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July 02, 2024
Quinn Emanuel Expands Asia Offerings With Singapore Office
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP has expanded its international offerings by opening a new office location in Singapore, the firm said Tuesday.
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July 02, 2024
Osborne Clarke Hands Out Bonus After 19% Leap In Revenue
Osborne Clarke LLP said Tuesday it has paid out a 5% profit share bonus to its U.K. staff after its international revenue climbed 19% to €525 million ($564 million) in the last financial year.
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July 02, 2024
Bird & Bird Partners With AI Assistant Leya
International law firm Bird & Bird LLP on Tuesday announced a six-month trial integration of the artificial intelligence legal assistant Leya, during which the latter's technology will be used across multiple offices.
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July 02, 2024
Latham Hires Finance Trio In London From Cahill Gordon
Latham & Watkins LLP has recruited a trio of partners from Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP as it continues to grow its banking practice in London.
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July 02, 2024
Barristers Fight For Fees Stemming From Adjourned Trial
Two barristers on Tuesday urged a London appellate court to overturn a ruling that they were not entitled to the majority of approximately £150,000 ($190,140) in fees that a client had agreed to pay because the £20 million trial at which they were due to represent her was adjourned.
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July 02, 2024
Ex-Bird & Bird Pro Fights To Toss Sexual Misconduct Case
A former Bird & Bird LLP partner asked the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on Tuesday to throw out allegations of sexual misconduct toward two junior female colleagues, arguing that the sector's watchdog was prosecuting him after "egregious" delays and an "inadequate" investigation.
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July 02, 2024
Lawrence Stephens Hires 2 Directors From Rosling King
Ann Ebberson and Alex Edwards have joined Lawrence Stephens Ltd. from Rosling King LLP as directors on the real estate finance and banking teams.
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July 02, 2024
Kennedys Hits Revenue Record Of £384M, Jumps 18% In UK
Kennedys said on Tuesday that its revenue grew 17% to reach a record £384 million ($483 million) for its last financial year, with its expanding U.S. leg a key driver of the growth.
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July 01, 2024
Solicitor's COVID Letters Had 'No Legal Merit,' SRA Says
The Solicitors Regulation Authority accused a solicitor at a London tribunal Monday of wrongly sending threatening legal letters to bodies for his clients who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, saying the letters had "no legal merit."
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July 01, 2024
Top Real Estate Atty Leaves Willkie To Co-Lead Weil Practice
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's former real estate department co-chair and New York co-managing partner, known for high-profile work that includes the largest real estate investment trust initial public offering in U.S. history, is becoming co-leader of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's real estate practice, the firm announced Monday.
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July 01, 2024
Signature Litigation Opens In Frankfurt With Mayer Brown Duo
Signature Litigation LLP announced it launched a new office Monday in Frankfurt, with two former Mayer Brown LLP partners joining the dispute resolution firm to spearhead its operations in Germany.
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July 01, 2024
Solicitors' Watchdog Board Green Lights Regulation Of CILEX
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is edging closer to taking over regulating chartered legal executives after its board gave the controversial plan the green light — though hurdles still remain.
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July 01, 2024
London Partner Hires Continue Strong In First Half Of 2024
London law firms continued to hire partners at pace in the first half of 2024, driven by the anticipation of lower interest rates and a resurgence in deal-making activities.
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July 01, 2024
Paul Weiss Joins Fight For Junior Talent, Ups Pay To £180k
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP said Monday that it will pay newly qualified lawyers in London £180,000 ($228,000), matching other U.S. rivals in the British capital in significantly boosting remuneration for their most junior lawyers.
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June 28, 2024
SRA Launches Consultation On New Financial Penalties
The Solicitors Regulation Authority on Friday said it is seeking feedback on its proposals to update its approach after being granted new powers to issue unlimited financial penalties.
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June 28, 2024
Law Society 'Seriously Concerned' About Comp Fund Hikes
The Law Society on Friday voiced "serious concerns" about the Solicitors Regulation Authority's plan for a hike of more than 200% in compensation fund contributions by solicitors and firms to finance its intervention into Axiom Ince Ltd.
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June 28, 2024
No Judge Race Bias In £30M Fox Williams Negligence Case
A London court has rejected a Black television producer's allegations that a judge racially discriminated against him when tossing out his case that Fox Williams LLP botched his £30 million ($38 million) game show copyright claim.
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June 28, 2024
Holman Fenwick, Bird & Bird Up NQ Pay
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP and Bird & Bird LLP on Friday said they had increased the salaries for their newly qualified solicitors as more and more City-based outfits continue to raise junior lawyers' pay to match each other and stay competitive in the London talent market.
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June 28, 2024
Solicitors Bude Nathan Sued For £1m Over Property Advice
Property solicitors Bude Nathan Iwanier LLP allegedly allowed a 94-year-old client to approve a £1 million ($1.26 million) loan he didn't understand and failed to warn of the risk a construction project might lose him his London home.
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June 28, 2024
Travers Smith Promotes 8 Lawyers To Senior Counsel
Travers Smith LLP on Friday announced the promotion of eight lawyers to senior counsel, spanning various areas of practice, including pensions, tax and commercial transactions.
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June 28, 2024
EIP Hires Patent Litigator From Hogan Lovells In Germany
Intellectual property boutique EIP has recruited a specialist in patent litigation from Hogan Lovells in Germany in a move to boost its disputes capabilities in relation to different fields of technology.
