Linklaters has appointed 20 human lawyers to a new full-time role of “AI lawyer”, embedding machine-learning specialists directly into its global practice groups. The cohort will help matter ...

Cohen & Gresser has become the latest firm to weigh external investment, just weeks after McDermott Will & Schulte’s chair openly discussed his interest in PE backing. Cohen & ...

Addleshaw Goddard and Eversheds Sutherland have led the way on engineering company IMI’s sale of Truflo Marine to Fairbanks Morse Defense. Advising IMI in the sale of its naval marine business was ...

Paul Hastings has hired a fund finance partner to its London office, hailing from Haynes Boone. Jennifer Passagne is set to join the firm from Haynes Boone, where she made partner in March 2024.

Belgian tech start-up LegalFly is preparing for a Series B funding round early next year to help it expand into the US market, the company’s chief executive told The Lawyer.

The Government Legal Department (GLD), in conjunction with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), has announced the final three lots of its refreshed panel, with five new firms making the list.

Blackstone Chambers duo brought in for appeal over alleged Bahraini spying The Kingdom of Bahrain will feature in the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday in an appeal relating to allegations ...

Clifford Chance, representing the late Mike Lynch’s estate, today sought permission in a costs and consequentials hearing to appeal a 2022 ruling arising from Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) acquisition ...

Macfarlanes has overhauled its trainee recruitment process with the launch of an immersive, AI-integrated simulation that mirrors a typical day in the life of a junior lawyer.

Hausfeld is reviving its class action brought on behalf of 36 million people against Apple and Amazon, enlisting Justin Le Patourel as its new class representative. The move follows the ...

Ashurst’s epic search for a US merger partner ended this week when it confirmed it was tying the knot with Seattle-headquartered Perkins Coie. In theory, the deal looks like a win-win.

Clifford Chance is set to cut roles from its business services division, with increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) expected to remove – and create new – positions across the City.