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Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law
Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global player, fellow alternative legal services business darling, Riverview Law, has …
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‘The giant is awakening’: Baker McKenzie adds $230m to revenue as partner profits surge 13%
Baker McKenzie has posted one of its best financial performances in recent history as revenue hit $2.9bn and partner profits reached $1.44m in the year to 30 June 2018. An …
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Autumn Retention Rates Round-up
Law firms across the country have been disclosing how many individuals from their September 2016 trainee cohort will be taking up associate-level positions with them. US heavyweight Kirkland & Ellis …
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Kaplan wins bid to create controversial SRA ‘super exam’ after rivals pull out early
While education services company Kaplan has emerged as the winner of the race to develop the Solicitor Regulation Authority’s (SRA) controversial new ‘super-exam’, rival providers BPP University and University of …
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Kaplan appointed to develop Solicitors Qualifying Examination
In the latest news concerning the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), it has been announced that education giant Kaplan will be the assessment organisation that develops and delivers the new ‘super …
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Clifford Chance launches law tech training contract
Clifford Chance has today (1 August) launched IGNITE, a new London-based training contract focused on law tech. The Magic Circle firm is the first in the legal sector to offer …
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Deal watch: HFW acts for Greek government on major state sell-off while US firms score heavyweight mandates
In a deal of major national significance, Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised the Greek state on the €535m privatisation of its gas network. Meanwhile US …
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#MeToo: MPs slam ‘utterly shameful’ inaction on sexual harassment amid calls for an overhaul of NDAs
A parliamentary select committee has blasted employers and regulators for failing to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace and has called for a clamp-down on the use of non-disclosure agreements …
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CC wins out as Google’s record fine in landmark antitrust case heralds new era
In a case that has put antitrust law on the front pages, the European Commission (EC) has fined Google a record €4.34bn for breaching competition rules after Clifford Chance (CC)’s …
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End of Sir Cliff’s BBC privacy battle ushers in new rules on reporting investigations
Old-fashioned defamation disputes may rarely create significant precedent these days but the rapidly evolving area of privacy is a very different matter, a dynamic underlined this week in dramatic form …
