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A former member of staff at Skadden has been found to have acted dishonestly by the the Solicitors Regulation Authority, after the regulator said she used the firm’s air miles to book 80 flights without permission. The regulator found that between November 2015 and July 2019, legal secretary Amoy Clarke misused two of Skadden’s air […]
Data protection breach claims spiked in 2021
Kirkland & Ellis has promoted 193 lawyers to partner worldwide, with London the third most popular jurisdiction after two of the firm’s largest US offices. Non-US promotions took place in London, Munich, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. London accounted for 26 promotions in total, coming behind Chicago and New York. This is the highest number […]
Following the launch of a project opening up pro bono opportunities to business services professionals in the legal sector, a number of firms have opted to promote these roles within their teams. Fifth Day, a non-profit organisation, was launched in June and aims to encourage business services professionals to undertake pro bono assignments from third […]
The emotional shift from QC to KC in September shone a light on the Bar last month, with the Bar community slowly becoming accustomed to the change in title. September saw some big moves, with several at 39 Essex Chambers, 3PB further bolstering its family practice, and a silk moving to Hogarth Chambers from Three […]
The Family Solutions Group report of November 2020 and statement of the Family Justice Board of December 2020 left no room for doubt that the direction of travel for most private law family disputes was away from the courtroom and into non-court dispute resolution (NCDR). The Family Procedure Rules Part 3 detailed the court’s duty […]
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.
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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 […]
Lawson Caisley, partner at White & Case, shares his insights on the rise of class actions, the issues they pose, and how they could change the UK litigation landscape.
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 […]
