Clifford Chance (CC) opened the election process for its head of Asia and Germany roles this week (17 October). All of the firm’s partnership will have the chance to nominate candidates for the posts, which are currently held by Hong Kong-based Jim Baird and Hans-Josef Schneider in Frankfurt. Partners at CC will have two weeks in which to nominate contenders for the role, after which Baird and Schneider will announce whether they are to run for the positions.

Reported on legalweek.com (17 October).