SRA head: We need to treat solicitors as adults
Plant outlines priorities for change; corporate regulation group to be based in the City
White & Case joins CC and Links on £3.5bn gas pipeline project
Clifford Chance, Linklaters and White & Case took on leading roles on the recently closed €3.9bn (£3.53bn) first phase project financing of the 1,220km Nord Stream gas pipeline.
Olswang kicks off promotions round with two new partners
Olswang has promoted two associates to its partnership, the same number as in 2009 but eight fewer than in 2008.
-
CoL to introduce New York Bar programme
-
Dewey appoints first London managing partner
-
Freshfields names new Middle East corporate chief
-
MoFo first major law firm to launch iPhone app
-
Osborne Clarke suits French Connection for Farhi deal
-
Linklaters ‘could face litigation’ over explosive Lehman report
-
Investec pitches external investment to top 50 UK law firms as ABS debate gathers momentum
-
Property elite converge on Cannes for Mipim 2010
-
Olswang set to shift work to the regions
Opinion: The future of the Falklands: could it be compromise?
The potential exploitation of valuable natural resources in the region surrounding the Falkland Islands recently brought a long-running territorial dispute back into the public spotlight.
Women's hour
As women across the globe celebrate International Women’s Day, female lawyers in Saudi Arabia are embracing a proposed legal change that will enable them to practise for the first time. But, as Bander Alnogaithan, founder of Riyadh firm The Law Office of Bander Alnogaithan, points, the road to professional equality will be a long one.
Magic circle firms line up to woo Deutsche Bank from White & Case
Firms champ at the bit at the prospect of the Deutsche Bank prize. By Gavriel Hollander
Marathon man: Christopher Aujard
Christopher Aujard is no stranger to hard work, but in his role as legal director at insurer Royal London Group he is also a great believer in putting people first. By Gavriel Hollander
Pole position
In 2009 Poland weathered the recession better than any other EU country, but how did the legal market fare? By James Swift
Hitting the right note
Recession has inevitably altered the relationship between banks and law firms. And as Jane Galvin says, this is no bad thing
Olswang kicks off promotions round with two new partners
Olswang has promoted two associates to its partnership, the same number as in 2009 but eight fewer than in 2008.
Lockstep on last legs as Lovells switches to merit
Lovells’ decision to alter the remuneration system for its 114 junior partners will not only see its pay system better aligned with merger partner Hogan & Hartson’s, but will also see it join a growing movement away from lockstep and the chargeable hour as a basis for determining non-equity remuneration.
CoL to introduce New York Bar programme
The College of Law (CoL) has announced plans to offer the New York Bar Exam to UK students, allowing them to qualify as American lawyers without having to complete a training contract.
Tulkinghorn: Chocolate lolly
There’s plenty of talk about alternative fee models these days, so kudos to the good folk over at Kraft.
Focus: 4 New square, Bar Wars
Despite 4 New Square defeating accusations of racist behaviour in the Employment Tribunal, the case has not done the image of the set - or indeed the bar as a whole - any favours
Focus: Geoff Wild: The Wild hunch
With the public sector becoming a political battleground, Kent legal chief Geoff Wild argues that its lawyers should get radical. So why don’t his rivals agree?
On The Lawyer.com
MIPIM 2010 Blog: Wednesday 17th March
Hordes of real estate lawyers are in Cannes this week for MIPIM, but what are they really getting up to? Find out in our MIPIM blog all week. Latest: Rhodri Pazzi-Axworthy, real estate partner, Nabarro
Click here for info on more than 200 top law firms
Privacy law: is Max Mosley right?
For those whose privacy is invaded, the phrase “Freedom of the Press” is no more compelling than “Freedom of the State”.
Coming back to haunt you
“I woke up and heard the news on the radio on Friday morning,” says a magic circle partner, “and thought, ’Christ, I hope that law firm they’re talking about isn’t us’.”
Stephenson Harwood chef shows that the way to lawyers’ hearts is through their stomachs
Stephenson Harwood has been attracting more than its fair share of lateral hires in recent times.
"There is very little value that an international firm can add to a client's domestic Indian legal work and both clients and Indian firms recognize this. "
Defense mechanism
For big name defendants employment discrimination can be a PR catastrophe. Look at 4 New Square.
"£100k is not a vast sum these days anyway for a London job. A lot of my banking mates earn (many) multiples of that. Good luck to them too. "
Postcard from... Port Moresby
Greetings from Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, the country which is often referred to as the “land of the unexpected”.
Editor's weekly: Knowledge is power
Although I returned home from work utterly exhausted yesterday I managed to squeeze out enough energy to have a heated discussion with my husband about the lack of quality careers advice on offer to students at state secondary schools.
Sharp practice
Yesterday we revealed that Dewey & LeBoeuf had finally appointed a managing partner for its London office, allowing firmwide chair - and nominal London head Steve Davis - a bit more time to focus on other things.
