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“I’m an in-house lawyer looking to go back into private practice, but want to be sure that I am making the right decision and that I have made the most of my in-house experience. How can I best leverage my experience in-house, and if I return to private practice?” Tarun Tawakley, partner at Lewis Silkin; […]
The city’s smaller players are moving their way up the value chain
The managing partner of Weightmans, who had opted to step down next year, has reversed his decision and will instead continue to lead the firm for a further term. John Schorah has held the position of managing partner since 2013; his third, and expected final term, was due to end next April. Ahead of the […]
Investment group ED Group has appointed a new general counsel from Partners Group. Sam Rozati previously spent nearly 10 years at Zurich-based private equity house Partners Group. He served as its head of legal, overseeing the firm’s global transactions. He succeeded Anela Musat in the top legal role last year, after she departed for food […]
Anthony Mason has just made history. The sign-writer has finished altering the slatted nameboard outside commercial chambers 5KBW, making a crucial change to its list of silks. The QC titles have been painted over, replaced with a new suffix: KC, for King’s Counsel. For Mason, who’s been in the business for over 30 years, it’s […]
Vodafone Group has hired a new general counsel from another FTSE giant, as Rosemary Martin prepares to retire after more than decade at the telecommunications business. EasyJet’s legal chief Maaike de Bie has been appointed to the role of general counsel. De Bie is herself a FTSE in-house veteran, having been group general counsel for […]
Training in-house can often be seen as a barrier to an impressive legal career, but the insight gained into how a business works can also be invaluable.
What is it like working on one of the UK’s largest corporate demergers for 20 years? To find out, The Lawyer spoke to GSK’s Sarah Clements on the role played by the in-house teams involved. Clements, who is GSK’s legal head of group transformation and separation, worked alongside its group general counsel James Ford and […]
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“I acted for a client 20-odd years ago that went from 50 firms on its panel to 12, and we thought that was absolutely revolutionary,” says BLM’s legacy senior partner Matthew Harrington. “Now clients are looking at panel sizes, certainly in the general insurance market, of two to three firms.” And that, in a nutshell, […]
This live blog charts law firms’ results for the 2021/22 financial year.
The latest trainee retention results from the autumn 2022 round.
The latest movers in the legal market.
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Last update: 3 August 2022 The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became the first firm to offer NQs £100,000 in London back in […]
This year’s UK200 report launches today at noon! Watch this teaser from director of insight Matt Byrne to get a peek at some of the key themes of the 2022 report. Check out The Lawyer‘s UK Legal Signal channel for more information. Matt Byrne Q&A from The Lawyer on Vimeo.
Tripp Hemphill, VP Enterprise Markets EMEA at DISCO, talks about how the legal space is ready for a tech revolution, automation’s role in saving time and effort, and the one thing lawyers should know about integrated AI.
Ahead of this year’s Smarter Working Week event, Thomson Reuters’ chief product officer LegalTech Kriti Sharma spoke with The Lawyer about the concept of smarter working and how this has evolved to become “more people-centric”. Working smarter is about creating experiences that “connect humans”, put people at the centre of businesses and create positive change. Tech is […]
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 […]
