Ashurst has started a new project to expand the hours spent by lawyers on NewLaw projects to 10 per cent of their billable time by 2023. The project, called ‘legal transformation programme’, will set a target to ensure lawyers increase the amount of hours in which they use the firm’s Ashurst Advance innovation offering on […]
DWF is conducting a long-overdue housekeeping exercise.
Another finance lawyer has left Allen & Overy for Cahill Gordon & Reindel, as the US firm presses ahead with growth in the City. The expansive London office of the US firm is taking on partner Joydeep Choudhuri. Choudhuri was made up to partner this year and has been at the firm for more than […]
Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) is no longer looking to fend off a £4.6m professional negligence claim from a former client, after the two parties reached an agreement just days into the trial. Real estate developer Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring had accused the firm of providing “substandard planning advice” during the purchase of a property in central London. […]
I took Religious Studies, Business Studies, English and Spanish as A Levels. I liked reading, writing and analysing things that were linked to intellectual pursuits. I wanted to study something with languages and Law seemed like a good choice, so I read Law with Spanish at Sheffield. * Challenges came thick and fast and started […]
While London is placed into tier two of the new coronavirus restrictions, the courts continue as normal with some high-profile disputes taking place in the High Court, Competition Appeal Tribunal and Court of Appeal this week. First is two case management hearings in the High Court and CAT. Slaughter and May, Peters & Peters and […]
GoCardless Ahmed Badr on consolidating your work, using data to plan for the future and taking time for yourself.
Michelle Ho on being kind to yourself, doing things you enjoy and living more in the present.
This new UK 200: The Top 100 will help your firm with the tools it needs to further its success in 2021.
Understand UK Top 100 firms’ responses to the pandemic, benchmark the top 100 largest firms, and analyse the international market growth rate and the impact of Brexit on firms’ expansion strategies.
Which firms are best placed to benefit from the predicted surge in disputes? Understand your market share in litigation at the English courts. Gain insight into which firms hold the closest relationships with leading chambers. Assess the relative investment in the talent pool at the top 50 firms over three years, by practice area and […]
The Global Litigation 50 2020 ranks the largest litigation practices in the world by revenue and highlights the key trends within the disputes market for the past year. Understand elite firms’ approaches to building their disputes businesses and their responses to the pandemic Gain insights into the most competitive growth areas Scan the most important strategic […]
Your roadmap to Asia-Pacific growth Track and analyse the growth of the leading independent firms based in Asia-Pacific Investigate the competitive landscape, who to benchmark and to partner with in the region Examine talent investment trends in the industry by accessing five years of promotions and lateral hire data of the 30 largest firms in […]
The Lawyer Awards is going virtual for 2020! The ceremony, in association with Travelers, will take place online on the afternoon of 3 November. Visit the awards website to register. Who is in the running for the coveted awards in 2020? The full shortlist is below… Barrister of the year Allison Clare, Red Lion Chambers […]
New security laws and a US-China trade war mean Western players will have to change the way their do business to compete with the PRC heavyweights
Why tensions between the US and China are worse news to China’s elite firms than the current pandemic
After almost 10 years spent banging at the door, waiting to enter the mainstream, litigation funding is now ready for its moment in the spotlight
The debate around structural racism has been heightened by the killing of George Floyd and the growing voice of the Black Lives Matter movement. Together, they reframe how we think of the history of the City, and by extension the commercial legal profession.
By Alison Ogley, Emma Conwell, David Monteith For environmental activists, conventional campaigning continues, but increasingly it is litigation spearheaded by activists which hits the headlines. Recently even celebrities have been getting in on the act, with Feargus Sharkey, frontman of The Undertones, poised to file a judicial review on the Government’s policies in relation river […]
By Maria Connolly As more of us move to flexible working potentially long-term, the latest in our ‘How will the office of the future work?’ series looks at how these changes will reshape our towns and cities, from the emergence of urban hubs to the need for improved connectivity. Our next installation in the How […]
Our 2020 law firm survey, developed in association with The Lawyer, reveals many law firms were ill-prepared for the seismic shock from the coronavirus outbreak. The crisis has cast an uncomfortable light on firms with poor financial management or without the necessary technology infrastructure. The pandemic already appears to be widening the gap between law firms, with some now under real pressure.
As we move cautiously from lockdown into “ease down” and the uncertainty of what the future has in store for us, we are facing myriad challenges to overcome. The immediacy of securing prosperity for both employees and the firm, along with resilience and client engagement, are common themes that leaders are focusing on. Law firms, […]
EY’s Cavan Fabris on reinventing yourself, the importance of empathy and how the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg can inspire us all to be more resilient.
Emma Kangis on developing and using your emotional intelligence, preparing yourself for the new reality of working from the office and separating work from home life.
KFC’s Lawrence Grabau on taking a moment in times of pressure, ensuring your interactions make the right impressions on others and being mindful of the language you use.
RVU’s Natalie Salunke on separating yourself from your work while at home and how surviving rather than thriving is also OK.
