http://www.mpmagazine.com/ The latest headlines and articles Managing Partner Magazine (c) 2008, Ark Group Ltd. All rights reserved. http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=27853CCD-891D-4765-983A-035C6E68EE19 SHEPHERD & WEDDERBURN has successfully hired senior Linklaters London corporate partner Steven Turnbull. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=5F34BC37-7D88-4AE2-A640-09750F60C734 INTERNATIONAL LAW firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP is set to haveclosed three of its offices in the US by this time next year. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=63A53677-6ED2-4E47-89D9-3612E8415BAA SKADDEN, ARPS, Slate, Meagher & Flom has unveiled plans to commit some $9.6m to a new scheme to encourage a greater diversity of entrants into the legal profession in the US. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=07AE9490-ADB9-4886-AF3F-A4B63EE787AC 06 June 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=CCBD1A35-9694-499D-9574-025A12E9FDCE US LAW firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge (EAPD) has elected corporate lawyer Walter G. D. Reed as the firm’s new managing partner. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=17D0F921-5F31-407F-AAA4-2ECB1BE2D2CA HERBERT SMITH has appointed corporate partner David Willis to the newly-created role of managing partner following a firm-wide management review. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=DD5FE50B-D562-4CBF-B8DE-3FDBFFD7F183 INTERNATIONAL LAW firm Bird & Bird has unveiled a new online glossary to allow its lawyers to share knowledge of the latest legal terminology and trends. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=3A7962BF-5D62-47E3-B2CA-F2FDB3B7FDEF MAGIC-CIRCLE law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and international firm Hammonds are the latest to adopt the limited liability partnership (LLP) structure. 20 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=297FEE93-72DE-406D-B59C-DAB8DAED7375 THE LAW Society has agreed to drop judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) and the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal in relation to the civil legal aid contract. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=DFC60D8A-0B1F-4CBE-804D-E332C1C1C09B ALTERNATIVE BILLING methods is the best initiative law firms could implement to improve relationships with their clients’ legal departments, according to a new survey. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=17F9B48F-7689-434E-8019-F4324653A782 INTERNATIONAL LAW firm Slaughter and May has announced the election of eight practice stream heads, following the election of Chris Saul as senior partner earlier in 2008. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=EB91D5FE-6C1A-4489-8A33-F8EFA2F44B89 KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) has opened an office in the Chinese city of Shanghai – its fourth in Asia and second in China. 06 July 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=8513F140-C21B-41D0-8C66-D1C30BD7C478 When you decide to make a lateral hire, you have done the easy bit. Appointing the headhunter in the expectation of selecting from the cream of the crop is the fun bit. 06 June 2008 http://www.mpmagazine.com/display.asp?articleid=A9FE61D4-47A7-48F1-A8B4-79E4A40BAAC6 VISITS TO strip clubs with clients and business colleagues are becoming an “increasingly normal” aspect of life at firms in the City of London, according to a new report. 06 July 2008