Baker & McKenzie announced record annual revenues of US$700m for 1997 at its annual partnership meeting in Toronto last week. This represents an 8 per cent increase on the 1996 figures. The firm said that net profits also reached record levels, although it declined to give exact figures.
Sycamore aims to make legal profession 'fit for 21st century'
The Law Society needs to “tighten up its act” its president Phillip Sycamore has admitted, announcing a three-year review designed to make the society “more effective, more efficient and, above all, more relevant to those it serves”. Addressing about 800 delegates at the Solicitors’ Annual Conference in Cardiff last Friday, Sycamore’s comments were in marked […]
