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  • November 27, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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  • November 27, 2007 |

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Paul Weiss teams up with Macfarlanes as Firth buy-out braves market turmoil

    New York's Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has teamed up with Macfarlanes to advise private equity group Oak Hill Capital Partners on a £945m agreement to acquire aerospace parts company Firth Rixson, one of the largest private equity deals to be completed since the summer's credit turmoil.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Pinsents takes lead on £150m hospital PFI

    Pinsent Masons has won the headline role on a £150m private finance initiative at a West Midlands hospital.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 21/11/07

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Herbies, DLA Piper and Hammonds among the movers and shakers

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 21/11/07...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; and an early taster of tomorrow's Deal Week

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  • November 19, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters matches rivals with 18% H1 growth

    Linklaters has become the latest firm to report double-digit growth for the first half of the financial year, with revenues at the City giant growing by almost a fifth. Fee income at the magic circle law firm rose by 18% over the six-month period to hit £633m, up from £536m for the equivalent period last year.

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  • November 19, 2007 |

    Linklaters matches rivals with 18% H1 growth

    Linklaters has become the latest firm to report double-digit growth for the first half of the financial year, with revenues at the City giant growing by almost a fifth. Fee income at the magic circle law firm rose by 18% over the six-month period to hit £633m, up from £536m for the equivalent period last year.

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  • November 15, 2007 | International Edition

    Texan energy giant unveils Abu Dhabi launch

    US energy giant Vinson & Elkins has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Texan-based law firm launched its first office in the region in 2003 when it opened in Dubai.

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  • November 15, 2007 |

    Texan energy giant unveils Abu Dhabi launch

    US energy giant Vinson & Elkins has expanded its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi. The Texan-based law firm launched its first office in the region in 2003 when it opened in Dubai.

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