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A London law firm with a host of high-profile clients is targeting more acquisitions after bringing in a boutique practice particularly well known for its entertainment work.

The former chief executive of listed legal services group RBG Holdings has taken a majority stake in a platform which uses AI to help law firms price their work.

Almost three-quarters of UK law firms have at least one employee password leaked into publicly available sources, the largest study of its kind has found.

Four out of five lawyers are currently using or planning to use artificial intelligence tools, according to new research – but the impact on pricing remains unclear.

The main reason why larger law firms are moving away from traditional partnership structures is the lack of ability to raise external funding, a report has found.

Fast-growing national law firm Taylor Rose has announced a restructuring which will see it shut down four teams and lead to some redundancies.

The latest law firm to embrace employee ownership – also one of the largest – did so after turning down private equity offers worth “millions of pounds”, its chief executive has revealed.

A City law firm has asked its lawyers to e-sign an agreement not to print documents for a low-carbon service specially developed for the Government Legal Department.

It was reasonable for a London law firm to raise the possibility of a disabled secretary who worked from home spending two days a week in the office, a tribunal has ruled.

A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.