More details on the restructuring of DLA Piper have emerged, as its partners prepare to vote on the biggest change to the firm in decades. The firm’s Swiss Verein structure will cease on 1 May this… ...

EV maker Rivian has hired the former deputy general counsel from Cruise, General Motors’ driverless car division. Sheldon Quan joins the California-based company as its new chief corporate counsel.

Barclays has agreed a deal with Swedish legaltech Legora to roll out its AI platform across the lender’s global in-house legal team, The Lawyer can reveal. As part of the deal, Legora will be ...

The increasing use of AI in drafting workplace grievances is presenting new challenges for employers and HR teams. Unlike traditional complaints, AI-generated grievances are often lengthy, confusing, ...

HSF Kramer has begun rolling out legaltech platform Legora despite already running Harvey in its technology stack. Many law firms have run parallel trials of both competitors but ...

DLA Piper partners are understood to be meeting today (12 March) to discuss a range of options aimed at delivering closer financial integration between the two sides of the firm. The items on ...

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Paul Hastings has hired a partner from King & Spalding in an effort to strengthen the firm’s Brussels office. Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte joins the firm’s antitrust team from King & ...

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has increased its newly-qualified solicitor (NQ) salary from £170,000 to £180,000, The Lawyer has learned. The firm’s significant £10,000 boost places it in direct ...

Epic Games has settled its long-running dispute with Google over allegations of anti-competitive practices tied to its UK ...

Legora has acquired start-up Walter AI, marking its first acquisition since being founded in 2023. Walter AI, described as an “agent-native legal AI company”, is used by several Canadian law ...

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s failure to file an appeal on time against a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision resulted in its client’s proposed merger being blocked, it has emerged.