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Latest Law Firm News
Olswang kicks off promotions round with two new partners
Olswang has promoted two associates to its partnership, the same number as in 2009 but eight fewer than in 2008.
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Dewey appoints first London managing partner
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Freshfields names new Middle East corporate chief
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SRA head: We need to treat solicitors as adults
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Osborne Clarke suits French Connection for Farhi deal
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Linklaters ‘could face litigation’ over explosive Lehman report
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Investec pitches external investment to top 50 UK law firms as ABS debate gathers momentum
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Olswang set to shift work to the regions
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Stephensons’ PQE pay model ditched
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Shoosmiths starts hiring trainees again
Latest Bar News
Blackstone Chambers hunts for juniors to stabilise gearing
?Blackstone Chambers is looking for junior barristers to balance the shape of its commercial practice.
Ayesha Vardag Solicitors
Family law boutique Ayesha Vardag Solicitors specialises in high-value, big-impact cases. And they do not come much bigger-impact than last year’s battle between German heiress Katrin Radmacher and her investment banker husband Nicolas Granatino.
Features
Focus: 4 New square, Bar Wars
Despite 4 New Square defeating accusations of racist behaviour in the Employment Tribunal, the case has not done the image of the set - or indeed the bar as a whole - any favours
Focus: Geoff Wild: The Wild hunch
With the public sector becoming a political battleground, Kent legal chief Geoff Wild argues that its lawyers should get radical. So why don’t his rivals agree?
Focus: Richard Gubbins: Jolly Rajer
As Ashurst’s time in Delhi comes to a close, the firm’s India group head Richard Gubbins remains optimistic about the future for foreign lawyers in the country
Focus: Barlow Lyde & Gilbert - Jekyll and Lyde
Despite its top-end insurance reputation, BLG has floundered for a decade. Now the new management team is getting tough
Focus: Travel, Journeys into the unknown
The opportunity to travel may be one of your reasons for pursuing a legal career, but it’s not all business class and fancy restaurants, warns Corinne McPartland
