Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell have confirmed that they are in preliminary merger talks.

Funds lawyers advise clients on how to structure new funds, help private equity firms negotiate terms and act on behalf of a private fund when buying or selling investment.

The Law Society has voted in favour of putting forward to the Legal Services Board the SRA’s application to become a designated Alternative Business Structures licensing authority.

The majority of Manchester-based firm Pannone's business has been acquired by Australian firm Slater & Gordon for a total of £33 million, it has been announced.

On 1 May the largest ever merger in the UK legal services market went live, with CMS UK, Nabarro and Olswang joining together to create a new super-firm

On 22 July Beachcroft LLP and Davies Arnold Cooper LLP announced their merger plans, which will take effect on 1 November 2011, with the firm to be renamed DAC Beachcroft LLP.

International firm Dentons – the largest law firm in the world by headcount –is opening its first office in Ireland.

Recently merged Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has been granted approval to provide legal services in Hong Kong and Singapore, further cementing its status as a leading international firm.

The Law Society’s recently published Economic Value report found that the gross value added (GVA) from the UK legal sector is estimated to have grown by 50% in the past 10 years – the GVA was £34.2 billion in 2022. 

The Law Society City Legal Index, which tracks those deals that the top 50 UK law firms have been involved with, has released figures which show that the total number of deals decreased in the first half of 2015.

International legal business DWF Group Plc has opened its fourth office in Germany through the recruitment of the entire Düsseldorf office of Marccus Partners.

Contentious construction work involves the resolution of disputes, principally through arbitration, litigation, or mediation.

Sample questions for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) stage 1 assessments have been released by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

The take up of apprenticeships among law firms continued this month with the announcements that Mischon de Reya is to take on two new apprentices at its London office.

Our solicitor apprenticeship programme is a career pathway for people seeking to qualify as a solicitor without having to attend university full-time. The programme lasts six years, during which time you'll be working across a range of teams, while studying one-day a week with BPP University Law School.

City firms have revealed plans to reduce office space, as lawyers forecast remote working to become the new norm.

US firm Armstrong Teasdale has acquired London-based Kerman & Co in its first overseas venture. The move by the top 200 US firm adds 50 lawyers to its roster, bringing its headcount to roughly 340 fee earners and 300 support staff. 

Most LPC programmes are delivered in two stages.