Linklaters becomes first magic circle firm to sign deal with AI provider RAVN
Linklaters has signed a deal with technology provider RAVN Systems, becoming the first magic circle firm to go public with the use of artificial intelligence.
Motorpoint hires first legal boss from Freeths ahead of flotation
Pinsent Masons client Motorpoint has appointed its first in-house legal chief ahead of its flotation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Profession unites to create mental health taskforce
Fifteen organisations from the legal profession have joined forces to create a new taskforce promoting mental wellbeing in the legal community. The Legal Professions Wellbeing Taskforce will identify areas where collaboration on mental health issues will be beneficial. It will also identify mechanisms for establishing and sharing best practice, identify how to improve the perception of mental […]
Private client and trusts report: Family fortunes
Q: What has been the most important case in the world of divorce law in the past 12 months and why?
CEE report: Can Polish national firms compete with international players?
Poland is at the heart of Central and Eastern Europe’s (CEE) legal market with an offering that has largely been built upon the country’s strong real estate sector, which is heavily focused on commercial properties such as warehouses, offices and shopping centres.
In house interview: Jess Hyde, LateRooms
As LateRooms’ first and practically only in-houser, Jess Hyde knows the business inside out
LMI retail report: The great big sell-off
The ever-active retail sector provided a steady flow of work for law firms in 2015 thanks to operations in strategic growth, divestments and regulatory compliance
In-house interview: Liz Treacy, Manchester City Council
Manchester has always had an impressive legal market but recently there has been an influx of private practice firms setting up shop in the city to capitalise on the boom in northern powerhouse-related work
Moves: 16 May 2016
Travers Smith partner Helen Croke is joining Ropes & Gray’s private equity team in the City. Croke qualified at Travers in 2001 and moved up into the partnership seven years later. Her clients include Silverfleet Capital, Arle Capital and Bridgepoint Development Capital.
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Shirking from home: the flexible working myth
Now that most of us have access to the same standard of technology, connectivity and IT security at home as we do in the office, that place you battle public transport to get to daily isn’t really necessary any more
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Agile working report: The co-working craze
There is an increasing amount of discussion about agile working in the legal market recently with signs that there has also been some tangible change
In-house pathfinders: The Mosaic mentoring scheme
For Carmel Comiskey, director of commercial law at Visa Europe, the route to seniority has not been an easy one