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By Ben Wheway | June 7, 2012
Partners believe more law firm collapses are on the cards as Dewey's failure is put down to bad management decisions rather than the state of the global economy. Alex Novarese reports
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By Suzi Ring | May 17, 2012
The majority of partners believe commercial lawyers are overpaid at all levels, according to new research which suggests advisers should hand clients considerable further ground on costs.
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By Friederike Heine | March 29, 2012
City partners believe Chancellor George Osborne's Budget will boost business confidence and activity levels, despite concerns that taxation in the UK is too high and that more needs to done to boost London's position as an international finance centre.
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By Sofia Lind | March 15, 2012
"Definition of law firm merger - poorly managed; driven largely by overpaid incumbent management with little real support from grass roots; justifed rarely on good logic but instead on catch words like 'scale', 'footprint' and 'globalisation'...
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By Friederike Heine | March 1, 2012
"There is a lot of short-termism involved in managing a partnership, which is why a lot of law firm leaders have difficulties dealing with underperformance" - are law firms adequately dealing with underperformance?
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By Rose Orlik | February 9, 2012
City partners say managing the rising tide of modern communication hinders how effectively they work, but extol the benefits of improved technology for boosting flexibility...
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By Rose Orlik | January 12, 2012
Firms expect to avoid job cuts as four out of five partners predict growth in 2012. Rose Orlik reports...
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By Simon Petersen | November 16, 2011
Nine out of 10 senior lawyers view leadership as key to success while DLA Piper's recruitment of former Linklaters head Tony Angel wins widespread backing. Simon Petersen reports
By Simon Petersen | October 12, 2011
Senior lawyers remain unconvinced that the Government is doing enough to support UK legal services, despite justice secretary Kenneth Clarke's recent pledge to 'go into bat' for the industry. Legal Week's latest Big Question survey found that 59% of respondents believe the industry receives 'not much' or no support from the Government. Only 7% of respondents said the industry receives a considerable amount of support or more, while 34% believed that they received 'a little' support.
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By Legal Week | August 31, 2011
Despite the unstable eurozone and US credit rating downgrade, partners are optimistic about the year ahead following a busy run-up to summer. Sofia Lind reports
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