Rich is The Lawyer’s deputy editor. He has a particular focus on firms outside the UK top 50.
He was previously editor of The Lawyer’s student publication Lawyer 2B, and as such also has an interest everything to do with legal education, training contracts and pupillage, as well as lawyers’ ongoing career development.
Browne Jacobson reaps the benefits of being on the ground Cardiff: Browne Jacobson is in Wales, and about blinking time too, some of its clients might say. The firm has a plethora of Welsh institutions on the books, not least Natural Resources Wales, Local Government Association Wales, Qualifications Wales, and the Welsh Government, for which […]
Back in June, this column waxed lyrical about the coming of summer, swooping swallows, barristers sipping Pimms and the start of The Lawyer’s UK200 research. Well, summer’s gone and the roses have finished blooming. The swallows have returned to South Africa, the barristers are trudging into court and UK200 data analysis is at an end. […]
TRMW ❤s JVs Manchester: If there’s one thing hybrid firm Taylor Rose MW loves right now, it’s a joint venture. In April The Lawyer reported on its opportunistic expansion into Australia via a partnership with GTC Group. Taylor Rose CEO Adrian Jaggard told us at the time the firm had planned to focus on domestic […]
In this week’s edition: Womble Bond Dickinson invests in UK real estate, Penningtons approaches a “year of strategy”, while Fieldfisher issues a call to action.
House of Brands copycats stalk Shakespeares’ strategy Shakespeare Martineau is a bit complicated to describe these days. It’s now the largest constituent part of Ampa, a ‘House of Brands’ which also includes South East firm Mayo Wynne Baxter and a bunch of other legal and non-legal services. All partners are members of Ampa’s equity rather […]
All hail Hill Dicks “It’s back to business as usual,” comments one managing partner on the fog that has descended on baseline profits at the latest financial year-end. Revenues may be ticking upwards, but after the boom induced by the cost-cutting pandemic comes a bottom-line lull boosted by rampant inflation. For insight on the trends […]
Trainee retention season is now in full swing and if you want to see who’s done best at hanging on to this year’s crop of junior talent you can check out The Lawyer’s live blog for regular updates. But we want to concentrate on just two firms for the moment. Clyde & Co and Mills […]
Slaughter and May has called in consultants to help it achieve social mobility targets, but there are plenty of smaller firms that can show it the way
We’ll never forget the Elephant London: Big changes are afoot at South London firm Anthony Gold, which turns 60 this year. The firm has moved into a new headquarters – though only a couple of minutes’ walk away from its old HQ on Tooley Street it represents a significant upgrade. It retains a link to […]
In-house lawyers want firms to be using cutting-edge technology, but firms are less keen, according to new research
Latest financials What’s the deal with CC in Asia? Clifford Chance joined the £2bn revenue club as it announced its financial results on Wednesday. The magic circle firm saw a nearly 5 per cent rise in turnover, growing from £1.969bn to £2.062bn. Profits and profits per equity partner (PEP) remained flat following the bumper year […]
Welcome to Fast Financials, the weekly column where The Lawyer digs a little deeper to give context to the financial results that are now coming through. Whatever your role in a law firm, this will help you make sense of the current financial climate. Trendspotting There’s growth, but money’s still tight for anyone hoping for […]