Legal Week | News Alert
June 10, 2016

Partners predict lawyer layoffs will follow support job cuts
Legal Week research finds more than half of partners predict lawyer cuts, with 83% expecting to see more support staff redundancies

CMS posts 8.4% revenue rise for 2015 breaking €1bn
Global firm's revenue hit €1bn last year as it promoted 32 lawyers to partner and prepared to enter Iran

Clifford Chance boosts US associate pay as Latham extends new top rates to London lawyers
Junior CC lawyers in the US to get $180,000 as magic circle firm matches Cravath and Latham London associates also get set to benefit from increased rates

Bird & Bird plots further growth in Asia Pacific
Two Birds is currently in talks with local firms to grow its best friend network in Southeast Asia

Dentons mulls plans to extend secondment programme to China
Legal giant considers relocating partners from China to the Middle East initially, after its tie-up with Dacheng last year

Ashurst and DLA advise on Time Out IPO as Brexit vote looms
Duo win roles to float the UK listings magazine just days before the historic EU referendum

Pensions Senior Associate – Magic Circle (Regular Hours)

A leading pensions team requires an additional awfully clever, UK qualified senior pensions lawyer to focus on advisory matters. It seeks someone with at least 5 years’ experience in a well-regarded pensions team who is currently in private practice or looking to return after a career break. Given the role’s separation from transactional work you will see regular hours, and the team will also look at those who wish to work 4 days per week. A rare role that combines brand, quality and regular hours at one of the best law firms in the world.

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Lending, fraud and the Land Registry: whose fault is it anyway?
This March, consultations opened on the Land Registration Act and the privatisation of the Land Registry. This briefing focuses on the suggestion that the Land Registry indemnity - which offsets the potential for errors in the Registry - should be caveated and potentially withdrawn from lenders.
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