Legal Strategy
A broader type of brief
Law firms need to move with the times if they are to provide their clients with the service and support they need. Linklaters’ head of strategy and business transformation Rupert Egerton-Smith discu....  »
Legal bodies at loggerheads over referral fees
UK Law Society takes on Legal Services Board over failure to ban payments for third-party introductions...  »
Intrusive papers and data skyscrapers: how e-discovery advantages could make headline news
Newspaper offices are teeming with electronic information. So when a major title becomes embroiled in civil suits, writes Jo Russell, only methodical e-discovery methods can pinpoint the evidence...  »
Mergers and acquisitions: gathering momentum
Merger and acquisition activity is on the rise, buoyed by a rallying economy and a strong corporate desire to pick up where they left off before the financial crisis hit. Matthew Layton of Clifford Ch....  »
Jacoby & Meyers cites legal services outsourcing in push to liberalise US law firms
High-profile attorneys sue three federal courts to push through non-lawyer ownership, arguing that service-delivery innovations have made ban ‘antiquated’...  »
ICANN teams up with Interpol to combat cyber crime
Global agencies make logistics pact to manage security concerns arising from rapid advancements in the online landscape...  »
Teaming up for success
The role of business managers is becoming increasingly important for many in-house legal departments. We talk to three leaders in the field to explore their roles and perspectives ...  »
Does the super injunction have a function in the social media age?
They have become cornerstones of privacy for public figures, yet have generated ample coverage of their own. Matt Packer examines the high profile of super injunctions, and asks whether they can survi....  »
Changes to EU privacy law pose uncertainty for website managers
Businesses that run websites in the EU must re-evaluate their data privacy practices to avoid exposure to legal action, says Chris Saunders of Mundays Solicitors...  »
Rapid climb for CPA Global in world’s top outsourcing league
Leading legal services outsourcing company makes steep, two-year ascent up major IAOP ranking system...  »