Asda has appointed a new general counsel after kicking off the year with fresh board appointments. Helen Selby joins the supermarket giant as general counsel and company secretary, after under a year as GC at Mars Wrigley. Asda has been on the hunt for a new GC since September when its former head of legal […]
Hogan Lovells has made up eight of its UK lawyers to partner in its latest US-dominant promotions round. The London lawyers are part of a class of 29 new partners that the firm has made up worldwide. Each of Hogan Lovells’ five practice groups is represented in the 2020 promotions, with nearly a third (nine) […]
Axiom has created a new platform to manage its growing pool of flexible lawyers, marking the provider’s first tech output since receiving a significant private equity investment that put an end to its plans to IPO last autumn. The provider has developed a new platform called Axiom for Talent, which will be used to map […]
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
Asda has appointed a new general counsel after kicking off the year with fresh board appointments. Helen Selby joins the supermarket giant as general counsel and company secretary, after under a year as GC at Mars Wrigley. Asda has been on the hunt for a new GC since September when its former head of legal […]
Hogan Lovells has made up eight of its UK lawyers to partner in its latest US-dominant promotions round. The London lawyers are part of a class of 29 new partners that the firm has made up worldwide. Each of Hogan Lovells’ five practice groups is represented in the 2020 promotions, with nearly a third (nine) […]
Axiom has created a new platform to manage its growing pool of flexible lawyers, marking the provider’s first tech output since receiving a significant private equity investment that put an end to its plans to IPO last autumn. The provider has developed a new platform called Axiom for Talent, which will be used to map […]
The UK is being slow to shift from the traditional nine to five, but thanks to Katie Power, Crabtree & Evelyn is using flexible working to its advantage
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is scrapping its current legal framework and consolidating its legal services into two lots for a new £2.15m panel. As part of the review, the FCA is seeking between 10 and 20 firms (five to 10 for each lot). Whereas it previously had separate contracts in place for individual requirements […]
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Another partner from White & Case’s disputes department is leaving, as Steven Baker exits the firm after three years. Baker joined White & Case in 2018 as part of an expansive lateral hiring strategy in the City. In 2018 Baker left Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft to join White & Case alongside international arbitration partner David […]
Shoosmiths has appointed its head of personal advisory as its first general counsel (GC). Richard Follis takes on the inaugural GC role at the 196-partner firm, where he will enhance focus on managing the increasing compliance burden required to support business activity, as well as take on the quality and risk responsibilities that sit with […]
A team of lawyers and technologists from Ashurst’s NewLaw arm is set to take on teaching duties as part of a module launched by the firm with the University of Stirling in Scotland. The firm is working with the university on a strategic partnership aimed at cultivating talent that will be able to populate the […]
The chief marketing officer and executive board member of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is leaving the firm after 12 years. The departure of Lucy Murphy, chief marketing and business development officer at the magic circle firm, was announced internally in an email, sources told The Lawyer. Murphy had been in her role since 2015. Sitting on […]
UK firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has made its first partner hire in Singapore following its 2019 merger, in what is also its first steps towards building an Asian corporate practice. As part of its strategic expansion in Asia, Penningtons has hired corporate partner Nick Dingemans in Singapore from UK rival Watson Farley Williams, where he […]
Linklaters has retained 47 of 50 trainees in its spring 2021 cohort, giving it a 94 per cent retention score. The firm follows Allen & Overy in releasing its qualification figures for March. Due to personal reasons one of the 47 is on a fixed-term contract. Nevertheless, the retention figure is the magic circle firm’s […]
