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• Facebook for the Legal Community?

  Mar 27 2012 A few years ago, Mark Zuckerberg created the largest social networker in the world where people who have lost touch with one another can meet and those who never met... more

• Immigration Firm HEATHER L. POOLE PC Launches Facebook page

  Nov 07 2011 Get the latest information on family-based immigration and news related to complicated family-immigration cases. more

• Baker & McKenzie establishes presence in Turkey with local alliance

  Oct 31 2011 Baker & Mckenzie now has a presence in Turkey after making an exclusive relationship agreement with Istanbul-based firm Esin Law Firm. The chairman of Baker &... more

• Room at the Waterhole: Midsize Firms Making the Most of the Middle

  Jun 01 2011 Midsize firms are proving to be an important resource to clients of all sizes. Clients are seeking cost effective yet excellent legal services and midsize firms have... more

• The first Stadium Penal Court-room will be opened in Autumn.

  May 10 2011 In Autumn at Poznań Football Stadium there will be launched on a penal court room to hear the cases of stadium offences in the fast track mode - announced on Friday,... more

• 8 Ways to Take Charge of Your Law Practice and Career

  Mar 30 2011 The world may have undergone major changes in the last five years but lawyers still ask the same questions about business development. What questions do you have about... more

• Course of Brazilian Tax Law: limitations on the power of taxation in Brazil

  Mar 29 2011 Course of Brazilian Tax Law: limitations on the power of taxation in Brazil For those who dislike the multidisciplinarity, do not waste your time reading the rest of... more

• Afghanistan Intellectual Property Law

  Feb 11 2011 There has been a change to the limitation period in which a party can commence a claim or raise an objection on registered trademarks in Afghanistan. Under the... more

• Lidings authored "An Introduction to Russian Business Law"

  Feb 07 2011 Lidings, the Russian law firm dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law, has recently authored the title "An Introduction to Russian... more

• 4th NLSIR-Palkhivala Foundation Taxation Law Essay Competition- Submission

  Jan 31 2011 The National Law School of India Review, the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore in association with the Nani Palkhivala... more

• Amarchand and Luthra kick-start the new year with accolades

  Jan 25 2011 Amarchand and Luthra have been on an award winning spree, beginning 2011 with Amarchand winning the Indian Business Law Journal’s 2010 Law firm of the year award and... more

• Registration Started - 7th Summer School on European Business Law

  Jan 18 2011 Be a Part… The 7th Summer School on European Business Law at the Center for Business and Corporate Law at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf will take place from... more

• National Law School of India University to handle recruitment for Competition Commission

  Dec 30 2010 Competition Commission of India (CCI) has outsourced the recruitment job for 39 officer-level posts in law, economics and financial analysis to National Law School of... more

• National Law School of India hosting ‘Consilience 2011’ conference on Law and Technology

  Dec 22 2010 The Law and Technology Committee (LTech) of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore is hosting ‘Consilience’, a conference in April 2011, where... more

• Kooperatifler

  Nov 27 2010 BÖLÜM ; 1163 SAYILI KOOPERATİFLER KANUNU EK MADDE 2 UYARINCA KOOPERATİF ve ÜST KURULUŞLARININ YÖNETİM KURULU ÜYELERİ DENETİM KURULU ÜYELERİ ve MEMURLARININ CEZAİ... more

• Bankruptcy Attorneys STONE HAVEN LAW GROUP, LLC.

  Aug 14 2010 Stone Haven Law Group is committed to helping individuals and families in the Inland Empire. We specialize in Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy,... more

• Legal Services Clinic-Law students giving back to the community

  Jun 08 2010 “You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give”.-Winston Churchill. Bar & Bench takes a look at the lawyers who look out for people who fell... more

• The Generation that Doesn’t Want to Work (For Other People)

  May 18 2010 Ok, I’m lying. It’s not a generation that doesn’t want to work, it’s a generation that only wants to do the work it wants. Before the recession hit the U.S. more

• Law Ministry listening? Time for Legal Reforms

  May 03 2010 The Ministry of Law & Justice, in collaboration with the Bar Council of India (BCI) and National Law University, Delhi, is organizing a National Consultation for... more

• US law school rankings: does it (and should it) matter?

