In the children’s classic book, one of the unfortunate brats to come a cropper in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is Mike Teavee who finds himself shrunk down to the size (three inches) where he becomes trapped inside a television screen. This scene is one that will resonate with many who have found themselves trapped behind […]
Emma Kangis on developing and using your emotional intelligence, preparing yourself for the new reality of working from the office and separating work from home life.
Allen & Overy took the lead role for TP ICAP in its purchase of electronic trading network Liquidnet Holdings for up to $700m. The magic circle firm fielded a team of lawyers across London, New York and Dubai, led by partner Stephen Besen in New York and London-based Richard Hough. Other members of the team […]
HSBC and Monzo have brought in senior temporary replacements to fill the shoes of their departing legal heads. HSBC has brought in a replacement through Allen & Overy’s flexible resourcing platform Peerpoint while it looks for a permanent new M&A associate general counsel following the exit of Graham Kirk to British defence company Cobham. The […]
In the children’s classic book, one of the unfortunate brats to come a cropper in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory is Mike Teavee who finds himself shrunk down to the size (three inches) where he becomes trapped inside a television screen. This scene is one that will resonate with many who have found themselves trapped behind […]
Emma Kangis on developing and using your emotional intelligence, preparing yourself for the new reality of working from the office and separating work from home life.
Allen & Overy took the lead role for TP ICAP in its purchase of electronic trading network Liquidnet Holdings for up to $700m. The magic circle firm fielded a team of lawyers across London, New York and Dubai, led by partner Stephen Besen in New York and London-based Richard Hough. Other members of the team […]
HSBC and Monzo have brought in senior temporary replacements to fill the shoes of their departing legal heads. HSBC has brought in a replacement through Allen & Overy’s flexible resourcing platform Peerpoint while it looks for a permanent new M&A associate general counsel following the exit of Graham Kirk to British defence company Cobham. The […]
Linklaters’ flexible lawyer service has carried out a review of its operations having launched 18 months ago, with demand increasing since the start of the pandemic. The firm said it assessed Re:link’s progress six months into its establishment, followed by a further review after its first full 12 months. While no financial figures were provided […]
On Tuesday last week (9 April), the SRA sought to quell a rising tide of discontent around the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE). In its most recent SQE annual report, SRA chief executive Paul Philip said the public and profession could have “confidence” in this “rigorous assessment”. That confidence was short-lived. Yesterday (15 April), Philip was […]
For one firm, the pan-Nordic dream is dead. For another, it’s just begun. Hannes Snellman’s announcement that its Stockholm and Helsinki offices will be going their separate ways later this year represented the end of a strategic gamble that started 16 years ago. Back then, its leadership bet that opening in Stockholm (2008) and Copenhagen […]
It seems that one of the chief attributes of managing partners is wild optimism. You can’t move for law firm leaders committing their firms to hardcore five-year targets – particularly in the upper mid-tier, where we’re hearing of plans to double or even triple revenues by the end of the decade. We’d like some of […]
What do Southend-on-Sea and Slough have in common? The answer is that they are the largest urban settlements in Britain without a UK200 law firm. The denizens of these benighted places have to make do without so much as a solitary capital markets lawyer to keep the wheels of commerce turning. Can you imagine? Perhaps […]
It’s new partner season for UK firms, when hundreds of happy associates are granted new status, obligations and bragging rights. Most firms lag behind Kirkland & Ellis, though, which made up 26 in London this year alone. Like the Roman Empire, Kirkland has always made generous grants of citizenship to expand its borders; the more […]
Travers Smith is scouring the market for providers that will help it to replicate its employee electric car scheme for the firm’s partnership. In 2022, Travers became the latest firm to offer an electric car initiative for employees, which enabled interested staff to participate in a salary sacrifice scheme in order to lease an electric […]
As pass rates for the first stage of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) stagnate at a 52 per cent average for 2022/23, City firm recruiters and early careers leaders are voicing concerns about their future pipeline planning. Certainly, a consistent pass rate confirms the goals of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to create what it […]
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has refused to grant Sports Direct an injunction that would force Newcastle United Football Club to supply it with replica kit, following a hearing on Tuesday. Newcastle United, defended by Northridge partner James Eighteen, granted exclusive retail rights for its kit to competitor JD Sports from next season. However, Sports […]
Clifford Chance’s Warsaw office has been caught up in a political row that has ended with the office being searched by the authorities, The Lawyer understands. The search relates to Clifford Chance’s alleged role in supporting an individual prosecutor who took it upon herself to stop the old Polish government from changing the rules relating to the […]
Apple has failed to have a nearly £800m class action brought against it thrown out, following a hearing before the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in January. The opt-out claim is brought by class representative Dr Sean Ennis on behalf of around 1,500 app developers in the UK. He has instructed Geradin Partners’ partners David Gallagher […]
