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  • August 7, 2012 |

    Freshfields, Bird & Bird and SJ Berwin confirm trainee retention rates

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Bird & Bird, SJ Berwin and Field Fisher Waterhouse have all confirmed trainee retention rates for their September 2012 qualifiers, with all bar SJ Berwin keeping on more than 80% of their intake.

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  • August 2, 2012 |

    You're fired - how angry clients get to the point of dumping their advisers

    GCs usually eschew the drama of dumping advisers but relationships can easily wither and die. Caroline Hill examines how the client/law firm bond can break

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  • August 2, 2012 |

    Herbert Smith and Slaughters lead on $1.5bn Chinese North Sea purchase

    Herbert Smith and Slaughter and May have advised on a $1.5bn (£959m) energy M&A deal which has seen China's Sinopec acquire almost half of Talisman Energy's UK North Sea business. The Chinese energy and petrochemical giant has taken a 49% stake in Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, which owns 46 North Sea fields and operates 11 offshore platforms.

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  • July 31, 2012 |

    BLP, Mishcons and Burges Salmon post autumn NQ retention figures

    Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Mishcon de Reya, Burges Salmon and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe have all confirmed their retention figures for this September's trainee intakes. BLP is keeping on 80% of its 20 trainees after 16 newly qualified (NQ) lawyers accepted positions at the firm. The percentage is slightly down from last September's figure, when the firm retained 95% (19) of its 20 trainees.

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  • July 26, 2012 | International Edition

    UK top 50 law firms drive profits back towards boom-time high

    The UK's top law firms have overcome continued uncertainty in the global economy to achieve a second consecutive year of growth, while top 50 firms push partner profits back towards a boom-time high.

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  • July 26, 2012 |

    UK top 50 law firms drive profits back towards boom-time high

    The UK's top law firms have overcome continued uncertainty in the global economy to achieve a second consecutive year of growth, while top 50 firms push partner profits back towards a boom-time high.

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  • July 24, 2012 |

    Qantas turns to Allens as longstanding GC steps down

    Australian airline group Qantas has turned to Sydney firm Allens for its new general counsel after longstanding legal head Brett Johnson announced his intention to retire. Allens corporate partner Andrew Finch is set to join the airline in November to take up the general counsel role. He has been a partner at the Australian firm for more than a decade and counts Qantas among his major clients.

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  • July 22, 2012 |

    Camerons, Olswang and US quartet confirm autumn NQ retention rates

    CMS Cameron McKenna, Olswang and White & Case are among a number of law firms to have confirmed retention rates for their September intakes, with Olswang also unveiling changes to its trainee recruitment scheme. Camerons has announced an 84% retention rate, slightly up on the 81% kept on from the firm's March intake. Of 31 newly qualified (NQ) trainees, 26 took up positions at the firm after 29 were offered jobs. The March intake saw 25 of 31 NQs kept on.

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  • July 19, 2012 |

    Linklaters and Slaughters among firms on $5bn UK-Japan advertising agency merger

    Linklaters and Slaughter and May are among a raft of international law firms advising on a $5bn (£3.2bn) deal to create one of the world's largest advertising agencies.

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  • July 19, 2012 |

    LG and Clifford Chance advise on $120m mining company sale

    LG and Clifford Chance (CC) have advised on the $120m (£95m) sale of mining company GPM Georgia, as M&A activity in the sector continues to provide rich pickings for law firms.

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