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Dickinson Dees and Bond Pearce in talks to create £92m firm

So now even mild criticism of Dickinson Dees provokes paranoid rants about trolls and conspiracy theories, as well as boasts about owning a desk. Oh dear. I like Dickinson Dees. They've got some great staff. However they urgently need a reality check. As the 59th biggest firm in the UK they look like a joke when they pompously brand themselves as "leading law firm, Dickinson Dees". Contrary to their delusions, they're not particularly liked in the North East and their track record towards junior staff is woeful. For this reason I think a Bond Pearce merger is a masterstroke. Culturally Bond Pearce is like Dickinson Dees would have been if they had been able to maintain the same quality of partners that they had in the 1980s and 1990s. So, make use of this. Put Bond Pearce partners in the important decision making positions, promote the talents middle order lawyers at DD (whose way has been blocked by under-performing partners for years) and start afresh with a new name / brand. It'll be tough for some, but I think these changes will be good.

13-Sep-2012

2:09 pm