Topic: Market update By Ella Ogunnubi The Knowledge Lawyer market saw a marked acceleration in activity throughout 2025, with overall movement significantly outpacing 2024 across most practice areas. The data points to a market that has not only recovered momentum but is actively expanding, as firms continue to invest in Knowledge as a core strategic function […]
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By Chris Simmonds This Q4 2025 report provides a consolidated overview of in-house legal movements at law firms between October and December 2025, offering a detailed snapshot of ongoing trends in lateral recruitment and internal restructuring. By categorising each move and classifying them by seniority, the report highlights the scale and nature of in-house legal
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On the evening of Thursday 20th November 2025, we were very pleased to host our Winter Warmer reception at The Ned, London. Many of MRA Search’s clients were invited to join us for an evening full of champagne, cocktails, delicious food, and live jazz music. All guests were also lucky enough to take away with
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By Lucy Morris Unilever has experienced 100 years of growth. From mergers in 1929, attempted takeovers in 2017 and IPOs in London, New York and Amsterdam along the way, it’s seen it all. For 22 of those years, Tonia sat within their legal team and held roles such as UK General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer
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By Chris Simmonds This Q3 2025 report provides a consolidated overview of in-house legal movements at law firms between July and September 2025, offering a snapshot of ongoing trends in lateral recruitment and internal restructuring. By listing each individual and classifying them by seniority, the report highlights the scale and nature of in-house legal resourcing
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by Lucy Morris We’re hearing about AI constantly – which is ideal for a geek like me – but I’m increasingly seeing a divide in the world of in-house legal. One side is ramping up development, adoption and integration of AI tools and are seeing daily benefits; with a few teams even mentioning a reduction in headcount due
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by Nihaal Maharaj Have you thought about leaving the country? This seems to be quite a hot topic of late and it’s a question that is borne out of a plethora of economic, political and social factors. As the global legal landscape evolves as well, many lawyers are increasingly looking to the international market for new
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By Lucy Morris There are many pathways to becoming an in-house lawyer, as well as a huge variety of scope in each role. Gone are the days where it was a work-life-balance option; nowadays, it’s a pathway for creative and strategic lawyers to advise on a breadth of complex and challenging legal matters that help
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By Chris Simmonds AI technology continues to make waves in the legal industry, but a recent story involving international law firm Hill Dickinson shows just how critical it is to strike a balance between innovation and risk management. According to a BBC News article, the firm recently restricted general access to several AI tools after
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By Lucy Morris The UK start-up scene is now worth over 1 trillion, thereby positioning the UK as the third most valuable start-up ecosystem on the planet (thank you, Dealroom.co). Founders across start-up, breakout and scale-up phases universally face critical decisions about scaling their operations, with the issue of finding the appropriate time to hire
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