If study, a job for life, and then retirement was seen as a desirable path for previous generations of workers, many younger employees no longer see its appeal.

Pedro Siza Vieira, Linklaters' managing partner in Portugal, says general counsel are becoming more involved in choosing external law firms and are consequently more demanding when it comes to issues of price and transparency

João Vieira de Almeida, managing partner at Vieira de Almeida, says lawyers in Portugal can no longer wait for clients to show up, adding that the legal sector is now a 'market of challengers' where all law firms are fighting for the same work.

Filipe Azoia, one of the law firm AAMM's founding partners, has been named one of Portugal's best lawyers for employment law in the ranking by the international directory Who's Who Legal in the area of Pensions & Benefits 2015.

We are very proud to announce that PLMJ has won yet another award. This time it is the "Portuguese Law Firm of the Year" award given by the prestigious international directory Who's Who Legal

The law firm assembled a multidisciplinary team of 53 lawyers for this operation which took around one year to complete

PLMJ is very proud to announce that José-Miguel Júdice, founding partner and head of PLMJ ARBITRATION, has been recognised once again by the prestigious directories Chambers Global 2016 and Chambers Europe 2016 as a Star Individual in the category of Dispute Resolution.

In its WWL: Real Estate 2015 guide, Who's Who has recognised two PLMJ partners who specialise in real estate law, Sofia Gomes da Costa and Rita Alarcão Júdice, as two of the best real estate lawyers in Portugal

PLMJ advised Fundo de Reestruturação Empresarial on the sale of the 60% stake it held in Piedade S.A. group to Oeneo.

The Legal Media Group Life Science Awards recognise the leading lawyers, law firms and legal advisers that play an important role in the area of life sciences

We are very proud to share with you the news we have received from the US directory Best Lawyers.

We are very proud to inform you that GLA – Gabinete Legal Angola and TTA – Sociedade de Advogados, both members of PLMJ International Legal Network, are once again on the shortlist for "The African Legal Awards"...

PLMJ – Law Firm is pleased to announce the arrival of Bruno Ferreira at its Lisbon office.

Sara Estima Martins, from the European law and competition practice, Rodrigo Formigal, from the banking and finance practice and Filipa Cansado Carvalho, from the arbitration practice, were the lawyers from the firm recognised in this first issue of the Rising Stars section of Expert Guides.

PLMJ has promoted Filipa Cotta to partner, taking another important step in the policy of organic growth and recognising the merit, high level of specialisation and leadership capacity of its lawyers

PLMJ is back on the shortlist of law firms nominated to receive the award "Portugal Law Firm of the Year" given by the prestigious international directory Chambers & Partners.

PLMJ - Law Firm is pleased to announce the arrival of PLMJ alumnus Pedro Lomba, who had previously worked for the firm as a senior associate and who returns as of counsel joining the healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals team.

PLMJ's tax practice has strengthened its teams in Lisbon and Porto with the lawyers Filipe Abreu, Darcília Matos and Mafalda Coelho Moreira. As a result, it now has 18 professionals specialising in tax consultancy and litigation matters.

In terms of the qualities that are desired, flexibility is another key attribute when looking for external advisers, according to Collard.

PLMJ - Law Firm is pleased to announce the arrival of Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro in PLMJ Arbitration. Gonçalo de Almeida Ribeiro earned his law degree from Universidade Nova and has a doctorate in legal sciences from Harvard Law School with a thesis entitled The Decline of Private Law: A Philosophical History of Liberal Legalism (publication agreed for 2016 with Hart Publishing, Oxford).