  Apr 16 2010 U.S. News has released its 2011 law school rankings this week . The rankings can be found on the U.S. News website, here . This article, from True/Slant, reflects... more

• Is Dechert Ahead of the Curve?

  Apr 02 2010 In-house counsel are looking for their law firms to deliver legal services efficiently and cost-effectively. Dechert, a global law firm, is training all partners and... more

• So much for diversity: UK magic circle firms and their new recruits

  Mar 26 2010 According to new research carried out by LegalWeek, over a third of the trainees joining the UK ‘magic circle’ firms over the last two years have studied at either... more

• Writ Petition filed against 31 foreign law firms and an LPO – Immigration law violations also alleged

  Mar 22 2010 A writ petition has been filed before the Madras HC by the Association of Indian Lawyers which not only deals with the entry of foreign law firms, but also raises... more

• VI ITechLaw conference concludes; resounding success

  Feb 09 2010 The 6th International Asian Conference organized by the International Technology Law Association held on February 4 and 5 in Bangalore, saw attendance of about 250... more

• Muslim Reservation: Senior Counsel Ramakrishna Reddy secures victory

  Feb 09 2010 The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday, for the third time put a stop to the State Government’s effort to provide 4 per cent of government jobs and seats in... more

• Almost 1/3 of Law Students Expect to Graduate with $120K Debt

  Jan 08 2010 The percentage of law students expecting to graduate with more than $120,000 in student debt is continuing its upward climb. more

• Turkey fines Google $47m for tax dodging

  Nov 14 2009 Istanbul's tax department has fined Google 71m Turkish lira over the Internet giant's non-payment of profit taxes, Turkish media report. Google says it is not... more

• Gradeanu & Partners is to open its first UK office

  Nov 10 2009 Gradeanu & Partners, Romanian Law Firm is pleased and excited to announce an important milestone in the development of its network of international offices with the... more

• Blogger defames, Google says, 'I'm not responsible'

  Oct 15 2009 Internet giant Google India has filed an appeal against the interim order of the Single Judge Bench which stayed them from hosting defamatory blogs about Dr. Ashwin B.... more

• NALSAR, NLSIU stand proud in Rhodes 2010 Scholarships

  Oct 15 2009 Aditya Swarup of Nalsar, Hyderabad, and V. Niranjan of NLSIU Bangalore have been awarded the Rhodes Scholarships for 2010. Swarup, Niranjan and Gaurav from Government... more

• Law Minister reveals plans to revolutionize legal education: Four law schools of excellence in the works

  Oct 10 2009 The Law Minister, Veerappa Moily, revealed plans to establish four new 'law schools of excellence' as part of the Law Ministry's drive to reform legal education in... more

• Group for Lawyers with an Interest in Chinese Law

  Sep 19 2009 No matter you are Chinese or foreigners,if you are interested in Chinese legal practice and friendly to China and Chinese, just join in! more

• New website for law costs draftsmen

  Jul 14 2009 Sterling Costs, based in Warrington have launched a new website which encompasses all the information required on law costs draftsmen. The website has been designed to... more

• Joshua Gilmore Receives Top Honor At Boyd School of Law

  May 29 2009 (Las Vegas, Nev.) Joshua P. Gilmore, a recent graduate of the William S. Boyd School of Law and law clerk at the firm of Bailey Kennedy, was recently given one of the... more

• Should You Cancel Your Law Firm’s Yellow Pages ad?

  May 22 2009 If you think advertising in the Yellow Pages is not right for your law firm, you may be right. But not so fast. more

• Effect of Social Networking on your Injury Claim

  May 04 2009 If you are injured and seeking compensation then you have to aware of various issues involved in the compensation claim process. There are several instances where... more

• Crisis Prompts UCLA to Reopen LL.M. Applications, Create New Program

  Apr 20 2009 The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law has announced it will reopen the application process for the 2009-2010 academic year to accept 20... more

• Law firms benefit as clients suffer post-Lehman jitters

  Oct 13 2008 City law firms reported unprecedented levels of activity in the last two weeks of September as financial institutions called on their legal advisers... more

• Law firms slow Asia expansion

  Oct 10 2008 The Asian legal market is starting to feel the effects of the credit crunch with partners no longer viewing the region as safe from the effects of the global downturn... more

• Sea Emerald ruling warns over refund guarantees

  Oct 07 2008 The danger of going on holiday in August is that this is the time that judges quietly catch up on writing and handing down judgments which risk slipping by unnoticed.... more

• Market disruption clauses invoked

  Oct 07 2008 Banks have over the past week used or are considering using market disruption provisions in their loan agreements to pass on their increased cost of funding to their... more

• Law Firm Merger Mania: Allen & Overy + Shearman & Sterling?

