.
2 minute read

International Edition

Is Your Legal Department Ready for the Next Big Crash?

In-house leaders should be assessing their legal departments regularly to find and fix inefficient spending and work habits while also implementing new tech solutions now—before it's too late.
6 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Bias Claims Spread to Atlanta, New York as More Accusers Go Public

Three former female associates unmasked themselves Monday and another new attorney joined the $200 million gender discrimination suit against the firm.
6 minute read

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