London’s legal elite post surge in profits despite growing threat from US rivals in the capital
‘Magic circle’ firm posts 17% jump in profits in year before transatlantic tie-up
‘Magic circle’ law firm latest to wade into fresh war for talent
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Law firm works with Microsoft and AI start-up Harvey in attempt to ‘disrupt the legal market before someone disrupts us’
Growth, the ideal size and generative AI are key questions for US law firm leaders
The London-headquartered law firm is the latest major corporate targeted by cyber criminals
UK law firm is latest business to take PE money to help expand non-core units
Tie-up between ‘magic circle’ law firm and US rival creates $3.5bn transatlantic law firm after 99% of votes cast in favour
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Rising salary costs and decline in dealmaking hits earnings at City’s international law firms
Fall comes as firm embarks on merger with New York’s Shearman & Sterling
The magic circle law firm’s senior partner has long held ambitions for a transatlantic merger
Merger between US and UK firms would create a legal giant with almost 4,000 lawyers worldwide
The firms may need each other so much that they have to combine
Deal is first tie-up between a ‘magic circle’ group and an American rival in more than 20 years
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The need to untangle differences in business culture, politics and regulation means the region’s legal sector is open up to experimentation
Breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence are forcing a rethink of the tech being used by lawyers
Chatbots trained in legal data are already a ‘serious part of the operating model’, say firms
Magic circle law firm adopts much-hyped tech to help draft legal documents, but insists move will not replace jobs