  Oct 07 2008 This time its Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling that are doing the elaborate mating ritual that is the mega law firm merger- at least according to media reports... more

• Heller Ehrman law firm to dissolve Friday

  Sep 26 2008 The San Francisco law firm Heller Ehrman will formally vote Friday to dissolve, ending a legal partnership that survived the 1906 earthquake, a depression, wars and... more

• Moscow law firms feel the credit crunch

  Sep 25 2008 The impact of the credit crunch finally hit Russian law firms. Capital markets practices are taking the biggest hit after the Russian Government was last week forced... more

• Indian lawyers heading westward

  Sep 25 2008 Lawyers from India are increasingly joining overseas law firms to represent cases involving Indian companies abroad. Firms such as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and... more

• UK law firm redundancy toll rises to 440

  Sep 24 2008 Law firms in the South East and London have laid off more staff than those in any other region in England and Wales, with real estate departments bearing the brunt of... more

• Corporate law firms see dark days ahead

  Sep 18 2008 The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the announced acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co. by Bank of America will produce a flurry of legal activity. But for most large... more

• Big California firms pay associates $160K to $265K

  Sep 11 2008 The “vast majority" of the 17 law firms that responded to survey by the Recorder pay their associates lockstep compensation that begins at $160,000. The firms... more

• Yale Law Women Group selects top 10 family-friendly firms

  Sep 10 2008 Yale Law Women Group released the results of its third annual survey on family-friendly firms. The list includes the following firms: - Arnold & Porter - Covington... more

• Single mother in Calgary imprisoned for defrauding prominent law firm

  Sep 10 2008 Former legal assistant Penny Myslichuk, 36, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a prominent Calgary law... more

• Clifford Chance takes steps to improve its public image

  Sep 08 2008 City law firms have drawn criticism for being excessively profit-driven and for lagging behind other employers in hiring and promoting women and ethnic minorities.... more

• U.K. top 100 law firms revenue rises 6.3 percent in quarter

  Sep 03 2008 Revenue at the 100 largest U.K. law firms rose 6.3 percent in the quarter ended July 31 led by large firms with international legal networks. The top 10 London firms... more

• Indian and British law firms meet on referral partnership

  Aug 29 2008 Representatives of 18 prominent Indian law firms will be in Britain on Sep 4 to explore the possibilities of forging partnerships with their British counterparts for... more

• Indian and British law firms meet on referral partnership

  Aug 29 2008 Representatives of 18 prominent Indian law firms will be in Britain on Sep 4 to explore the possibilities of forging partnerships with their British counterparts for... more

• Singapore opens up to foreign law firms

  Aug 29 2008 Changes to the Legal Profession Act passed in Singapore's Parliament on Tuesday will now open up the hitherto protected legal sector to allow foreign firms more leeway... more

• Judge Allows N.Y. Law Firm’s Defamation Suit Against Lawyer

  Aug 27 2008 A lawyer accused of defaming Long Island law firm Galasso, Langione, Catterson & LoFrumento during his defense of its bookkeeper has failed to win dismissal of the... more

• Following Losses, Thelen Renames Itself

  Aug 26 2008 Following the departure of a third name partner, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner announced today that it will rename itself "Thelen." The news followed word... more

• Forecast: Law Firms to Continue Bumpy Ride Through 2008

  Aug 21 2008 Since 2001, the legal industry has been characterized by double-digit profit growth, strong demand, solid productivity and controlled expense growth. That all started... more

• UK banks and law firms slash graduate intake

  Aug 20 2008 Property and legal firms have slashed their graduate intake by up to 80 per cent as the credit crisis bites. The slowdown is also affecting graduate entry jobs in... more

• Five Proven Law Firm Marketing Strategies

  Aug 20 2008 Attorneys can attract quality prospects in your market with the following law firm marketing tips: - Target the right clients - Successful presentations - Use... more

