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  • October 18, 2007 |

    Bakers aims to break $1.5m PEP by 2010

    Baker & McKenzie is aiming to break the $1.5m (£738,000) mark for partner profits by 2010, as the firm unveils its new three-year plan in London this week. The global law firm has seen profits rise by 63% over the last three years from $654,000 (£322,000) in 2004 to $1.063m (£523,000) for the most recent 12-month period and is budgeting to continue on a similar growth-track for the next three years.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Nottingham awaits Freshfields' decision as firm considers LLM contract renewal

    Nottingham Law School is on tenterhooks with the news that high-profile client Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is reviewing a contract it has with the education provider.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Conroy re-elected as Bakers' global head

    Baker & McKenzie has re-elected global chairman John Conroy for a second term at the helm following a partnership vote in London, where the firm is holding its partnership conference. Chicago-based Conroy took on the role in 2004. During his tenure he has overseen significant growth at Bakers, with partner profits last year breaking the $1m (£502,000) mark for the first time.

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  • October 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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  • October 17, 2007 | International Edition

    College of Law, IBA launch new international law degree

    The College of Law has launched a new international masters degree in law in conjunction with the International Bar Association. The part-time masters course will start in January and is available via online learning to lawyers around the world. Around 30 lawyers are expected to start the course in January, with the College anticipating that the course will take between 18 months and five years to complete.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    College of Law, IBA launch new international law degree

    The College of Law has launched a new international masters degree in law in conjunction with the International Bar Association. The part-time masters course will start in January and is available via online learning to lawyers around the world. Around 30 lawyers are expected to start the course in January, with the College anticipating that the course will take between 18 months and five years to complete.

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  • October 16, 2007 |

    Bakers hands chairman Conroy second term at helm

    Baker & McKenzie has re-elected global chairman John Conroy for a second term at the helm following a partnership vote in London, where the firm is holding its partnership conference. During the conference Conroy, who will now serve a further three-year stint, has also unveiled the firm's new three-year strategy to Bakers' 700 partners.

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    Banking giant UBS pioneers adviser league table

    Banking giant UBS has launched a radical review of its global legal advisers in an attempt to slash costs and become one of the first top financial institutions to formally grade law firm performance.

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  • October 3, 2007 |

    A&O and CC lead on major Egypt project

    Magic circle giants Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have secured significant roles on project company EAgrium's $940m (£463m) financing of a fertiliser plant in the Nile Delta - Egypt's largest project financing transaction to date.

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