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Linklaters leads on KPMG probe after chair’s “moaning” outburst
Linklaters is carrying out an investigation at KPMG, after the Big Four auditor’s UK chairman stood down over comments made earlier this week. Bill Michael was seen addressing several points on a video call, telling staff to “stop moaning” about the pandemic, while claiming they were fortunate to be “in a very lucky sector”. This […]
Paul Hastings boosts City litigation ranks with Covington hire
Paul Hastings is to further expand its litigation practice in London, with the arrival of a partner from Covington & Burling. The firm is taking on partner Alex Leitch, who has spent six years at its US rival as co-chair of the London dispute resolution group. Leitch moved to Covington & Burling in 2015, when […]
UK firms are flashing the cash
UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
Details emerge in Barclays claim from former GC
Konexo’s quest to dominate digital transformation
In-depth conversations with lawyers are key to arriving at automated solutions to the everyday problems faced by legal professionals
Linklaters leads on KPMG probe after chair’s “moaning” outburst
Linklaters is carrying out an investigation at KPMG, after the Big Four auditor’s UK chairman stood down over comments made earlier this week. Bill Michael was seen addressing several points on a video call, telling staff to “stop moaning” about the pandemic, while claiming they were fortunate to be “in a very lucky sector”. This […]
Paul Hastings boosts City litigation ranks with Covington hire
Paul Hastings is to further expand its litigation practice in London, with the arrival of a partner from Covington & Burling. The firm is taking on partner Alex Leitch, who has spent six years at its US rival as co-chair of the London dispute resolution group. Leitch moved to Covington & Burling in 2015, when […]
UK firms are flashing the cash
UK law firms are starting to pay back employees’ salaries as the economy recovers.
Hot 100 career quiz: Mishcon’s head of politics and law Katy Colton
“As first year trainees we were tasked with the ‘tradition’ of performing at the firm Christmas party. Six of us chose to perform a Mishcon-themed rap song.”
The Cristiano Ronaldo of law firms is…
In October 2018, the journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian regime Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The international reaction was swift. Dozens of major organisations, including HSBC, Ford and JP Morgan Chase, dropped out of the planned “Davos in the Desert” Saudi investment summit. “We are going […]
The legal hub you didn’t know existed
It’s a 90-minute train journey to London and two hours from Bristol. At £29 per sq ft, grade A office rents are a third of the average £90 per sq ft City firms pay. And it has an abundance of lawyers. Slowly but steadily, Southampton is slipping into the mid-tier consciousness as a city in […]
Addleshaws is turning your lawyers into partners
Talk of associates losing faith in the partnership track is nowhere to be seen at Addleshaw Goddard, which recently unveiled its largest round to date. The partnership count is currently running at 429 – up 75 per cent from the 245 it housed back in 2019. Those promotions show a firm that is bullish about […]
Today’s not just A&O day
1 May is a big day for many in the legal industry, not just the thousands of people at Allen & Overy and Shearman who have now combined officially. Scores of lawyers become partners today after a wave of promotions, meaning that also – in the great circle of life – plenty of veterans are […]
The client mix at US firms is about to change
The significance of the unstoppable growth of US-headquartered firms in London isn’t solely about jaw-dropping scale, although the size of headcount and revenue at some of these big City beasts is truly head-turning. Notably, several US firms have doubled down on their investment in London of late, and not just Paul Weiss. While the New […]
NatWest names new GC as Moore departs
NatWest’s general counsel – and Linklaters’ former managing partner – Gideon Moore has left the bank after two years, making way for a new chief. Moore has been replaced by NatWest’s litigation general counsel Will Luker. He has worked at the bank since 2003, became litigation general counsel in 2010 and subsequently managed and integrated […]
Orrick replenishes Milan office with hires from Shearman’s Italian arm
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has drafted in the former M&A head of Shearman & Sterling’s Italian associate firm to rebuild its transactional capacity in the country. Fabio Fauceglia joins the firm from Studio Legale Associato Shearman & Sterling, bringing with him a team of six lawyers, comprising of counsel Leonardo Pinta and five associates. Fauceglia […]
A&O Shearman partner moves over to Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance has hired a structured finance partner from A&O Shearman after the two firms’ merger last week. Daniel Shurman joins Clifford Chance in London from legacy Allen & Overy, becoming a partner in its derivatives and structured products practice. Emma Matebalavu, global head of financial markets, commented: “Daniel’s appointment is a testament to our commitment to […]
Magic circle trainees shun LinkedIn – except at Clifford Chance
Trainees at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May are among the least likely to use LinkedIn, according to data provided to The Lawyer. Research conducted by TBD Marketing has ranked leading law firms according to how often its trainees use their LinkedIn profiles to write posts ranging from quick career milestones updates to long […]
Freshfields NQ pay rockets past A&O Shearman’s to £150,000
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has upped its newly qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries to compete with the US market. NQ salaries have increased from £125,000 to £150,000. There have also been changes to trainee compensation. First-year trainees will see an increase of £6,000 as salaries rise from £50,000 to £56,000. Second-year trainee salaries will increase from £55,000 […]
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