• Chinese companies eyeing Wall Street generate opportunities for US law firms

  Aug 19 2008 As Chinese public companies migrate to the major IS stock exchanges from smaller trading venues, they're seeking increasingly sophisticated legal counsel and... more

• Global law firms seek tie-ups with Indian peers

  Aug 19 2008 Global law majors, White & Case, Ropes & Gray, Ashurst Morris Crisp and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, are scouting for tie-ups with domestic law firms as a first... more

• US law firms continue China expansion

  Aug 16 2008 US firm Dechert has been granted a licence to open an office in Beijing, its first in mainland China, the firm has said in a statement. So far this year, ten US firms... more

• Working Mother magazine publishes annual annual Best Law Firms for Women list

  Aug 13 2008 http://www.workingmother.com/web?service=vpage/2907 more

• About Those Law Firm Layoffs? It Isn't That Bad

  Aug 12 2008 "A look at the numbers shows the cuts are quite small -- so far" says Leigh Jones, National Law Journal. more

• Ince & Co retains all trainees for the second year running

  Aug 05 2008 Trainee retention rates at a number of leading firms have plummeted as worsening economic conditions hit the employment market. Among the top performers were Ince &... more

• Magnet of Middle East attracts top City law firms

  Aug 05 2008 Clifford Chance, the world's biggest law firm by revenue, opened a new office in Abu Dhabi earlier this week with 14 lawyers drawn from offices including London. The... more

• Associate's Sex Discrimination Claims Proceed Against Law Firm

  Aug 05 2008 A federal judge in New York City has allowed sex discrimination claims to proceed against Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane, an intellectual property law firm that... more

• Elections to push back liberalisation of Indian legal market

  Aug 01 2008 Attempts to open up the Indian legal market to foreign law firms look set for further delays as the country gears up for a general election. Chris Wyman, head of... more

• Psystar hires law firm Carr & Ferrell that “beat” Apple in the past

  Aug 01 2008 What do you do when a company you have sued hires a law firm which has won a court battle against you before? Well, that is the situation confronting apple at the... more

• Alston & Bird merges with 83-lawyer Weston; hires 12 from Akin Gump

  Jul 31 2008 Alston & Bird has secured its much-anticipated merger with west coast firm Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish. The firm has also hired a group of 12 IP... more

• Attorneys Return to Firms After Stints Elsewhere

  Jul 31 2008 Law firms including Mayer Brown, Howrey; Winston & Strawn; McDermott, Will & Emery; Chadbourne & Parke; and several more in recent months have welcomed back attorneys... more

• How is the recession hitting UK law firms?

  Jul 31 2008 Over the past couple of months there has been the progressive build-up of outfits with big names that have been forced to admit that they were letting people go or... more

• China's cartel law to fine foreign offenders

  Jul 30 2008 Foreign companies accused of operating cartels in China could be fined at least 1 per cent of global turnover under new competition laws to be introduced there this... more

• For Law Grads, 2007 Was a Very Good Year

  Jul 29 2008 Nearly 92 percent of 2007 law school graduates have jobs now, the highest reported figure in 20 years. And those who work at law firms are earning a median salary of... more

• U.S. News upsets law school deans with plans to revise rankings methodology

  Jul 29 2008 Many law school deans are upset about the recent announcement by U.S. News & World Report that it is seriously considering revising its law school rankings methodology... more

• Brodies in challenge to big four Scottish law firms

  Jul 28 2008 Commercial law firm Brodies LLP, is closing the gap on Scotland’s big four in the industry, Dundas & Wilson, McGrigors, Maclay Murray Spens, and Shepherd and... more

• The Skinny on Flat Fees

  Jul 25 2008 'Value pricing' requires managing a new way. Some attorneys claim it really is possible to make more money while charging less. The secret lies in vastly improved... more

• Antitrust rules in Asia stir law firms

  Jul 25 2008 Global law firms are scrambling to strengthen their pan-Asian competition practices. Law firms expect a sharp rise in requests from multi-national corporations eager... more

• Law firms spend too much money on late-night parties, expert says

  Jul 25 2008 A career expert has some advice for law firms running summer associate programs: Spend less money on late-night parties and more on training and mentoring programs.... more

