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‘Rethinking the ways in which we work’
Baker McKenzie is preparing to cut roles across its business services team, with the City firm citing a growing reliance on AI as one of the factors behind the decision.
While Baker McKenzie has not confirmed the exact number affected, Legal Cheek understands that less than 10% — or roughly 600 positions — within the firm’s global business services team are likely to be impacted, including marketing and secretarial support...

Regional rises
Shoosmiths has announced a pay rise for its solicitor apprentices at its regional offices, alongside plans to take on solicitor apprentices in London for the first time.
A relative newcomer to the solicitor apprenticeship market, Shoosmiths has, until now, recruited solicitor apprentices in its Birmingham and Leeds offices only. Following the programme’s early success, the national firm has confirmed it will expand the...

AI Goliath Anthropic looks to shake things up as stock market reacts
Anthropic, one of the biggest names in US artificial intelligence, is edging into the legal market with a new add-on tool and in the process may be forcing City law firms to rethink their reliance on specialist AI platforms....

Reports had become ‘distraction’
Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, has stepped down from his leadership role at the firm after his name appeared in the Epstein files released by the US Department of Justice (DoJ). He will be replaced by Scott Barshay, the current head...