Taylor Wessing to Cut Half of Trainees
Like Dentons before it, Taylor Wessing will only hire half of their trainees. Thirteen of its 24 2009 trainees will…
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Routledge Modise to Become Eversheds
South Africa's Routledge Modise, which joined Eversheds' international network last April, is changing its name to Eversheds. The firm, one…
Dentons Will Only Hire Half of Incoming Trainees
Dentons , which in March laid off 37 lawyers and 39 staff, will only hire on half of their 2009…
TO Doyle Wants Lawyers to Work for Free
Blawgs are reporting on a bizarre effort by Irish firm TO Doyle to get "interns" who will work for free.…
Deacons Australia to Merge with Norton Rose
Deacons Australia will join the Norton Rose Group. The decision follows successful votes by the respective partnerships yesterday. The new…
American Discovery to Hire 100 Attorneys
Document review and research services provider American Discovery is expanding its Insurance Litigation Practice Area, hiring an additional 100 attorneys…
Pinsent Masons Sends Litigation Work to South Africa
Pinsent Masons, which is in the midst of a redundancy consultation, will outsource litigation work to a firm in South…
Phoenix Legal Not in Formal Deal with Lovells
Phoenix Legal says recent press reports that the Indian commercial law firm has penned a formal agreement with the UK's…
DLA Piper Cuts 22 in Middle East
DLA Piper, which in April laid off eight associates in Dubai, is making another 22 positions redundant in its Middle…
Obama Taps Biglaw Attorneys for Ambassadorships
The Obama administration has recently tapped three Biglaw bigwigs for ambassadorships. Howard Gutman, a partner at Williams & Connolly, was…
Appleby Merging with Dickinson Cruickshank
Bermuda’s Appleby Global will merge with the Isle of Man's Dickinson Cruickshank. The legal, fiduciary and administration service firm will…
Miller Canfield Opens Toronto Office
Miller Canfield has established an office in Toronto, Ontario. The new office was formed through a merger with the 10-lawyer…