• Damages for late redelivery - The Achilleas

  Jul 24 2008 The House of Lords allows Charterers’ appeal against the decisions of the lower Courts/arbitrators in favour of owners. more

• New Ince & Co prize awarded to Swansea University Maritime Law student

  Jul 24 2008 In recognition of its close ties with Swansea University, international law firm Ince & Co has introduced an annual prize for the student who achieves the highest... more

• Covington launches first Asia office in Beijing

  Jul 24 2008 US law firm Covington & Burling has launched its first office in Asia, with its former management chair Stuart Stock heading the team in Beijing. The news comes... more

• Calif. Law School Sold to Swiss-Based Educational Company

  Jul 21 2008 A private law school in Southern California has been sold to Knowledge Investment Partners, in a transaction with an estimated value of $5 to $10 million. The... more

• Smith Moore and Leatherwood to Merge

  Jul 18 2008 Law firms Smith Moore LLP and Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann PC will merge Aug. 1 under the banner Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP. more

• US top law firms outperformed by UK rivals

  Jul 17 2008 The US’s top law firms have outperformed their key UK rivals, despite a year of robust growth from the UK’s leading practices. UK top 50 firms achieved average... more

• Law firms defy downturn to post bumper results

  Jul 14 2008 As investment banks continue to announce widespread redundancies, the largest global law firms are turning in double-digit revenue increases despite the credit crunch... more

• Magic circle trio break into profits top 10 as City firms move up Global 100

  Jul 11 2008 Figures compiled by Legal Week and The American Lawyer show that three UK firms make it into the global top 10 by PEP — Slaughter and May, Linklaters and Freshfields... more

• Law firms beat banks on graduate pay

  Jul 11 2008 Trainee solicitors are the highest paid graduates in the UK, according to a new survey. The median starting salaries for trainee solicitors in 2008 is £36,500,... more

• Law firm mergers continue steady pace

  Jul 11 2008 Hildebrandt International says in its Q2 merger report that law firm merger activity continued at a steady pace with a total of 14 completed law firm mergers and... more

• Sharp Rise in Law Firm Mergers

  Jul 09 2008 Despite a troubled economy, many law firms are continuing to pursue a "growth strategy," new M&A data reveals. The number of law firm mergers is up so far this... more

• U.S. first nation with 200 accredited law schools

  Jul 07 2008 The United States has become the world's first nation of 200 accredited law schools, as the American Bar Association gave provisional approval to two North Carolina... more

• Young Indian lawyers returning to domestic legal firms

  Jul 07 2008 In a reversal of trend, young lawyers, who earlier queued up to join the Legal Process Outsourcing (LPOs) outfits in search of fatter pack packets, are returning to... more

• Law Society calls for action on QLTT review

  Jul 04 2008 The Law Society is calling for the review of the rules governing foreign lawyers transferring to the UK to be hastened following guidance published by the Solicitors... more

• Law firm changes name to K&L Gates

  Jul 02 2008 Partners of the Pittsburgh based law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis voted yesterday to officially shorten the firm's name to "K&L Gates." The... more

• Newcomer Law Firms Are Creating Niches With Blue-Chip Clients

  Jul 02 2008 A new breed of small firms is landing blue-chip clients and, in the process, making money. The newcomers aim to provide highly qualified lawyers, often working on... more

• Guantanamo detainee fight gets costly for Wilmer Hale

  Jul 01 2008 Six Algerian terrorist suspects held at Guantanamo Bay for more than six years without charges have won the right to petition for release, increasing the stakes for... more

• Nossaman merges with D.C.-based law firm O'Connor & Hannan

  Jul 01 2008 Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP is merging with O'Connor & Hannan LLP. O'Connor & Hannan LLP, a D.C.-based firm with 23 attorneys and lobbyists at 1666 K St.... more

• Denver law firm adopts longer name Fife, Charles, Mangall & Mossinghoff

  Jul 01 2008 The Denver law firm of Fife and Associates now is called Fife, Charles, Mangall & Mossinghoff. more

• Growing interest from law firms to join alliances in Asia

  Jun 30 2008 As more Asian economies reach a level of maturity that enables local corporations to look for investments beyond their national borders, global law firm associations... more