Nobody is really going to get rid of their office space
Firms with spacious offices are the ones that will return to work the fastest.
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More pay rises on the way as inflation mounts
The combination of inflation and a busy year for corporate law firms should drive up associate salaries.
The most successful US firm in London has a trainee problem
Kirkland needs to improve its trainee scheme to maintain sustainable growth.
Bonuses or secretaries – what would you prefer?
Law firms have used Covid-19 as an opportunity to improve efficiencies but lawyers might not appreciate it.
Some US firms can’t keep hold of their partners
US firms need to retain their partners to maintain sustainable growth.
First-mover advantage will benefit minnows over Mishcon
Mishcon’s IPO might be a success but its partners would have been better off doing it earlier.
Ditching lockstep has made a handful of rich lawyers even richer
Magic circle firms have been modifying lockstep to compete with US rivals.
Even lawyers have the house price blues
House prices in London have been increasing faster than lots of lawyers’ salaries.
Visibility and growth: How GCs can motivate their teams
The mass adoption of working from home has thrown a lot of management practices up in the air. General counsel had to work out the best ways to motivate and organise their team on the fly. At The Lawyer’s Smarter Working Week event, Caroline White-Robinson, head of knowledge management at Shoosmiths, hosted a roundtable that […]
Listed law firms aren’t growing very fast
Listed law firms are on the acquisition trail, but what about their organic growth?
The law’s own Super League is increasingly cut off from the rest
The leading City law firms have grown at more than double the speed of the wider UK legal industry.
Just move to Liverpool
Taylor Wessing is wisely building out its Liverpool office and other firms should follow.