Lawyers On Demand thinks it’s going to solve your secondee problem with its latest product launch

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Lawyers On Demand thinks it’s going to solve your secondee problem with its latest product launch

Mounting client demand for secondees has long been a bugbear for City law firms, a reality that one of the most feted New Law brands is now hoping to turn into a business opportunity.

Lawyers On Demand(LOD) is today (31 August) launching a service to provide lawyers specifically for secondments to law firms for their clients, a shift from LOD’s core model of providing short-term placements direct to in-house teams. Continue reading “Lawyers On Demand thinks it’s going to solve your secondee problem with its latest product launch”

Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse

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Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse

Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has taken another step to recast itself for the age of disruption after choosing eight companies to join its ‘tech innovation hub’ Fuse.

The City giant is offering companies space in its London HQ which will work together with the firm’s lawyers, technologists and clients to create services and products for companies, financial institutions and law firms.
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‘A game changer’: Fieldfisher invests in digital platform for start-up funding rounds

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‘A game changer’: Fieldfisher invests in digital platform for start-up funding rounds

Fieldfisher has invested in a digital platform offering an automated way to generate and update documents required during funding rounds, allowing start-ups and investors to negotiate and close deals remotely and more quickly, which could also offer the firm new clients.

European firm Fieldfisher was part of a £1m investment round in SeedLegals, launched three months ago, along with another law firm, investment fund Seedcamp and several other companies. Fieldfisher has a particular technology, finance and energy focus and is growing its network of European offices. Continue reading “‘A game changer’: Fieldfisher invests in digital platform for start-up funding rounds”

Lawyers On Demand set to break into the Middle East with Dubai launch

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Lawyers On Demand (LOD), Berwin Leighton Paisner’s(BLP) freelance lawyers spin-off, is due to launch in the Middle East with a new Dubai office, breaking into an increasingly competitive legal market.

It is understood that the opening is on track for early autumn. Continue reading “Lawyers On Demand set to break into the Middle East with Dubai launch”

‘It’s good to talk’ – Linklaters repositions with focus on team work, innovation and a lot more soft stuff

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‘It’s good to talk’ – Linklaters repositions with focus on team work, innovation and a lot more soft stuff

Matthew Field meets Linklaters leadership as City giant outlines a much-changed agenda

For observers familiar with the legacy of former Linklaters chief Tony Angel, the rhetoric coming out of Silk Street right now could not be more of a break from the past.

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Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients

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Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients

While other Legal Business 100 firms such as Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons are giving free legal advice to win over fintech clients, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer associates have been given the opportunity to pitch and win client relationships as part of a growing bid to win new clients in this area. Continue reading “Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients”