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  • October 3, 2007 |

    Reuters strives to maintain proud history in face of Thomson union

    Reuters has built a strong reputation as a go-to employer for ambitious corporate counsel. Michelle Madsen investigates whether the respected news provider can maintain its focus in the wake of its recent merger with Thomson

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  • October 1, 2007 |

    US alliance exposed BLP's image problem

    Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has an image problem. Given the number of firms struggling to differentiate themselves in the the City's crowded legal market,…

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  • September 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Bingham set for Northern Rock bondholder role

    Bingham McCutchen is set to secure a major role in the Northern Rock saga with the US restructuring leader being instructed to advise a group of bondholders on their position. The top 50 US law firm has been approached alongside investment boutique Houlihan Lokey by a number of the mortgage-lenders' junior bondholders to offer advice on their investments.

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  • September 28, 2007 |

    Bingham set for Northern Rock bondholder role

    Bingham McCutchen is set to secure a major role in the Northern Rock saga with the US restructuring leader being instructed to advise a group of bondholders on their position. The top 50 US law firm has been approached alongside investment boutique Houlihan Lokey by a number of the mortgage-lenders' junior bondholders to offer advice on their investments.

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Links and Freshfields brands rising in US: AmLaw on the magic circle

    In June, shortly before becoming Prime Minister, Gordon Brown announced, "[This is] an era that history will record as the beginning of a new golden age…

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Assistant: The full story

    Legal Week's in-depth survey of the country's top law firms offers the big picture on just what law firms offer their assistants and associates - from salary, to soft benefits, to career progression. Read on to find out how your law firm fares and how the competition stacks up. Derek Bedlow and Sophie Evans report

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  • September 27, 2007 |

    The leadership effect

    Who is at the helm of the City's top law firms? Caroline Grimshaw puts the top 10 firms' managing partners in the psychiatrist's chair, to gauge the impact of each leadership style on the culture of a firm

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Kirkpatrick bolsters City with Herbies hire

    Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis has boosted its environmental practice with the hire of a consultant from Herbert Smith.

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Scandinavia and the Baltics: Sweden's deal feast

    Not content with the spoils of the region's M&A boom, law firms in Scandinavia's biggest legal market - Sweden - are fighting for a relaxation in the country's conflict rules, says James Illman

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  • September 26, 2007 |

    Homeland security

    The Diary was recently dispatched on a covert operation to take some snaps for the Legal Week photo library. Covert, because the ultra-sensitivity of some City firms to having their picture taken reminds one of those tribes that believe taking a photograph of someone steals their soul. Not that that would be much of a problem for City lawyers.

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