US firm Sedgwick to close after string of partner exits
US firm Sedgwick is to cease trading early next year in a move that will affect over 80 partners, including six in London.
Historic England hands panel spots to 10 firms as roster triples
City and regional firms have won roles on Historic England’s enlarged 10-firm roster of legal advisers.
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Clients: Business services staff shouldn’t handle our relationships
Clients surveyed by The Lawyer have said they would be “very unhappy” to have a business services professional rather than a lawyer as the main point of contact at their external law firm, new research has revealed. One client’s response was particularly vehement: “Absolutely terrible idea. Having to go through someone who doesn’t really understand […]
Pinsent Masons celebrates International Men’s Day for first time
Pinsent Masons is celebrating International Men’s Day for the first time this year. The firm will mark the occasion with a conference next week for 50 male year 10 and 11 students from its partner schools, who are statistically less likely to achieve their potential at school than their female peers. The firm’s family support network […]
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Collyer Bristow senior associate elected to London Young Resolution chair
Collyer Bristow senior associate Mark Harrop has been elected chair of London Young Resolution (YRes), a network for family law professionals at the start of their careers. YRes is part of Resolution, the leading membership group which supports over 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes. Harrop says: […]
US firm Sedgwick to close after string of partner exits
US firm Sedgwick is to cease trading early next year in a move that will affect over 80 partners, including six in London.
Historic England hands panel spots to 10 firms as roster triples
City and regional firms have won roles on Historic England’s enlarged 10-firm roster of legal advisers.
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Clients: Business services staff shouldn’t handle our relationships
Clients surveyed by The Lawyer have said they would be “very unhappy” to have a business services professional rather than a lawyer as the main point of contact at their external law firm, new research has revealed. One client’s response was particularly vehement: “Absolutely terrible idea. Having to go through someone who doesn’t really understand […]
Pinsent Masons celebrates International Men’s Day for first time
Pinsent Masons is celebrating International Men’s Day for the first time this year. The firm will mark the occasion with a conference next week for 50 male year 10 and 11 students from its partner schools, who are statistically less likely to achieve their potential at school than their female peers. The firm’s family support network […]
TPG ramps up panel process as first stage nears completion
New details are emerging with regards to TPG’s ongoing panel process – one of the only private equity houses to launch such a global tender.
SRA reviews Dentons’ handling of work discrimination case
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is investigating whether a formal inquiry should be launched into Dentons’ handling of a discrimination case.
Guy Norman wins second term as Clifford Chance corporate head
Clifford Chance global head of corporate Guy Norman has been reappointed to a second term in the role, effective from 1 May.
HSF teams up with SullCrom for Weir’s largest-ever acquisition
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) and Sullivan & Cromwell have teamed up to advise FTSE 250 engineering company Weir on its billion-dollar acquisition of US provider Esco.
Clydes promotes 12 as partner numbers pass 400 for first time
Clyde & Co has made up 12 associates to equity partner, swelling the firm’s partnership numbers to over 400 for the first time in its history.
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The most common name for a law firm partner is…
Exclusive research conducted by The Lawyer has revealed the most common names for male and female partners in the UK’s largest firms.
A&O guns for tech revenue stream with derivatives platform launch
Allen & Overy (A&O) has developed a new online platform in the wake of impending derivatives regulations.