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Mishcon de Reya is to set to increase salaries for its UK-based newly qualified solicitors, The Lawyer can reveal. From 1 January 2022, the firm confirmed that base salaries will jump nearly 11 per cent from £75,000 to £83,000. The Lawyer understands that there is room for NQ associates to have their pay topped-up via […]
Other tech firms such as Osborne Clarke and Fieldfisher are overtaking Bird & Bird – the new leadership has no time to waste
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has raised its NQ salaries in London by 7 per cent, making it the second rise to be announced this year. The merged firm has upped its rate from £88,000 to £95,000. In July, the firm increased its NQ salaries by 10 per cent from £80,000. The rise comes with similar […]
East Anglian UK 200 firm Ashtons Legal has acquired one of its local rivals. On 1 December, the firm will merge with the eight-partner Steeles Law, taking its total headcount to over 400. Steeles currently has offices in Diss and Norwich. The majority of Steeles’ staff will transfer to Ashtons’ Norwich office, with the remainder […]
A Kirkland & Ellis investment funds partner has moved to an in-house role at New York-based investment manager Pretium. Tana Wilner is to assume the role of vice president of legal and compliance at Pretium next week. In a statement, the fund manager said Wilner “will play an important role in supporting and growing our […]
The Court of Appeal is set to hear a series of challenges in an expanding breach of duty scrap against Clyde & Co and Deloitte, with parties from both sides recently granted permission to proceed. It was in September that the High Court confirmed Clydes as the sole defendant in a £18.7m claim from two […]
Diversity and inclusion are hot on the agenda for law firms aiming to emerge from the pandemic more socially and environmentally conscious than ever. But those seeking to accelerate change must ask themselves: do inclusion initiatives go far enough? This discussion was at the centre of The Lawyer’s latest roundtable led by Stephenson Harwood litigation […]
LexisNexis’ Mark Smith on investing time in your people and finding a smarter way of doing things.
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Despite the last couple of years being marred by the dreary, and often frightening, Covid-19 pandemic, opportunities to learn and adapt have been many. As Macfarlanes senior associate Amy Walker discovered advising Castle Trust on its restructuring. “Castle Trust has been a real highlight of my career to date and has reinforced what a fantastic […]
New South Wales trained associate Andrew Behman joined Addleshaw Goddard (AG) in August 2020. Instantly he was central to a vast project that will test the effectiveness of ‘keepwell deeds’ protecting an estimated $586bn Chinese offshore bonds issued for PRC onshore companies, after a record $30bn of bonds defaulted. “It is the first of its […]
Ashurst acted for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its successful Court opposition to the scheme of arrangement proposed by Amigo Loans. The judgment, handed down in May 2021, refused to sanction the scheme on the basis it was unfair. This landmark decision for schemes of arrangement raises points that are fundamental to all UK […]
The UK introduced major reforms to its restructuring and insolvency regime in June 2020, including a new restructuring plan procedure. DeepOcean was the first ever test of the cross-class cram-down provisions in the new restructuring plan procedure. The group wished to shut down a loss-making part of its business while minimising disruption to the wider […]
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was introduced to Malaysia Airlines by a local Malaysian firm that was advising on restructuring matters and went on to win the mandate to advise on a scheme proposed by MAB Leasing Limited (MABL), the main aircraft leasing entity of the Malaysia Aviation Group. Many airlines suffered during the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
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 […]
Is your law firm innovative? In recent years, promoting a culture of innovation has become an essential competitive ingredient at firms – and for good reason.
A blank page and a 404 error. Those are two things that really excite Juliet Caragianis these days.
We Talk Banking & Finance is a new bi-weekly podcast in which lawyers from Walkers’ international banking team discuss the latest themes and trends in offshore finance with industry experts. In the second episode, senior counsel Julia Keppe and sssociate Alice Wight talk to Bradley Davidson, ESG Lead at RBS International, on all things ESG and look at the factors influencing direction of travel, including regulation, reporting and investor behaviour.
Law firm leaders and general counsel from across the globe joined together virtually once again to discuss an exciting array of topics at the 14th Annual Global Law Firm Leaders Conference hosted by Sandpiper Partners.
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.
