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  • October 19, 2007 |

    Know your leader

    Leadership undoubtedly makes a difference to a law firm's performance, as well as morale among staff. Depending on their style, a managing or senior partner considers factors such as job satisfaction, commitment to the firm, levels of innovation and fee income in their leadership approach. Encouraging a supportive culture within a firm is crucial to keep retention rates down, whether that is done by the managing partner walking the floor regularly, or by holding regular firm-wide meetings for staff to air their grievances.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Steady mid-market in Q3 helps firms ride out credit squeeze

    A resilient third-quarter showing from the UK mid-market helped firms such as Clifford Chance (CC), DLA Piper, Linklaters and Eversheds ride out the current turbulence in global deal markets.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 17/10/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with A&O, Shearman and Platt & Fishwick among the movers and shakers

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  • October 15, 2007 |

    Standard Chartered makes in-house training move

    Standard Chartered has launched an in-house training scheme in an effort to attract top talent to the bank's legal team. The bank is set to take on its first trainee in March next year, subject to Law Society approval.

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  • October 15, 2007 | International Edition

    A&O accepts second role on Northern Rock saga

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken on a second role in the Northern Rock saga - advising Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group on its proposed bid to take over the beleaguered lender. The magic circle firm, a longstanding panel adviser to Virgin, was recently appointed to advise on the approach by the consortium, which is led by Branson and includes insurance company AIG Financial Products and hedge fund group Toscafund.

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  • October 15, 2007 |

    A&O accepts second role on Northern Rock saga

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has taken on a second role in the Northern Rock saga - advising Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group on its proposed bid to take over the beleaguered lender. The magic circle firm, a longstanding panel adviser to Virgin, was recently appointed to advise on the approach by the consortium, which is led by Branson and includes insurance company AIG Financial Products and hedge fund group Toscafund.

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  • October 12, 2007 |

    Sidley next to gain from Northern Rock's hard place

    Sidley Austin has joined a clutch of major firms to have landed roles on the high-profile Northern Rock saga, with the US giant advising on the beleaguered lender's securitisation portfolios. City-based London securitisation partner Robert Torch is leading the team for Sidley, which has advised Northern Rock on the majority of its major securitisations, including the £20bn Granite Master Trust in 2005.

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    Eversheds loses out on McDonald's tender to Beachcroft

    Beachcroft has edged aside Eversheds to scoop McDonald's as a high-profile new client for its employment practice following a competitive tender process earlier this year.

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    US legal chiefs blast (and laud) some of the world's top firms

    A raft of top international firms have been held up by a corporate counsel as practices to be actively avoided by clients, according to new research by a US consultancy.

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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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