UK firms chop staff space despite headcount growth
The UK’s largest law firms are slimming down on the amount of office space they allocate to each staff member, as agile working sweeps the legal market.
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The UK’s largest law firms are slimming down on the amount of office space they allocate to each staff member, as agile working sweeps the legal market.
We can broadly divide the past 30 years of the UK legal sector into three phases: innocence and enthusiasm; expansion and over-reach; and chastened realism.
Emma Hatley, partner in the Divorce and Family department has been named ‘Family Lawyer of the Year’ by Spear’s Magazine. The Spear’s Wealth Management Awards acknowledges and honours entrepreneurs, philanthropists and others for their contribution to the wealth management world and beyond.
Lloyds instructed Linklaters as its legal advisers just one day before it announced its controversial acquisition of Halifax Bank of Scotland, (HBoS) the High Court has heard.
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Register nowThe UK’s largest law firms are slimming down on the amount of office space they allocate to each staff member, as agile working sweeps the legal market.
We can broadly divide the past 30 years of the UK legal sector into three phases: innocence and enthusiasm; expansion and over-reach; and chastened realism.
Emma Hatley, partner in the Divorce and Family department has been named ‘Family Lawyer of the Year’ by Spear’s Magazine. The Spear’s Wealth Management Awards acknowledges and honours entrepreneurs, philanthropists and others for their contribution to the wealth management world and beyond.
Lloyds instructed Linklaters as its legal advisers just one day before it announced its controversial acquisition of Halifax Bank of Scotland, (HBoS) the High Court has heard.
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Stephenson Harwood has made up five lawyers to partner in its 2018 promotions round, while an additional three have been named as local partners.
Clifford Chance has made up 26 new partners globally in the firm’s largest promotions round for six years, falling just short of 2012’s 27-strong group.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Advent International on its potential €2bn deal with French pharmaceuticals company Sanofi.
Mishcon de Reya has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the Royal Courts of Justice over a dispute with former client Instant Access Properties (IAP) leading to the company’s insolvency.
Latham & Watkins has opened nominations in the race to become the firm’s next chair, after Bill Voge stood down from the role last month.
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