A few years ago, Mark Zuckerberg created the largest social networker in the world where people who have lost touch with one another can meet and those who never met may meet. This changed the way that people interact by…
Baker & Mckenzie now has a presence in Turkey after making an exclusive relationship agreement with Istanbul-based firm Esin Law…
Midsize firms are proving to be an important resource to clients of all sizes. Clients are seeking cost effective yet excellent legal services and midsize firms have "stepped up to the plate."
Lidings, the Russian law firm dedicated to advising foreign companies on all aspects of Russian law, has recently authored the title "An Introduction to Russian Business Law".…
Amarchand and Luthra have been on an award winning spree, beginning 2011 with Amarchand winning the Indian Business Law Journal’s 2010 Law firm…
“You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give”.-Winston Churchill. Bar & Bench takes a look at the lawyers who look out for people who fell behind in the rate race, or sometimes didn’t get a…
Ok, I’m lying. It’s not a generation that doesn’t want to work, it’s a generation that only wants to do the work it wants. Before the recession hit the U.S.
The Ministry of Law & Justice, in collaboration with the Bar Council of India (BCI) and National Law University, Delhi, is organizing a National Consultation for Second Generation Reforms in Legal Education, today and…
U.S. News has released its 2011 law school rankings this week . The rankings can be found on the U.S. News website, here. This article, from True/Slant, reflects upon (and criticises) the power of the U.S. News…
In-house counsel are looking for their law firms to deliver legal services efficiently and cost-effectively. Dechert, a global law firm, is training all partners and associates in the…
According to new research carried out by LegalWeek, over a third of the trainees joining the UK ‘magic circle’ firms over the last two years have studied at either Oxford or Cambridge university. Over the four…
A writ petition has been filed before the Madras HC by the Association of Indian Lawyers which not only deals with the entry of foreign law firms, but also raises concern over the modus operandi currently adopted by…
The 6th International Asian Conference organized by the International Technology Law Association held on February 4 and 5 in Bangalore, saw attendance of about 250 members from the legal and technology fields from both…
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday, for the third time put a stop to the State Government’s effort to provide 4 per cent of government jobs and seats in educational institutions for 14 groups of backward classes…
The percentage of law students expecting to graduate with more than $120,000 in student debt is continuing its upward climb.