The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
You think A&O has problems? Take a look at O’Melveny in London
While many commentators will now be disparaging Allen & Overy’s US practice, the firm with the bigger overseas headache is O’Melveny & Myers (OMM). Just this year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld made several swoops on OMM’s London ranks, sending the latter’s partnership headcount to just three. O’Melveny has had plenty of time to […]
Breaking: Mishcon and Blackstone team up in emergency court bid to prevent Parliament suspension
The Lawyer can reveal that Mishcon de Reya has lodged an immediate legal injunction on behalf of Gina Miller to prevent the UK Government from shutting down parliament.
The junior lawyer pay wars in seven charts
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Addleshaws’ consulting unit targets 20 per cent growth in next year
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms of 2018 have been revealed with the publication of The Lawyer UK 200: Top 100 2018.
You think A&O has problems? Take a look at O’Melveny in London
While many commentators will now be disparaging Allen & Overy’s US practice, the firm with the bigger overseas headache is O’Melveny & Myers (OMM). Just this year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld made several swoops on OMM’s London ranks, sending the latter’s partnership headcount to just three. O’Melveny has had plenty of time to […]
Breaking: Mishcon and Blackstone team up in emergency court bid to prevent Parliament suspension
The Lawyer can reveal that Mishcon de Reya has lodged an immediate legal injunction on behalf of Gina Miller to prevent the UK Government from shutting down parliament.
The junior lawyer pay wars in seven charts
This summer has seen another round of big pay rises for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors: here’s the wider context.
Linklaters names new HR head in executive shake-up
Linklaters has reshuffled its executive committee by appointing a new global HR director that will replace longstanding member Christine Lynch. The firm has given the role to existing Linklaters professional Angela Ogilvie after Lynch wrapped a seven-year stint at the firm. Ogilvie was previously head of partner advisory, based in London. As part of her role, […]
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The speed read: Brexit drama; Cristiano Ronaldo at Fieldfisher; and late London launches
Too many lawyers in the City? It’s not stopping firms from making London debuts or paying them like footballers. Here are the key takeaways from the week. US firms are still making slow and cautious steps in London In the summer of 2016, The Lawyer analysed which US firms had still not pursued a London […]
Ince hires from shipping rival to fill senior partner vacancy
Ince has hired the former head of Hill Dickinson’s global shipping practice as its new senior partner, marking the first person to take on the role since Ince’s pre-pack administration deal with Gordon Dadds last year. Julian Clark will take the position, over a year after Ince’s former senior partner Jan Heuvels stood down. Heuvels’ […]
Matrix barrister slams Home Office over “knee-jerk reaction” to visa test cheating claims
A public law barrister at Matrix Chambers has accused the Home Office of “detonating lives” in the wake of a report into how the UK Government handled allegations that international students had cheated in its English language tests. The Commons Select Committee carried out an inquiry into what happened over five years ago when the […]
UK200: Two more firms join the £1m PEP club
A record 12 firms in this year’s UK 200: the Top 100 report posted an average profit per equity partner (PEP) of £1m or more, The Lawyer can reveal, a rise of two on the 10 in 2017/18. Several firms in this PEP millionaire dozen have average profits that are well over the £1m benchmark. All four […]
Revolut hires from Schillings and Linklaters to boost in-house team
Fintech company Revolut has expanded its in-house team with a double hire from Linklaters and Schillings to deal with a range of issues that affect start-ups.
Former RBS in-houser leaves White & Case after a year
RBS’ former litigation head Laura Durrant, who joined White & Case amid a spate of hires to its financial institutions group, has left the firm after little over a year. Durrant previously spent eight years at RBS and four years as an associate at Herbert Smith Freehills. Following her exit from White & Case, she […]