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Legal Week | News Alert May 16, 2016 Eversheds hit with £2.7m legal claim from Canon Europe Firm facing damages claim from printer maker over alleged professional negligence from its real estate practice Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper drive through Motorpoint float DLA and Pinsents advise as car supermarket Motorpoint is admitted to the London main market Top firms increase hires from disadvantaged backgrounds by up to 50% Research from Rare shows Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells and others improve social mobility with contextual recruitment tool Linklaters signs up to AI service Magic circle firm agrees deal to use artificial intelligence provider RAVN to automate a host of tasks KWM delays partner profit distributions again King & Wood Mallesons has so far paid out around half the profit distributions from 2014-15 that it was due to pay out in 2015-16 Gadens closes Singapore office following Dentons tie-up The Australian firm’s Singapore managing partner jumps to Nabarro as the office closes Innovation and the search for efficiency in regulatory compliance Across the globe, boardrooms are facing rising regulatory floodwaters - and the inclement conditions look set to continue. This Legal Week Intelligence report, in association with Pinsent Masons, surveyed general counsel, in-house lawyers and compliance personnel, with 73% expecting their business’s compliance spend to rise over the next five years. Click here to access the full report Legal Week Law Legal Briefings & Resources Key trends in cross-border private M&A Cross-border private M&A hit a post-crisis high in 2015 with deals amounting to over $146bn, making it the busiest year (by both deal value and number of deals) for cross-border private M&A since the start of the financial crisis. This Linklaters briefing looks at what 2016 has in store. Download Upcoming Events for Legal Professionals Legal Week Innovation Awards 2016 Awards & Rankings - Fri 27th May 2016, London There is a lot of talk about innovation in the law. 1701 Legal Jobs from Legal Week Jobs FINTECH! FINTECH! FINTECH! Chase Portland -£££ An attractive opportunity for a Commercial Solicitor with Technology & Digital expertise to join an exciting cross-departmental FinTech practice!London (City of), London (Greater) More from Legal Week Jobs PRIVATE EQUITY LAWYERS Edwards Gibson is searching for associates on behalf of a US law firm’s tier one Private Equity team as its strategy for 2016 begins to pay off. Following headline hires over the past year, an opportunity has arisen for corporate associates with 1-4 years’ experience to join one of the best PE teams in London. It offers great responsibility at a junior level and clear prospects for more experienced lawyers. Follow the link and get in touch to find out more. For more details please click here

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