• October 19, 2007 |

    A legal education

    BPP Law School has held off competition from rivals including the College of Law to retain its trophy client - the City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium.

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  • October 19, 2007 |

    A determined approach

    A qualifying law degree has traditionally been the first step on the road to becoming a solicitor.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Curran retires from Cleary after 10 years

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's most senior UK partner, Andrew Curran, is to retire at the end of 2007. Curran joined Cleary from Lovells as a partner in January 1997 to launch the New York firm's English-law practice. His retirement will leave the firm with three English-law M&A partners in London.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Dewey & LeBoeuf chief drops in for some London fudge

    The newly-merged Dewey & LeBoeuf’s decision not to appoint a London head looks like a confused fudge. Steven Davis, settling in as chairman of…

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Dewey & LeBoeuf axes London top role after McKinsey review

    Newly-merged New York giant Dewey & LeBoeuf is to ditch the role of London managing partner, following a review by management consultancy McKinsey. The office will now be organised along practice group lines, with the two firms' legacy City heads - Peter Sharp of LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae and Dewey Ballantine's Fred Gander - returning to full-time fee earning.

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  • October 15, 2007 | International Edition

    Cleary's City veteran Curran to call it a day

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's most senior UK partner, Andrew Curran, is to retire at the end of this calendar year. Curran joined Cleary from Lovells as a partner in January 1997 to launch the New York firm's English-law practice. He had spent more than 25 years with Lovells in London, where he qualified into the tax practice.

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  • October 15, 2007 |

    Cleary's City veteran Curran to call it a day

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton's most senior UK partner, Andrew Curran, is to retire at the end of this calendar year. Curran joined Cleary from Lovells as a partner in January 1997 to launch the New York firm's English-law practice. He had spent more than 25 years with Lovells in London, where he qualified into the tax practice.

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    Where Angel didn't fear to tread

    For a generation, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom stood alone globally among law firms in combining mammoth size with regal wealth. Well, move over, Joe Flom. With revenue of £1.121bn and profits per equity partner of £1.294m, Linklaters has surpassed Skadden on both measures. As managing partner Tony Angel's nine-year tenure draws to a close, Linklaters is both big and rich.

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  • October 4, 2007 |

    Herbies wins mega private equity role on Northern Rock bid

    Herbert Smith has secured one of its highest-profile roles to date - advising private equity group JC Flowers on its potential approach for beleaguered bank Northern Rock. The firm, which is not a traditional adviser to JC Flowers, is fielding a team including corporate partner Anthony Macaulay and securitisation partner Dina Albagli.

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Links and Freshfields brands rising in US: AmLaw on the magic circle

    In June, shortly before becoming Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced, "[This is] an era that history will record as the beginning of a new golden age…

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