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Ince & Co is opening an office in Marseille, its third in France after Paris and Le Havre, with the hire of two local shipping and transport specialists.
A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January).
King & Wood Mallesons’ toilet paper supplier is one of a number of providers to pull its contract with the firm this week as it heads towards administration, The Lawyer understands.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has put 180 personal assistant (PA) roles into review with a vast number offered voluntary redundancy.
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NHS Resolution, which helps to resolve disputes for the UK Government organisation, has cut the number of firms on its roster from to 13 to 11. Alongside the reduction in firm numbers, the value of the panel has also been cut from £523m to just under £200m. Three lots had previously been announced in 2017, […]
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner has raised its charge-out rates to clients, The Lawyer can reveal, following a benchmarking exercise against the market. The merged firm has increased the rates by up to 10 per cent, a decision communicated at the end of last by its departmental heads to the rest of the partnership. While the […]
Clyde & Co has increased its NQ salaries in London by 14 per cent, while the firm’s lawyers will also be able to pick up higher bonuses than last year. City NQ pay has risen from £70,000 to £80,000 after a mid-year review. While the firm has not reached the £100,000 figure offered by many […]
Freshfields has published its trainee retention result for spring 2022. The firm offered newly qualified (NQ) positions to all of its 37 final-seat trainees, with 34 accepting, a 92 per cent retention rate. The firm did not disclose, however, how many were on fixed-term contracts. Training partner Craig Montgomery said: “We are very pleased that many […]
