RPC scraps associate bonuses after ditching performance reviews
RPC has overhauled its pay structure for associates by axing bonuses in favour of higher basic salaries.
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RPC has overhauled its pay structure for associates by axing bonuses in favour of higher basic salaries.
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RPC has overhauled its pay structure for associates by axing bonuses in favour of higher basic salaries.
Beijing-headquartered Han Kun has emerged as the fastest growing firm in this year’s China Elite report after it tripled its annual turnover between 2013 and 2015. Han Kun also more than doubled its revenue per lawyer (RPL) over the same period. The Lawyer’s third annual China Elite report has collated three years of data to illustrate how fast […]
Slater & Gordon is suing Watchstone Group for £50m over its acquisition of Quindell’s professional services arm. 2015: Slater & Gordon under scrutiny as SFO investigates Quindell
How much are you paid? Are you happy with your salary? Are your skills adequately recognised and rewarded? Who are the happiest lawyers when it comes to remuneration? How big a pay rise – or drop – could you expect to get if you moved elsewhere? All these questions and more are answered in The […]
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Paul Hastings has hired two white-collar and investigations partners from White & Case, as US firms look to expand their City teams. The firm has brought in lawyers Jonathan Pickworth and Joanna Dimmock to the London office. They will join from White & Case, where Pickworth led the white-collar crime practice. Pickworth spent more than […]
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 […]
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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 […]