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Linklaters has started the internal process to reform its lockstep, with proposals being scoped out among the partnership. Reviewing the lockstep has been a priority of the new leadership, senior partner Aedamar Comiskey and managing partner Paul Lewis, ever since they campaigned during the elections last spring and officially took their roles in July. The […]
Despite the boasts of flat hierarchies, solicitors still enjoy privileges of rank within law firms
Clifford Chance is advising Swedish carmaker Volvo on its planned listing, as the group looks to raise approximately $2.8bn. The IPO, on Nasdaq Stockholm, will entail new shares issued by Volvo Cars, which is owned by Chinese-headquartered Geely. It is expected to raise $2.8bn alongside the sale of its parent company’s shares. Geely became a […]
The past two or so years have been seminal for the progression of Black rights. The murder of George Floyd in May 2020 started a chain reaction that brought Black Lives Matter, one of the most concerted and global movements centred around the Black community I have seen in my lifetime, into the mainstream. Almost […]
Last year, when Sarah Dickson joined M&S as deputy general counsel, she found herself at the heart of a business that was changing fast. Following the Ocado deal in 2019, many M&S operations had moved online. The business was going through a huge corporate transformation focused on digital to see how each function conducted business […]
Clyde & Co will challenge a lawsuit alleging it provided negligent advice to a Nigerian shipping group that resulted in over £9m in losses. Aquashield Oil & Marine Services, its UAE subsidiary Prime Gulf International FZE and their managing director and CEO, Captain Nasir Saulawa, claim they were “misadvised and misled” into signing an interim […]
Natalie Abou-Alwan on training our thoughts and learning how to deal with setbacks and disappointments in a positive and constructive way.
By Philip Goodstone and Jan Thornbury From shareholder to stakeholder value At the 50th anniversary of the World Economic Forum in January 2020, founder Klaus Schwab declared, “Finally, stakeholder capitalism has become, or is becoming, mainstream.” The idea that organisations would no longer pursue profit above all else, but instead embrace a wider social purpose […]
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The Lawyer Awards takes place in November this year, with scores of firms, in-house teams and chambers making the shortlist. The winners will be announced in our virtual awards ceremony, taking place on Tuesday 2 November. Last year saw Keystone win the top prize, as the coronavirus pandemic vindicated the firm’s non-traditional and remote working model in spades. […]
Keep checking this live blog for the latest on law firms’ financial results this year. You can find it in the Features section towards the bottom of the homepage.
X (her name has been kept anonymous to protect her identity) studied law in Afghanistan. Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer, specifically one protecting and promoting the rights of women. I graduated from school and continued my higher studies at university as a law student. Being a woman, specifically studying law, has never […]
Seven in-house lawyers express their gratitude to external advisers for helping them through the pandemic, while giving pointers on how to move forward.
Members of The Lawyer Hot 100 have just two things in common. The first is excellence. Every year, our Hot 100 covers an incredibly diverse mix of legal professionals: scrappers from the rough and tumble of criminal law; sharp-suited corporate dealmakers; intellectuals and silver-tongued advocates from barristers’ profession; the in-house counsel with the ear of […]
Technology has revolutionised the legal sector over the past decade, and Jo-Anne Pugh – the new dean at BPP University Law School – argues that legal education must keep pace too.
Only a week after the judgment that a party who has been held to infringe a valid and essential patent must provide an irrevocable commitment to take whatever FRAND licence the court determines or accept an injunction, the UK court sat again to hear Apple’s request for permission to appeal.
This is exactly the kind of use of artificial intelligence (AI) that the EU’s proposed AI Regulations is intending to heavily regulate.
Now in its 27th year, this 2021 law firm survey, developed in association with The Lawyer, shows many law firms have managed to not just survive, but thrive during the recent crisis. The majority of firms are emerging from the crisis confident about the outlook and in a better financial position. However, many also recognise the importance of change, to maintain their competitive advantage, to attract talent and to build the right culture.
This month’s publication of The Lawyer’s new US 50 ranking confirms that 2020 was yet another record year for US law firms in the UK. But while 23 firms saw a double digit rise in revenue and seven grew their turnover by 20 per cent or more, not every firm enjoyed such a barnstorming performance […]
On 9th-10th June, the Marketing Leadership Summit is bringing together the top marketing and business development leaders working in major law firms today. If you want to become a commercial partner with the Marketing Leadership Summit, simply click here to enquire about available sponsorship opportunities.
Today’s “Success Stories” case study features Alexia Tomazos, the head of legal and business affairs at Outbrain, a leading recommendation platform for the open web. In this short video, Tomazos talks about smarter ways of working and shares a couple of practical examples for increasing productivity and efficiency. TL Success Stories – Alexia Tomazos from […]
Case study on Scania’s use of legal tech to improve legal’s business engagement.
