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Linklaters cuts partner promotions by a third in latest round

This year marks an end to a series of bumper promotions rounds at Linklaters, with just 27 being made partner as of 1 May 2024. The magic circle firm has elected 27 new partners – a decrease of 34 per cent from the 41 promotions announced in both 2023 and 2022. The size of the […]

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“An egregious case”: High Court order ends Dechert hacking claim saga

A High Court default judgment has brought an end to the long-running dispute involving the Emirati sovereign wealth fund RAKIA, US businessman Farhad Azima, Dechert and its former partner Neil Gerrard. The default judgment, which was granted by the High Court yesterday, has resulted in the dismissal of two High Court judgments and one Court […]

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TLT makes up five in all-female promotion round

TLT has promoted an all-female cohort amid a push to achieve a 50 per cent female partnership by 2029. This year’s new partners include restructuring and insolvency lawyer Ainslie Benzie in Glasgow and head of estates Debbie Gale in Bristol. In Manchester, Roisin Bell in financial services disputes, Rachel Smith in property finance and Debbie […]

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London eclipses Europe in latest Fieldfisher promos

Fieldfisher has promoted 10 lawyers to partner in its 2024 promotions round, eight of whom have been made up in London.  The London promotions, effective from 1 April, comprise four women. This includes private client lawyer Alice Vink, banking and finance director Anna Crosby, clinical negligence director Helen Thompson and Shaheen Mosquera, who specialises in […]

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Linklaters’ flexi-lawyer service grows by a third

The flexible lawyer service launched by Linklaters five years ago increased its headcount by 30 per cent over 2023. Re:link is understood to now have 350 lawyers on its platform, representing a 30 per cent rise over the past year. It was set up in 2019 making it the second such offering from a magic […]

Signal Research Reports

The impact of tech on financial management

This report contains: an analysis of 15 UK firms’ cash flow management and lock-up trends over the past five years lock-up correlated with profitability to demonstrate the impact of strong financial management for firms’ bottom line details on the adoption of technology by firms to make their financial management more efficient

The Scottish legal market in 2024

This report contains: an analysis of the Scottish legal market as a whole, covering key locations and sectors the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the country analysis of the Scottish independent firms’ efficiency

Under the hood: Quinn Emanuel’s London Office

This report contains: a look at the profitability and growth of Quinn Emanuel’s London office since its opening in 2008 an analysis of Quinn’s bench strength and how it weighs up against competitors an overview of Quinn’s practice in London

Linklaters and the race for the global elite

This report contains: The Lawyer‘s new global elite index which ranks firms on four key financial metrics analysis of the magic circle firms’ growth trajectories in the US insights from industry experts on firms poised for global dominance in the next decade detailed analysis of the magic circles practice area performance using data from The […]

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