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June 28, 2024
Hausfeld Competition Pro Lucy Rigby Takes Political Plunge
Despite loving her career as a competition partner at Hausfeld LLP, Lucy Rigby tells Law360 that she could no longer avoid the growing pull toward public service as she campaigns to be a Labour MP in the July 4 general election. Rigby is even prepared to quit the firm if she's elected.
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June 28, 2024
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Uber hit with claims from Addison Lee and the former CEO of the Kabbee app, animal by-product company Leo Group file a defamation claim against a local anti-odor campaigner, and a self-styled lord who claims to be the illegitimate son of the late Prince Phillip resume legal action against his cousins for a share in his late aunt's estate. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 28, 2024
Lawyer Loses Age Bias Claim Against Council
A lawyer in her 60s failed to prove that she was discriminated against because of her age after she was treated differently from a younger colleague over similar sickness absences, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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June 27, 2024
Stephenson Harwood's Revenues Hit Record £264M
Stephenson Harwood LLP said Thursday that it had pulled in £264 million ($334 million) in revenues in its latest financial results, a new high for the firm after it posted a record total a year ago.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Why Incoming Government Must Reform UK's Justice System
As the U.K. approaches a possible watershed general election, the new government must undertake the reforms and investment needed to restore the justice system, and public confidence and safety with it, says Sam Townend at the Bar Council.
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The In-House Versus Law Firm Talent Battle In The Gen Z Age
Although elite law firms are offering ever-increasing salaries to talented associates, the traditional concept of partnership is evolving, and work-life balance issues and a greater concern with working in a sustainable environment among Gen Z lawyers mean that going in-house is becoming a more attractive option over time, say Calvin Gardiner and Simi Bains at Buchanan Law.
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PR Perspectives: Consider The Value Of Legal Awards
Many lawyers question the value of entering or sponsoring legal awards, but with a structured approach and appropriate management, they can provide a chance to promote a firm or set of chambers across multiple platforms and a golden opportunity to develop new business, says Clare Rodway at Kysen.
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Law Firms Should Consider Value Of Off-Peak LinkedIn Posts
Statistics show only a minor dip in law firms' LinkedIn post performance at weekends and holiday periods, demonstrating a missed opportunity to reach the many business leaders and lawyers who use the platform at off-peak times, says Simon Marshall at TBD Marketing.
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PR Perspectives: 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Legal PR
Daniela Conte at Gibson Dunn outlines practical steps that public relations professionals working in the legal industry can take to excel at their craft, including providing regular media coaching to lawyers and quantifying the value of PR work.
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Why Law Firms May Want To Set Up Charitable Foundations
An increasing number of law firms are setting up their own charitable foundations, which may be a way of achieving the goals a purposeful business wants to pursue and demonstrating to its stakeholders a tangible commitment to its professed values, says Robert Nieri at Shoosmiths.
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Client Complaint Data Offers Key Insights For Lawyers
While the Legal Ombudsman has not yet released its latest annual report to the public, we can look at last year's data to decipher what may have caused a spike in client dissatisfaction and predict what to anticipate in an effort to improve the quality of legal services, says Qarrar Somji at Witan Solicitors.
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Disciplinary Ruling Has Lessons For Lawyers On Social Media
A recent Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal judgment against a solicitor for online posts deemed antisemitic and offensive highlights the serious sanctions that can stem from conduct on social media and the importance of law firms' efforts to ensure that their employees behave properly, say Liz Pearson and Andrew Pavlovic at CM Murray.
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Law Firm Considerations In Attracting And Retaining Talent
As law firms move away from a solely seniority-based partner remuneration model toward a reward performance system, they need to look holistically at overall contribution, maintaining an effective hierarchy of entrepreneurial senior partners, diligent management and hardworking junior staff in order to incentivize the stars they wish to keep, says Catriona Watt at Fox & Partners.
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PR Perspectives: Focusing On The Truth Will Gain Trust
With a firm’s hard-won reputation at risk of being trashed if news breaks that the business has misled its stakeholders, it is far better for a public relations team to insist that external promotions be truthful, driving the organization to look critically at itself and make positive change, says Clare Rodway at Kysen PR.
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Why It's Helpful To Understand The Role Of The SRA
With the ongoing Post Office inquiry and review of the role lawyers played in the scandal, the Solicitors Regulation Authority is currently under wider public consideration, and it is worth examining its role as a regulator, says Steve Roberts at Richard Nelson.
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Tips For Hiring Adaptable Legal Talent In Uncertain Times
Amid the current period of economic and regulatory turbulence, businesses will need to consider skills that go beyond technical excellence when hiring in-house legal talent — including versatility, commercial awareness and artificial intelligence proficiency, says Jerry Temko at Major Lindsey.
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PR Perspectives: The Future For Legal Press Releases
Although press releases are used less frequently now, they still have a place in the legal public relations repertoire, alongside the commentary, articles and social media aimed at getting law firms' or barristers' chambers' messages across, says Steve Rudaini at SJR Communications.
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How Pro Bono Work Can Strengthen A Law Firm
Creating a sustainable pro bono program can enhance a law firm's reputation and make it attractive to prospective clients and talent in several ways, says Shams Merchant at Jackson Walker.
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Why Neurodiversity Support In The Legal Sector Is Important
With recent statistics revealing that high numbers of legal professionals are reluctant to disclose their neurodivergence for fear of adverse consequences, organizations and employers should develop awareness and understanding to encourage a committed source of talent with requisite skills to make a positive contribution, says Kevin Athow, general counsel at BSH Home Appliances.