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Focus: Simmons & Simmons: City slippers
Dawkins’ revolution from the top has made little difference to Simmons. Is merger the only option left?
Focus: Simmons female representation - Lady billers
From boasting an enviable proportion of female partners to currently having one of the worst showings in the City, Simmons is trying to tackle the problem head-on...
What to do with Simmons
The Lawyer today assesses the legacy of Mark Dawkins of Simmons & Simmons, as he prepares to stand down as the firm’s managing partner (see story).
Barclays' harvest
On a balmy day in July 2011 nearly 150 lawyers congregated on the fourth floor of 1 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf.
Simmons in the pink with Stonewall success
For the fourth year running Simmons & Simmons has been ranked as the most gay-friendly firm in the UK by Stonewall and has added to its glory by becoming the first law firm to make it into the top 10 in the LGB charity’s Top 100 Employers List (see story).
Weighting list
As team GB law firms bulk up for the global challenge, mergers have transformed this year’s rankings – with some surprising results...
Simmons & Simmoffs
Simmons & Simmons is getting a bit careless with its partners - the firm has lost five of the blighters since August.
Simmons & Simmons
Simmons & Simmons’ turnover dropped by 3 per cent, from £251m to £243m, in 2010-11.
Business studies
MBAs have not been part of a lawyer’s training traditionally, but things are changing.
I did it my way
Like all US presidents before him, President Barack Obama was subject to a deluge of scrutiny as politicians and pundits alike tried to assess his first 100 days in office three years ago. It is not a purely Rooseveltian idea: les cent jours concept originated in France during Napoleonic times.
Simmons gets to the art of the matter
On the wall of meeting room 31, on the third floor of Simmons & Simmons’ City office, a muzzled pit bull terrier stares out, taut with aggression.
Simmons are doing it for themselves
Simmons & Simmons has unveiled plans to up the proportion of females among its new partners to 30 per cent (see story).
In it to win it
Firms shortlisted for The Lawyer Awards upped their game in a grim market, with imagination and hard work the watchwords...
2011 Round-up - Laterals: Switch Watch
It was a busy year for partner moves, with private equity funds a particular focus. But all eyes are on DLA’s next move with the arrival of Tony Angel at the helm...
Coronation treat at Simmons
The mothballs are coming off the bunting and the country is engaged in some feverish polishing of its best silver as the biggest street party for a generation is set to get underway.
Simmons & Simmons, Clifford Chance and diversity
Never before have law firms been so attuned to the subject of diversity.
International: Here be giants
The past year has been notable for international mergers, with the 1 May Hogan Lovells tie-up finishing the year in style. Andrew Pugh looks at the motivations behind the moves and highlights the successes and the non-starters...
Simmons & Simmons-off-on-off
The course of true love, Bill Shakespeare once wrote, never did run smooth.
Pressure group: analysis on retention rates
The trainee intake model has reached critical point with shrinking business opportunities compounded by high training costs...
Intelligent design
Access to sophisticated business intelligence is critical in a fast-changing market, but at many firms the technology is not up to the job...
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