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Levi's tightens belt on legal spend

18 February 2010 | Skinny jeans are one thing, but a skinny legal team? That's exactly what Levi Strauss is hoping for.


Legal quintet meets for first time

9 November 2009 | The federal Attorney General has flown to London to meet four of his international counterparts. Together they will try and solve various common legal issues.


Pepsi in fizz over court decision

28 October 2009 | A new judgment has taken the fizz out of a monster case involving PepsiCo.


Polanski's lawyers question validity of extradition

29 September 2009 | Roman Polanski's lawyers have vowed to fight his extradition from Switzerland 32 years after the film director committed statutory rape.


Firms, lawyers, to unite at Perth event

17 September 2009 | Clayton Utz, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Freehills and a host of lawyers and professionals from within the legal industry will come together in Perth tomorrow to solve and discuss the problems of the day.


Aus M&A has Rio to thank, jealous US says

4 September 2009 | M&A booms in the land Down Under, according to international commentators.


Letter to the Editor: In defense of law schools

31 August 2009 | Australian law schools, at least, are far from failing the profession, law lecturer Simon Rice says. 2 comments


White House lawyers in red on pay

6 July 2009 | Lawyers in the White House earn far less than those in the private sector, according to the latest salary report for Congress.


Firms weigh up start dates

19 June 2009 | Lawyer start date deferrals have become the money-saver of the hour for firms. But not everyone is taken with the idea.


Economy drives alternative billing

26 May 2009 | The number of law firms using alternative billing are increasing as the economy worsens.


Firms admit: worst performance in years

8 May 2009 | American law firms have experienced their worst financial performance in 17 years as the effect of the global economic crisis hits the world's biggest legal market.


The very public face of the modern commercial law firm

14 April 2009 | No longer can partners be concerned only with the practice of law, they must be fully aware of the media's ability to enhance or diminish a firm's commercial goals. Middletons' Jeremy Hyman writes


Orrick points to economy in mass redundancy program

5 March 2009 | US firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced a deep redundancy programme expected to see 12% of the firm’s associates being walked out, leaving the door swinging for the same number of counsel.


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