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  • July 20, 2011 |

    The rise of the technophile - why IT teams will have to learn to love personalisation

    Since law firms started providing IT systems and services to their employees, those firms have dictated which device would be used. Over the decades of in-house IT systems and services, the nature of those devices has changed very little. A large proportion of the static working population have used desktop machines for years – yes, they are smaller, much more powerful and have a much wider range of services, but they remain fundamentally the same. The user gets a screen – flat and much larger, a processing unit – now small and often hidden away, and a keyboard with a mouse.

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  • July 6, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird relaunches trade and customs practice with Steptoe hire

    Bird & Bird is relaunching its dedicated trade and customs practice with the hire of a partner from Steptoe & Johnson in London. The firm brought in Iain MacVay earlier this week (4 July), with the hire making MacVay the sole partner dedicated to the practice, following the departure of Amsterdam-based trade and customs partner Jasper Helder last year.

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  • July 6, 2011 |

    Five firms win first-time spots on new Santander UK legal panel

    Bird & Bird, Wragge & Co and Taylor Wessing are among five firms to have been added to Santander's own-account panel in the UK following a three-month competitive tender process. Santander turned to online procurement company Aquanima to handle the first review of its merged UK panel since 2009, which covers the legacy Abbey, Alliance & Leicester and Bradford & Bingley brands.

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  • July 6, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird revenue growth continues with 6% rise for 2010-11

    Bird & Bird has increased revenues once more in another year of growth for the expansive firm. The top 15 City firm increased total revenues by 6.3% to £214.6m over the 2010-11 financial year, while profits per equity partner (PEP) edged up marginally from £466,000 to £467,000. Net profit stood at £38.3m, up from £37.7m last year. The highest remunerated partner took home £778,000 while the lowest-paid partner earned £292,000.

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  • July 1, 2011 |

    Elite US trio added to Barclays panel after review of bank's advisers

    Barclays has added three US firms to its general advisory panel, following a comprehensive panel review intended to increase value for money from the bank's regular advisers. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Shearman & Sterling and Sullivan & Cromwell have been added to the bank's main general advisory panel after Barclays decided to include the creation of a US sub-division for the first time.

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  • June 29, 2011 |

    Clydes, CMS and BLP gain edge over top 20 rivals on key lifestyle factors

    Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) lead their key peers in providing a rewarding lifestyle for their lawyers, according to a flagship research project from Legal Week. The research shows Clydes emerging as the highest-ranked top 20 UK law firm in terms of providing a rewarding lifestyle and personal experience for its staff, closely followed by CMS and BLP.

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  • June 24, 2011 |

    Eversheds signs up MoFo's China TMT chief for Hong Kong base

    Eversheds has boosted its Hong Kong office with the hire of Morrison & Foerster's China technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) head Nigel Stamp. Stamp joined Eversheds this week as a partner, and has been handed a brief to expand the firm's TMT practice in the region.

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  • June 22, 2011 |

    Ashurst sets sights on strategic Australia deal

    Ashurst has become the latest UK practice to set its sights on the Australian legal market, with the City law firm currently assessing its options in the strategically important jurisdiction. Internal sources have cited the most ambitious option as pursuing a tie-up with leading Australian law firm Blake Dawson, with which Ashurst has held exploratory discussions.

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  • June 22, 2011 |

    Berrymans and Shoosmiths head up female-friendly partnership rankings

    Bird & Bird has emerged as the UK top 20 law firm with the largest percentage of female partners, with Hogan Lovells topping the rankings within the top 10. Legal Week research into female representation at partner level across the 50 largest UK law firms by revenue shows that, with women making up just under 23% of its partnership as at 1 May 2011, Bird & Bird is the highest placed firm within the top 20, closely followed by Berwin Leighton Paisner and Pinsent Masons.

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  • June 8, 2011 |

    Bird & Bird brings in tax partner from LG

    Bird & Bird is set to target standalone UK tax advisory work after sealing the hire of a second City tax specialist. The law firm has recruited LG partner Julian Hickey to practise alongside UK tax head Mathew Oliver – currently the firm's only dedicated London partner in the practice area.

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