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  • June 5, 2013 |

    Herbert Smith Freehills raises pay for all lawyers up to 3PQE

    Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has announced across-the-board increases in its junior salary bands for 2013-14, with pay rises of up to 3% for the firm's trainees and associates. The changes will take effect from 1 June and will see newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers now paid £63,000, up £1,500 from last year's salary of £61,500.

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  • June 4, 2013 |

    Ashurst sets out new pay rates as 2PQE associates get £3,000 rise

    Ashurst has confirmed its associate salary rates for 2013-14, with lawyers with two years' post-qualification experience (PQE) seeing the biggest pay rise of an extra £3,000 on last year. The new rates, which came into effect from 1 May, see lawyers with one year's PQE earning £69,000, £2,000 more than last year's salary of £67,000. The firm is also raising the rate for lawyers with two years' PQE by £3,000 to £77,000.

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  • June 3, 2013 |

    Transfer Window Asia: recent moves including Simmons and Ashurst

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has expanded its Beijing team with the recruitment of corporate lawyer Chen Li from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Chen, who was an Of Counsel with Milbank in Beijing, has more than a decade of experience handling cross-border transactions in China, concentrating on outbound M&A and foreign direct investment, with a focus on major Chinese state-owned enterprises.

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  • May 30, 2013 |

    Dealmaker: Martin Wright

    The Mayer Brown partner on regenerating Stratford, his DIY ineptitude and the potential lure of farming

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  • May 29, 2013 |

    Ashurst adds two senior figures to top team ahead of Australia merger

    Ashurst has made two big-name additions to its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever independent board members, ahead of the firm's full merger with its Australia arm. The firm has appointed Robert Gillespie, the former director general of the Takeover Panel, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia chairman David Turner to the boards of Ashurst LLP and Ashurst Australia respectively.

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  • May 23, 2013 |

    Middle East legal community out in force to celebrate region's recovery at CCME Awards

    The Middle East legal community came out in force in Dubai last week to celebrate the achievements of lawyers, law firms and in-house legal teams at the Corporate Counsel Middle East (CCME) Awards. On 16 May, 300 lawyers attended the event at the Westin Mina Seyahi hotel, collectively reinforcing the impression that the legal sector is growing in self-confidence in line with the region's steady recovery from the financial crisis of 2009.

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  • May 20, 2013 |

    Hong Kong ranks third most popular destination with expat lawyers - survey

    Hong Kong is the third most popular destination in the world for expatriate lawyers, according to a new report commissioned by business school ESCP Europe and recruiter Hydrogen. Some 9% of legal professionals surveyed ranked the North Asian financial hub as their preferred relocation destination, beating Australia, which was the favourite of 7%, and Canada which was number one among 6%.

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  • May 19, 2013 |

    Ashurst, Slaughters lead on Ocado's online retail tie-up with Morrisons

    Ashurst, Slaughter and May and Hogan Lovells have advised on a deal which will see supermarket chain Morrisons launch an online grocery service with Ocado next year. Ashurst took the lead role for Morrisons on the deal, which includes a sale and leaseback of equipment at internet grocer Ocado's recently opened Dordon distribution centre in Warwickshire.

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  • May 17, 2013 |

    A&O, Al Tamimi, Emirates among winners at Middle East legal awards

    Al Tamimi & Company and The Emirates Group were among the big winners at the Corporate Counsel Middle East (CCME) Awards last night (16 May). The awards saw Emirates secure the Large Team Legal Department of the Year...

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  • May 17, 2013 |

    Eversheds recruits ex-Dewey partner from Morgan Lewis in Beijing launch double hire

    Eversheds has recruited Morgan Lewis energy partner Ingrid Zhu-Clark to head up its new Beijing office ahead of its formal opening next week (20 May). Ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf partner Zhu-Clark, who moved to Morgan Lewis following the collapse of the US firm last year, will be joined at the new Beijing base by Uria Menendez special counsel Jay Ze.

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