This month, a line-up of tech specialists will gather for The Lawyer’s Business Leadership Summit 2018, a one-day event focused on the future of law firms in a tech-driven world. Among the panels hosted during the day, a discussion called “Skills of the future” will explore the abilities lawyers will need to thrive in a […]
When Wayne Rooney landed at Manchester United in 2004, the story went that it wasn’t because Sir Alex Ferguson needed another striker, but because Newcastle had put in a bid for the young Evertonian and he couldn’t countenance seeing such an exciting talent anywhere else. That brings us to this week’s news that former SFO […]
Predicting fraud, case outcome and budgets are some of the benefits from using analytics tools. But how do you implement them?
Law firms give their advice on implementing the tools, and what happens when predictions go wrong
The ENRC’s victory in the Court of Appeal was one of the most closely watched decisions in the legal community this decade.
Opportunities around digitisation characterise the German legal market.
In fact, taking a stake in a legal tech company was one of the most eye-catching moves made by The Lawyer’s German Firm of the Year.
Litigation, the engine of the stratospheric domestic profits for US firms, is, ironically, the calling card for the UK’s elite law firms if they are ever to crack America, writes The Lawyer’s editor Catrin Griffiths.
There will soon be a transfer market for law’s tech celebrities, and the internal opportunities are attractive.
Solicitor apprentice Hal Donovan gives his take on LGBT in law as one of the newest entrants to the profession.
Firms are targeting an emerging breed of professional able to span the gap between technology and the practice of law
A cohort of UK firms have entered into US mergers over the years, but did they lose their souls as well as their names?
Critics insist Bird & Bird is a dictatorship, with CEO David Kerr ensconced at the top. It could make discussing succession a bit tricky
The day of the corporate big beast is over. What can the magic circle do to nurture its next crop of superstars?
Firms are missing out on the benefits of smoothing the path to retirement for their partners. But partners could also help themselves by being better prepared
Using Global 200 data, The Lawyer reveals which law firms have failed to keep pace with the global market, and what this group’s performance since 2008 can tell us about the future for the world’s top law firms
In 2018, a new trend has emerged among law firms for offering graduate schemes with a tech flavour. Here are the ones that have come to light so far.
When Latham & Watkins turned its attention to infrastructure private equity, the firm had two choices about how to fill the gap. The first was targeting Clifford Chance, the second was recruiting out of Allen & Overy. It decided to do both. Earlier this month, Latham pulled out all the stops by announcing it was […]
From shoring up the South African banking system to helping home buyers in Cambridgeshire, it’s been a busy year in finance.
For the past six years, the same five firms have occupied the top five positions in The Lawyer’s Litigation Top 50.
Earlier this week, Mishcon became a public player in a toxic battle over anti-Semitism that is threatening to engulf the Labour Party.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has arrived in London. The US firm revealed in June that it was to launch a office in the City to provide US access and support to UK-based technology and life sciences companies. It officially opened yesterday, based on Old Street in the heart of London’s technology community. The new shop will […]
“We want to be at the forefront of law firm tech innovation,” says Mishcon’s chief technology officer Nick West
It is a historical oddity of magic circle figures that there is always one firm that has an off year.
Lawyers discuss the lessons that can be learned from recent cyber security breaches and the best ways to prevent future infringements
Back at Shearman, Ward McKimm will be reunited with his former client base – and with some old friends.
But much has changed in the seven years since he left Shearman & Sterling. Can the superstar partner replicate his past success, or is it true that you can never go back?
Corporates are increasingly going direct to funders with opportunities, meaning firms are last in on the conversation
