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Sullivan & Cromwell steps in to secure futures of eight Weil trainees

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Sullivan & Cromwell steps in to secure futures of eight Weil trainees

The group includes current and future trainees whose places were thrown into doubt by Weil’s collapse.

Weil partners approve wind-down after weeks of turmoil

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Weil partners approve wind-down after weeks of turmoil

Partners have appointed a three-member committee to oversee the dissolution of the 95-year-old firm.

‘The competition will change’: Goodwin chair on AI and Big Law’s next era

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‘The competition will change’: Goodwin chair on AI and Big Law’s next era

Anthony McCusker says AI will change who firms compete with but the partnership model can still fund the US firm’s ambitions.

Clifford Chance hires Sidley sports co-chair as private capital pours into sector

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Clifford Chance hires Sidley sports co-chair as private capital pours into sector

Chuck Baker is advising on the $12.5bn sale of the LA Lakers and will co-lead the firm’s global entertainment and sports team.

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Kindleworth takes its law firm launch playbook to New York

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Addleshaw Goddard becomes latest firm to co-develop Harvey tools

How AI Is Changing The Way Lawyers Learn

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City law partner calls out AI-driven CV inflation

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Kirkland hires 40-strong Weil team led by Ramona Nee

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Slaughters and HSF Kramer join legal line-up for Anthropic IPO

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Restructuring goes transatlantic as firms gear up for more work

US companies are turning to London to restructure billions of dollars of debt - creating a lucrative new source of work among law firms.

Law firms chase the 'capital solutions' gold rush

Firms are chasing a capital solutions boom fuelled by private equity’s struggle to exit investments.

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Why one City partner swapped M&A deals for teaching maths

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Why one City partner swapped M&A deals for teaching maths

After two decades in City law, including at Slaughters and as Barclays’ head of M&A legal, Khasruz Zaman became a maths teacher.

Q&A: What this former City partner learned in the first year running his own law firm

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Q&A: What this former City partner learned in the first year running his own law firm

Former Mishcon partner Simon Leaf on launching Three Points, reaching £1m in revenue and how AI is changing the economics of running a law firm.

The ex-Slaughters lawyer taking Avvoka into legal AI’s next chapter

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The ex-Slaughters lawyer taking Avvoka into legal AI’s next chapter

As lawyers spend more time inside AI platforms, specialist legal tech companies are rethinking where they fit.

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Why law firms are vulnerable to partner runs

The draw of offshore law with Harneys' William Peake

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Private equity's interest in Walker Morris

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An up-to-date list of salaries paid by the UK's top law firms, including US firms in London.

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Why City law firms are starting the social mobility push before university

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Why City law firms are starting the social mobility push before university

An alliance of more than 60 law firms and in-house teams is trying to open up the profession to young people from less privileged backgrounds.

Why lawyers are ‘strikingly absent’ from Britain’s boardrooms

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Why lawyers are ‘strikingly absent’ from Britain’s boardrooms

Lawyers remain a rarity on major company boards despite bringing increasingly relevant skills.

Why this Big Law lawyer swapped London for the BVI

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Why this Big Law lawyer swapped London for the BVI

Harneys partner George Weston on leaving Paul Hastings for the BVI and finding a different career path.

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