Listed law firms aren’t growing very fast
Listed law firms are on the acquisition trail, but what about their organic growth?
Uber’s EMEA legal chief departs after six years
The general counsel in charge of Uber’s legal operations in the EMEA and APAC is taking on a new role at entertainment business Fremantle. Matthew Wilson will become general counsel of the entertainment giant, reporting into the company’s global chief executive officer Jennifer Mullin and gaining a seat both on the executive board and the […]
Trainee and newly qualified solicitor salaries
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
Top 50 US law firms in London
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2020.
High Court strikes out conspiracy claim against Quadrant silk and Teacher Stern
Listed law firms aren’t growing very fast
Listed law firms are on the acquisition trail, but what about their organic growth?
Uber’s EMEA legal chief departs after six years
The general counsel in charge of Uber’s legal operations in the EMEA and APAC is taking on a new role at entertainment business Fremantle. Matthew Wilson will become general counsel of the entertainment giant, reporting into the company’s global chief executive officer Jennifer Mullin and gaining a seat both on the executive board and the […]
Trainee and newly qualified solicitor salaries
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
Top 50 US law firms in London
Kirkland and Latham top the US 50 law firms in London table in 2020.
How to improve your financial management
Effective financial management is typically all about constant focus and incremental change. Throughout this year’s The Lawyer UK 200: Financial Management report you will find numerous examples of where and how firms have achieved changes to debt levels or lock-up (the combination of work-in-progress (WIP) and debtor days). Even though on the face of it these changes may look slight, ultimately they can have a very significant impact.
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Ditching lockstep has made a handful of rich lawyers even richer
Magic circle firms have been modifying lockstep to compete with US rivals.
Paris is no longer arbitration’s hottest seat
A bumper year for Singapore should give Paris pause for thought.
Bristol juniors’ pay packets are getting fatter
With London firms thriving in the city, Bristol’s old guard have competition on their hands.
Turnover dipping? Hire a restructuring partner
Restructuring hires are on the rise but some firms may have moved too slowly.
The magic circle is making new partners wait longer
What the magic circle’s 2021 partner promotions round can tell us.
Even lawyers have the house price blues
House prices in London have been increasing faster than lots of lawyers’ salaries.
Failed Newcastle United takeover sparks court battle with Premier League
A holding company owned by Mike Ashley is bringing a competition claim against the Football Association Premier League following a failed Saudi Arabian-led takeover of Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC). With RPC partner Lambros Kilaniotis instructed as the claimant’s solicitor, St James Holdings Limited is suing the Premier League after its proposed takeover of the […]
Brexit sparks new Stephenson Harwood entity in Greece
While some firms opened offices in Dublin to avoid Brexit disruption, Stephenson Harwood set up a legal entity in Greece, its LLPs have revealed. To avoid any potential problems caused by Brexit, Stephenson Harwood has launched Bowen-Morris & Partners in Piraeus. This new entity emerged after the firm converted the branch to a Greek law […]
Linklaters partner duo exit in rare magic circle switch
A Linklaters duo have left for a magic circle rival, The Lawyer can reveal, becoming partners in its City leveraged finance practice. Allen & Overy has hired Annette Kurdian and Robert Burt. Kurdian joined Linklaters in 2001 and became a partner in 2006. As part of her practice, she advises financial institutions and alternative credit […]
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BSB and Pearson VUE take heavy criticism in review of 2020 bar exams fiasco
The independent review of last year’s Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) has found that the three-way relationship between the BSB, the eight law school providers of the BPTC, and the electronic testing company Pearson VUE, which delivered the online exam, “ultimately contributed to the complexities in the booking and delivery of the examinations.” The Director […]
Bakers restores NQ salaries to pre-pandemic levels
Baker McKenzie has returned its newly-qualified (NQ) salaries to normal rates, after a reduction during the pandemic last year. The firm crunched salaries by £2,500 (3 per cent) to £87,500 and dropped the sign-on bonus last June. The announcement came a week after Bakers had said it had no plans to reduce salaries for trainees […]
Roundtable: Right work, performed in the right place?
The past year has been one of disruption for businesses everywhere. Daily team catch-ups migrated to Zoom and progress meetings once rewarded with a pint are now paired with anxiety around job security. Responses to the pandemic, such as switching to remote working, have exposed the considerable inefficiencies of conventional working practices. Confronted with this […]
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