Clifford Chance (CC) has appointed US employment specialist Blair Soyster to the newly-created role of ‘people partner’ with a brief to coordinate human resources efforts across the firm’s 29 offices. Soyster will work full-time with HR, largely out of New York and London, to unify recruitment and contribute to career development initiatives. He will report to managing partner David Childs and the management board.

As reported on legalweek.com (5 July).