Highlights: The Lawyer’s In-house Financial Services Conference
On Tuesday, The Lawyer hosted its annual In-house Financial Services conference: here’s an update on what happened throughout the day.
Thinking of the legal freelance life? Do the maths first
Can you make more money as a freelance lawyer than if you work at a law firm? It’s a question that is becoming increasingly pertinent, not least because of the rapid growth of flex-lawyer businesses such as Vario and Peerpoint, and a growing number of New Law offerings that rely on freelance lawyers and which […]
The most real-estate focused firm in the UK is not BCLP or CMS. It’s…
This is the first year that the The Lawyer’s Global Real Estate 50 has included a ranking based on real estate sector revenue; a metric designed to highlight firms that have the highest strategic commitment in this area.
PE money circles law as Axiom spin-off plots expansion
Axiom Managed Solutions (AMS), one of two new companies spun out of locum lawyer business Axiom prior to its pending IPO, has appointed a financial adviser to help source potential investors and, ultimately, a significant injection of capital. AMS, which is understood to have a turnover of between $50m and $100m, has appointed Livingstone Partners, […]
Real estate report 2019: Four firms debut in annual rankings
Dentons continues to boast the world’s largest real estate group by headcount, according to The Lawyer‘s survey of the top 50 biggest teams, while four firms have entered the rankings. Dentons has a total of 392 partners and 1,400 lawyers globally, up from 375 and 1,300 last year, The Lawyer can reveal. For a firm […]
Revealed: The firms with the most expensive office space in the City
Data from The Lawyer UK 200 highlights the diversity of the leading firms’ approach to workspace
Debevoise posts record financials globally and in the City
Debevoise & Plimpton has posted record financial results for 2018 both on a firmwide basis and in its 30-year-old London office. Firmwide revenue rose by 13 per cent from $822m in 2017 to $929.3m. Average revenue per partner (RPP) also increased, up almost 15 per cent from $5.95m to $6.83m. This was beaten significantly in […]
Real estate chiefs warn of lawyer job losses in tech race
Last week, in an extract from The Lawyer’s upcoming Global Real Estate 50 report, we highlighted the extent to which proptech is becoming increasingly influential in the strategies of the world’s largest property practices. Notably this year’s report includes numerous examples of how firms are using tech to streamline their delivery of real estate services. DLA […]
The long read: Six scenarios for disruption in the legal profession
Firms are replacing years of traditional process with new ways of working
Silks appointments 2019: Introducing the new stars at the bar
The annual silk round brings the brains of Britain to the fore, but once again there are too few women or lawyers from ethnic minorities making the QC grade
Real estate report 2019: The firm spending $8m on lawtech is…
Innovation, specifically the use of proptech, is becoming increasingly influential in the strategies of the world’s largest property practices, as highlighted in The Lawyer’s upcoming Global Real Estate 50 report. The report, which is published later this month, focuses on the strategies of the world’s biggest real estate teams, with technology forming an important part […]
Are trainees a burden?
It’s widely believed that retention rates are a critical measure of success and that trainees are a long-term investment. But the beliefs are myths, argues Aspirant’s Jason Ku.