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By Simon Lock | April 16, 2021
The firm is reducing its office footprint by over 80,000 square feet.
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By Simon Lock | April 15, 2021
The firm is the latest to let staff gradually return to its U.K. offices as the lockdown restrictions ease.
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By Simon Lock | April 13, 2021
The new initiative includes the appointment of more than 20 'sustainability champions' across the firm.
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By Simon Lock | April 13, 2021
The firm previously made 20 secretarial roles redundant in November last year.
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By Simon Lock | April 1, 2021
The firm has broadened its criteria for who can return to the office in line with UK government guidelines, and eyes a fuller return in June.
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By Simon Lock | February 24, 2021
It is the first time the role has been based outside of the U.K., according to the firm.
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By Meganne Tillay | February 23, 2021
IT experts believe recent law firm hacks are only 'the tip of the iceberg' and that remote working is exacerbating the situation.
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By Jennigay Coetzer | February 22, 2021
The firm's aim is to provide a one-stop shop for tax and legal advice in all locations.
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By Simon Lock | February 19, 2021
Amid a rise in cybersecurity attacks, a review of the top 50 law firms shows eight have a lesser form of accreditation, while 12 do not use the recommended scheme at all.
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By Peter Newton and Eric Mueller | February 15, 2021
Why not move the burden of a basic and repetitive task away from law firms to a dedicated industry utility?
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By Colleen Murphy | November 9, 2023
"Basically, the affidavits in support of the motion to vacate alleged a miscommunication between Polymer's counsel and his legal assistant, who was in the process of leaving his firm, and the failure of the assistant to calendar the deadline for filing a motion for trial," Judge Robert Gross wrote for the court.
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By Anthony Davies | November 8, 2023
Hoteling has a negative connotation in the legal industry as little has been done to make the experience reliable and something to look forward to. The fact is, hoteling has worked very well in other industries for many years, and lessons learned here can help law firms.
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By Trudy Knockless | November 6, 2023
"Very quickly in the process, after they asked me whether I wanted to do this, I started asking myself why I wouldn't do this. And I didn't have a good answer to that question," said Akshay Verma, SpotDraft's newly hired COO.
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By ALM Staff | October 27, 2023
We salute these law firms and lawyers for their success in their perspective fields.
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By Alex Anteau | October 26, 2023
"We decline to burden trial courts with a duty to police ostensibly hyperbolic or inventive language between opposing counsel in their professional discourse," Judge Todd Markle wrote in the opinion.
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By Cliff Rieders | October 26, 2023
Plaintiff Zachary Greenberg is a Pennsylvania-licensed attorney who regularly gives continuing legal education presentations about First Amendment protections for offensive speech. His presentations involve quoting offensive language from judicial opinions and discussing arguably controversial topics. Greenberg fears his speech at these presentations will be interpreted as harassment or discrimination under the rule.
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By Rhys Dipshan | October 17, 2023
Harbor, which launched in August via the merger of several legal service providers, noted that the acquisition will expand its enterprise legal management, contract lifecycle management (CLM), and legal operations capabilities.
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By Sharon Meit Abrahams | October 16, 2023
Training new partners helps them develop the necessary skills to become successful attorneys and eventually leaders in their firms. This investment demonstrates the commitment the firm has to the young partner which will reduce attrition and enhance engagement.
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By Brian Corbin and Joe Polizzotto | October 13, 2023
The PGA's legal expense burn rate begs the question of whether its leadership predicated a business strategy on a flawed legal operational foundation.
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By Chris O'Malley | October 12, 2023
"Don't be intimidated," Cengage Group legal chief Laura Stevens said during a webinar on how to make general counsel. To have the requisite experience and qualities in some job listings, "you'd have to be 250 years old," she joked.
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The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
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