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  • July 12, 2012 |

    Perfectly engineered fit: up close with Siemens GC Claire Carless

    Claire Carless, the newly-appointed Siemens GC, goes a long way to dispelling the myth that a serious career woman can't have it all, finds Caroline Hill

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  • July 11, 2012 |

    Addleshaws takes on Trowers partner for Dubai office launch

    Addleshaw Goddard has recruited a Trowers & Hamlins partner to lead the launch of its new Dubai office. Dubai-based construction partner Andrew Greaves will head up the new base alongside Addleshaws international arbitration partner Jonathan Tattersall and senior corporate partner Keith Johnston, who will now split their time between the firm's London, Dubai and Manchester offices.

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  • July 8, 2012 |

    King & Wood Mallesons sets 30% female target for Australia partnership

    King & Wood Mallesons has set a target percentage for female partners in its Australian arm, becoming the latest firm to push gender diversity up the agenda. The firm is aiming to increase the proportion of women in its Australian partnership to 30% by 2015, as part of a broader diversity initiative.

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  • June 28, 2012 |

    Profits vs people - firms should tread carefully on staff cuts

    "Even with a hard-nosed view of the profession, the context in which large commercial law firms manage their staff does matter. Times are hard, but they are not yet like 2009 when most firms had to push through major restructurings of their cost bases..."

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  • June 25, 2012 |

    Pinsents set for first redundancy round since McGrigors merger

    Pinsent Masons is set to cut around 40 back office jobs across the firm in light of its recent merger with Scotland's McGrigors. The redundancies are expected to be made in the firm's HR, IT, facilities and business development functions, with no fee-earner roles affected by the cuts. The news was first reported on RollOnFriday today.

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  • June 21, 2012 |

    Addleshaws set to lay off 24 fee earners as partner profits rise 37%

    Addleshaw Goddard is set to cut up to 24 fee earners as the firm announces that partner profits for 2011-12 have risen by 37% to £450,000. The firm said the redundancy round is intended to rebalance a "top-heavy fee earner structure", as low natural attrition has seen the number of senior fee earners climb disproportionately while overall lawyer headcount has fallen.

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  • June 21, 2012 |

    Linklaters restates commitment to real estate as UK practice chief resigns

    Linklaters' UK head of real estate Anne Byrne has resigned from the firm, it has emerged, with the news coming after the departures of a number of other real estate partners from the magic circle firm. Byrne, who resigned two months ago, has led the firm's UK real estate practice since the start of 2011. She succeeded global and UK head Patrick Plant, who stood down following two terms in the role, the maximum allowed at the magic circle firm.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Kingfisher hands key adviser roles to top duo on reduced legal roster

    Europe's largest home improvement retailer Kingfisher has slashed its roster of international law firm advisers from 10 to two, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells securing key roles to handle the group's major transactional work.

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  • June 11, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including CMS, Shoosmiths and K&L

    CMS Cameron McKenna has appointed Rita Lowe as its new UK head of banking and finance, replacing Will Meredith in the role. Lowe, whose practice focuses on advising distressed companies and investors, is currently leading the Camerons team advising Dewey & LeBoeuf's UK LLP on its wind-down proceedings, which is expected to take up to 12 months to complete.

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  • May 31, 2012 |

    Eversheds trials low-cost team in Leeds

    Eversheds is piloting a low-cost legal process centre in Leeds, with a ring-fenced team of lawyers, paralegals and administrative staff carrying out routine work for the firm's real estate group. The team will handle legal processes including case reviews and post-completion work...

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