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Follow where I lead - Norton Rose's bid to build a flexible firmwide information system
Mobile, accessible and global – Norton Rose’s Sheila Doyle outlines the firm’s ambitious bid to build and integrate flexible information systems that can support its staff across its expanding international network
10 Nov 2011 | 00:00 | 
Norton Rose's second Canada deal wins plaudits, but can it sustain global growth?
Coming barely four months after it formally merged with Canada’s Ogilvy Renault, last week’s announcement that Norton Rose had sealed a second tie-up in the country led some rivals to question why the firm needs 700 lawyers in a nation that was un...
13 Oct 2011 | 00:00 |
Gateway to the East? Much is riding on tie-ups Down Under
News that Ashurst has become the latest City law firm looking to stretch its international reach into Australia has got a market already stirred up by the entrance of two magic circle firms within the last 18 months more than a little excited. And ...
30 Jun 2011 | 00:00 |
Then we take Manhattan - can Norton Rose really take on the world?
Not too long ago, Norton Rose looked like an also-ran. The London firm, known for its financial institutions practice, stumbled badly after its offices were bombed - twice - by IRA terrorists in the early 1990s. It jumped belatedly on the global bandw...
16 Mar 2011 | 01:01 |
Africa: Connecting a continent
Networking: everyone's at it. Law firms are busy building networks around the world. Lawyers are encouraged to build networks among their contacts as part of their career development. Hollywood has decided that there is money to be made from The Socia...
16 Nov 2010 | 10:27 |
Bending over backwards - how City law firms are handling the flexible working question
At first glance flexible working can seem like a simple issue of giving your staff a shot at achieving that elusive work/life balance. But closer inspection shows that the City's top law firms take different, and at times opposing, views on the pros a...
22 Sep 2010 | 10:59 |
Financial regulation: A little spare change
The creation of a new agency to tackle white-collar crime raises awkward questions about funding, argue Norton Rose's Charles Evans and Dorian Drew
21 Jul 2010 | 12:18 |
Bribery Bill will enhance role of in-house lawyers
The traditional role of the lawyer is changing. Unprecedented levels of new, complex legislation and an increasing gap between innovation and developments in the law are creating sources of additional legal risk. Lawyers, and particularly in-house law...
03 Feb 2010 | 08:23 |
Emerging steps do little for Icelandic confidence
As the anniversary of the collapse approaches and Iceland formally pursues EU membership, it is important to gauge the reaction of international investors now that the Icelandic Government has unveiled its plan to re-capitalise Kaupthing, Landsbanki a...
14 Oct 2009 | 10:40 |
Middle East, India and Islamic finance: Is the drought over?
The sukuk market was substantially affected by the global economic downturn with sukuk issuances at the end of 2008 being less than half those at the end of 2007, according to a report issued by Standard & Poor's. The drought in sukuk issuances, which...
30 Jul 2009 | 11:05 |
Top 50 case study: Norton Rose
Norton Rose set itself apart from most of its top 10 City rivals over the last financial year after launching a bold initiative to avoid redundancies and hiking turnover by more than 5%. The firm posted a 5.7% increase in revenue to £314m against ...
30 Jul 2009 | 09:35 |
Attention on Deacons as Norton Rose eyes Eastern promise
Will Deacons practice deliver on Norton Rose's grand ambitions for Asia region?
08 Jul 2009 | 10:47 |
Peter Martyr: Deacons deal sets Norton Rose for future
The legal market is becoming truly global, with the economic influence in the world moving eastwards. I believe Norton Rose needed a significant increase in our Asia-Pacific resources in order to develop our business – but we concluded it would be d...
02 Jul 2009 | 10:23 |
Commentary: Norton Rose radicalism is too much for most City partners
Hearing some partners react to Norton Rose's plans to slice working hours before axing jobs, anyone would think the firm had proposed something radical rather than applying a tested route to surviving a recession without ruining your skills base. Afte...
26 Mar 2009 | 02:32 |
Peter Martyr: Uncertain times demand a flexible approach
The first six months of the current financial year have continued to provide satisfactory results for most law firms, but, for the majority, the last few months have raised further questions about how resilient law firms will be to the deepening reces...
19 Mar 2009 | 02:00 |
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