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  AI Startup Legora Aims To Reshape Law Firm-Client Dynamics

  By Marialuisa Taddia

  In-house lawyers might send an email or get on the phone when they want to talk to outside counsel. But the head...(read more)

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  The Revolving Door: Cleary Gottlieb Snags Kirkland Tax Pro

  By Tabitha Burbidge

  Over the past week, Cleary Gottlieb expanded its London tax capabilities with a Kirkland & Ellis hire, Fieldfish...(read more)

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• Ex-Jones Day Partner Faces SDT Over Evidence Destruction

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former private equity partner at Jones Day has been referred to a disciplinary tribunal after a London court held him in contempt of court for instructing an IT manager to delete a secure messaging app, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.

• Top Judge Expresses 'Horror' At Lawyers Citing Fake Cases

  By Jamie Lennox

  The most senior judge in England and Wales has recalled her "horror" at reports of lawyers citing fake judgments in the U.S., calling for a robust approach to adopting artificial intelligence into the courtroom.

• Committee Defends Secret Feedback Process To Pick Judges

  By Adele Redmond

  The practice of eliciting responses from sitting judges about applicants for judicial office is lawful and must be kept confidential, the Judicial Appointments Commission told the Court of Appeal on Thursday, hitting back at claims that the process is opaque and unfair.

• Ex-Solicitor Admits Defrauding Clients Out Of £137K

  By Ronan Barnard

  A former solicitor and part-time judge admitted at a London criminal court on Thursday that he defrauded and stole from more than a dozen clients by appropriating at least £137,000 ($187,000) in payments to himself.

• Judge Fights 'Secret Soundings' In Judicial Selection

  By Adele Redmond

  Failing to give aspiring judges a right of reply to anonymous comments made during the selection process undermines the fairness of the exercise and public confidence in the judiciary, a district court judge argued to the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.

• Paralegal Wins £46K After Quitting To Avoid SRA Rules Breach

  By Tabitha Burbidge

  A paralegal has won more than £45,000 ($61,000) after a tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed by a London law firm, following months in which he felt pressured to work under the supervision of a solicitor banned by the profession's regulator.

• Judge's Case To Shine Light On Secretive Selection Process

  By Adele Redmond

  A judge's challenge on Wednesday to the lawfulness of a secretive process used to appoint judges will shine a light on part of the U.K. legal system that is often criticized but largely opaque.

• Fieldfisher Sets Up In Portugal With Lisbon, Porto Offices

  By Ashish Sareen

  Fieldfisher said Tuesday that it has opened for business in Portugal with two offices and almost 70 staff members as it continues to strengthen its presence in Europe. 

• Ashurst's Revenue Tops £1B For First Time

  By Ashish Sareen

  Ashurst LLP said Tuesday that its revenue has passed £1 billion ($1.38 billion) for the first time in the firm's history and that partner profits have also hit a new high in a ninth consecutive year of growth.

• Bird & Bird Joins Six-Figure NQ Pay Club With Raise To £102K

  By Ashish Sareen

  Bird & Bird is increasing salaries of newly qualified lawyers in London to just over £100,000 ($137,000) as law firms continue to hike salaries in the battle to lure top talent in the English capital.

• Stewarts' Revenue And Profit Surge As PEP Nears £2M

  By Ashish Sareen

  Stewarts Law LLP said Monday that it has recorded large increases in revenue and profits and that average profit per equity partner hit almost £2 million ($2.8 million) as the firm published its latest financial results.

• Ex-Kingsley Napley Pro Fined For Breaching Accounts Rules

  By Ashish Sareen

  A former partner at Kingsley Napley LLP has been fined for breaching accounts rules by letting a client use the firm's client account to facilitate mortgage payments without a legal transaction at play, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has said.