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Interviews Marco Compagnoni, partner at the British law firm Lovells. Plans for expanding the firm; European strategy of the firm; Views on the high-profiles cases worked on by the firm; Importance placed on operating in a small environment.

The article comments that the legal services white paper should prompt chambers to develop into modern business. Some fascinating doors for barristers will be opened by the British Government's white paper on the future of legal services. To start modernizing, recruitment might be an appropriate place. Although many chambers are offering jobs for life, there are few chambers that devote significant time to the selection of pupils. Within chambers, efficient management would also be an area of improvement that might be highlighted by these new proposals.

The article reports on the radical plan of several major banks to abolish traditional billing methods in favor of electronic system that would give them real-time access to live transactions in the Great Britain. According to RBS deputy general counsel Chris Campbell, he is expecting all of his bank's main law firms to adopt the new system once it was introduced. ABN AMRO and Royal Bank of Scotland hope to move away from traditional paper billing.

Reports that lawyer Patrick Lawrence will join law firm Four New Square in Great Britain. Resignation of Lawrence from 4 Paper Buildings; High-value insurance and financial services work of the law firm; Performance of the law firm.

Examines the employee defections at various law firms in Great Britain as of June 2002. Hardwicke Building; 4 Paper Buildings; Bedford Row.

In this article the author discusses the consultation paper "Alternative Business Structures: Approaches to Licensing" released by the Legal Services Board (LSB) in Great Britain. He notes that paper can let LSB and approved regulators on the modernisation of regulating unjustified practice constraints of lawyers. She cites that regulation barriers can be removed safely because the paper's framework ensures the interests of consumers.

The article reports on the avoidance of Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips to the consequences of "The Governance of Britain," a green paper published by Ministry of Justice in Great Britain. Phillips expressed that the disturb of the justice system had important implications for the independence of the judiciary. The paper stated that the government is willing to look at the future of its role in judicial appointments and consider the present arrangement.

The author examines the opportunities for British law firms once the European Union referendum is over the British Ministry of Justice will publish a paper considering the separation of the representative and regulatory functions of the various legal professional bodies. He mentions that opportunity can be used by The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to clearly define and articulate their roles.

The article presents information on the release of the whitepaper titled Breaking the Fraud Triangle on fraud prevention and detection, by the provider of eDiscovery and Information Risk Management solutions, ZyLAB Inc. in Great Britain. The paper offers guidelines to legal and information risk management professionals for Fraud Triangle Analytics (FTA).

The article reports that top performing partners at the firm Lovells projects a huge payout within the year 2009 brought by the law firm's partnership with Hogan & Hartson LLP in Great Britan. It notes that partners at both firms were given merger papers and are requested to agree on the details of the deal. Hogan Lovell's corporate governance structure will follow on Lovells' while its pay structure will follow Hogan's which will enable Lovells partners to qualify for a performance-liked bonus.

The article reports on the call of Legal Services Policy Institute (LSPI) of College of Law (CoL) to abolish the training contract for solicitors to widen the access of the profession in Great Britain. It is cited that LSPI has issued a paper which proposes that minimum standards for accrediting learning programmes must be implemented by the Legal Services Board (LSB). Nigel Savage of CoL says that standards will be raised across law firms and board if the training contract will be abolished.

The article offers news briefs related to the legal profession in Great Britain. Mrs Tulkinghorn introduces the Beauty Box, a sleek black crocodile finish expecially designed for lawyers in transporting their papers. Tulkinghorn is recommending the use of hanky firmly in covering the nose and mouth to avoid the dreadful swine flue plague. A recent report says that the legal profession is becoming the most elitist going in the country

Information about several papers discussed during the second video conference held in Great Britain on October 6, 2008 is presented. The event was attended by more than 40 representatives from different law firms, wherein they discussed on how gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation influenced retention rates.

The article focuses on the trend in the FTSE100 rankings of law firms in Great Britain. It reveals that Slaughter and May lost two FTSE100 clients, but gained paper and packaging business Bunzl and has remained at the top of the rankings. It also shows that the second-placed Linklaters closed the gap on Slaughters by adding two new clients. Furthermore, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP was one of the three firms in third place along with Allen & Overy and Herbert Smith.

Information about several papers discussed at the journal's Diversity in Law 2008 conference in Great Britain is presented. In this event, the Law Society has completed the first draft of its diversity charter. Magdalene Bayim-Adomako of White & Case LLP's London bank finance practice and Bhavesh Dattani, executive director of Lehman Brothers Inc., have suggested an alternative in a panel discussion on how to meet and surpass client diversity expectations.

The article focuses on the evolution of the acquisition finance market, with the private equity houses enforcing their own term sheets on the banks in Great Britain. The sponsor finance work of law firms is more lucrative since the fees of the companies being instructed by the banks at the commitment paper stage are now being reimbursed.

The article focuses on the removal of the obstacles to firms floating upon the passage of the white paper proposals on law firm ownership in Great Britain. The sale of minority stocks to a venture capital firm might become an attractive proposal for companies in need of capital. Some of them have been converted to limited-liability partnership status.

The article presents an interview with John Evans, head of employment law, in law firm Coudert Brothers. In response to a question regarding his experiences as trainee, Evans says that Being sent unbriefed and without papers to court to represent a commercial client on a driving offence, with no idea of procedure or what he was meant to do.

The article provides a ten-point checklist to ensure lawyers go into a client pitch armed to the teeth. One is a strategy paper that puts forward the business case for a major acquisition. Success depends on the ability to focus on the totality of the client's agenda. High up that agenda is a rigorous approach to procurement and costs, of which lawyers need to have a clear understanding. Clients are applying this rigor in their own organizations. Their own customers or clients are unwilling to accept any increase in what they pay for goods and services. Every budget holder has to demonstrate that the money they spend delivers best value to the business. It is perfectly legitimate for clients to apply the same rigor to the purchase of professional services that they bring to paying for facilities management or office supplies.

Reports that the Law Society Standards Board approved in May 2004 two of the proposed amendments to the conflicts and confidentiality paper withdrawn from the Law Society Council in Great Britain. Key issues of interest; Analysis of pertinent topics and relevant issues; Implications on law firms.

Presents news briefs related to law firms and lawyers in Great Britain as of December 15, 2003. Linklaters corporate partner Stephen Boughton's plan to leave the firm; Eversheds' decision to cease its private client function in London; End of the consultation period on research paper released by the Legal IT Innovators Group.

Reports on the responsibility of non-for-profit organization GreenWorks Inc. for removing law firm's redundant office equipment and redistributing it to worthy groups in need in Great Britain.