Hot 100 career quiz: 6KBW College Hill’s Sasha Wass QC
“I received over 10 pupillage rejections from chambers who explained to me that they had already taken on ‘one woman’ and that my application would therefore be declined.”
Baker McKenzie backtracks on size of new London office
Baker McKenzie will be taking significantly less space in its new London office at 280 Bishopsgate than it originally planned as a direct result of the pandemic, The Lawyer can reveal. Last July, Bakers confirmed it would be relocating its London office to 280 Bishopsgate from 100 New Bridge Street, where it currently occupies around […]
From Silk to Rope: Inside Linklaters’ plan to return to the City
Linklaters’ move out of Silk Street is more than a logistical headache. It marks both a symbolic shift and a litmus test for the approach other firms will pursue with their real estate.
Norton Rose Fulbright LLPs reveal Covid-19 credit facility
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) significantly increased its loan facilities in response to the first wave of Covid-19, its LLPs have revealed, upping its credit facility from £29m to £111m in spring. From that renewed figure, the firm utilised £61m to deal with the uncertainty then posed by the pandemic, while the remaining £50m was not […]
Barrister of the week: Matrix Chambers’ Jamas Hodivala QC
Hot 100 career quiz: 6KBW College Hill’s Sasha Wass QC
“I received over 10 pupillage rejections from chambers who explained to me that they had already taken on ‘one woman’ and that my application would therefore be declined.”
Baker McKenzie backtracks on size of new London office
Baker McKenzie will be taking significantly less space in its new London office at 280 Bishopsgate than it originally planned as a direct result of the pandemic, The Lawyer can reveal. Last July, Bakers confirmed it would be relocating its London office to 280 Bishopsgate from 100 New Bridge Street, where it currently occupies around […]
From Silk to Rope: Inside Linklaters’ plan to return to the City
Linklaters’ move out of Silk Street is more than a logistical headache. It marks both a symbolic shift and a litmus test for the approach other firms will pursue with their real estate.
Norton Rose Fulbright LLPs reveal Covid-19 credit facility
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) significantly increased its loan facilities in response to the first wave of Covid-19, its LLPs have revealed, upping its credit facility from £29m to £111m in spring. From that renewed figure, the firm utilised £61m to deal with the uncertainty then posed by the pandemic, while the remaining £50m was not […]
Retirement sparks search for senior HR hire at Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance‘s longstanding head of people and talent is set to retire after more than 20 years, with the firm scanning the market for a replacement. Partner Laura King was also a member of the executive leadership and operations group at the magic circle firm, where she has led the global HR function. She joined […]
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The decline and fall of the legal secretary
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PCP Capital’s High Court claim fails against Barclays
The High Court has rejected PCP Capital’s claim against Barclays in a highly-anticipated judgment from Mr Justice Waksman, which ruled that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan’s client is not entitled to the damages it sought. In a mammoth ruling handed down today, Waksman J concluded that PCP’s claim should be dismissed despite finding that Barclays […]
PwC appoints new UK head of legal
PwC legal head Ed Stacey is to stand down from his role, handing over the reins to partner Teresa Owusu-Adjei. As UK head of legal, Owusu-Adjei will lead 400 lawyers and other legal professionals. She has been with the accountancy firm since 1995, and a financial services partner since 2008 Stacey was appointed head of […]
Linklaters finance partner exits for Latham
Latham & Watkins has added another partner to its expanding restructuring and finance groups in London, with Bruce Bell joining from Linklaters. Bell was promoted to partner at Linklaters in 2005, having moved across as an associate from Wilde Sapte in 2000. In Latham’s restructuring group, he will be reunited with fellow Linklaters alumni such […]
Shoosmiths’ first-ever COO departs after one year
Shoosmiths‘ chief operating officer and board member is to leave the business after little more than a year in the newly-created position. Ben Bennett was hired in late 2019 as the firm’s first COO. Reporting to chief executive officer Simon Boss, he came in to support strategic growth and drive operational improvements. As part of […]
Taylor Wessing recruits from Greenberg in second team hire of 2021
Taylor Wessing has brought in a real estate team from Greenberg Traurig, just months after the arrival of an 11-strong private wealth group from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. In March, the firm will beef up the structured component of its real estate sector group with the hire of a four-lawyer team led by partner Michael […]
Osborne Clarke eyes shift to “subscription models” in 2025 strategic review
Osborne Clarke is predicting a gradual shift to new charging systems as part of a five-year client strategy disclosed to The Lawyer by its management. The firm’s leadership has conducted a review exercise internally dubbed ‘3D’. It is anchored on the three main elements at the heart of the firm’s future direction: legal skills, sectors […]
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