Lawyer 2B digital issue | Summer 2016

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Read the Summer 2016 issue of Lawyer 2B

Inside…

Cover story: Paralegal heath check survey
Interview: Shami Chakrabarti
Law less ordinary: Classic car law
Practice area focus: Spotlight on shipping
Regional focus: Milton Keynes
And more!

Issue 57: Summer 2016

Lateral hires News

Cleary hires from Kirkland as recruitment drive continues

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, which up until 18 months ago had steered clear of the lateral hiring market, has added a new London partner from Kirkland & Ellis. Alexander van der Gaag is joining Cleary from Kirkland’s debt finance team. He worked at Kirkland for nine years, arriving as an associate from Baker McKenzie. […]

Law firms News

The move to greener offices: Clarke Willmott collects commuting info from staff

Clarke Willmott is assessing the environmental footprint of its offices, with the firm collecting information on its staff’s route to work and an expected relocation in Cardiff. The firm is gathering data from its employees to improve the accuracy of emissions data that the firm holds. A survey has been created with the firm’s consultants, […]

Law firms News

Osborne Clarke partner set for SDT referral over Zahawi letters

An Osborne Clarke partner is being referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) following a formal complaint made by Clifford Chance’s former UK tax head. In July 2022, ex-Clifford Chance partner Dan Neidle made headlines for a series of posts on the tax arrangements of leading Conservative politicians, including Nadhim Zahawi. He claimed that Zahawi had […]

Disputes News

Simmons fights $150m Russian litigation for Barclays

Simmons & Simmons represented Barclays Bank in an $150m anti-suit and anti-enforcement injunction against Russian state investment bank, VEB. VEB was founded in 1922 as the first international bank of the USSR, and since 2018 it has been chaired by the country’s former deputy prime minister under Putin, Igor Shuvalov. The bank was represented by […]

Law firms News

Take that, Freshfields: Quinn hikes NQ pay to £180,000

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has increased its salary for newly-qualified solicitors (NQs) to £180,000. The US disputes specialist’s other associate salaries will also rise when the move takes effect from June. A 1 PQE associate is set to be paid £195,000, while a 2 PQE associate will be on £220,000. For 6 PQE associates, […]

Disputes

The judges of the Commercial Court

This report contains: an overview of the current Commercial Court judges and the duties they carry out individual profiles outlining each judge’s career path and an analysis of the cases they advocated on and heard

The City

US 50 2024 – Headcount

This report contains: ranking of the 50 largest US firms by headcount analysis on the extent to which US firms are increasing their focus on UK-originated work and clients data-rich firm profiles Please note that headcount figures are for the year 2023

UK Legal

The City independents

This reports contains: detailed analysis of 12 UK top 100 ‘City independents’ exploration of their growth trajectories and strategies amidst industry consolidation and rising costs analysis of increased specialisation within practice areas City independents firms’ efficiency

International

French firms do it later: a closer look at France’s domestic firm partnerships

This report contains: five-year headcount growth analysis at the French firms in the European 100 an analysis of firms’ partnerships examining how long it takes to make partner at France’s elite firms

UK Legal

The In-House Sentiment Survey 2024

Read this report to gain insights into: The evolving role of in-house teams amidst market transformations Current attitudes and increased adoption of artificial intelligence tools Organizations’ continued emphasis on flexible working culture Projections for spend on external legal counsel over the next five years Enhanced feedback on quality of service from private practice law firms […]

Lateral hires News

Quinn’s competition litigation head leaves firm

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has lost its UK head of competition, a year and a half after he joined the firm. Lambros Kilaniotis left the firm in April, having joined Quinn from RPC (where he was head of competition) in January 2023 to co-head Quinn’s UK competition practice with partner Kate Vernon. In a […]

Law firms News

The Lawyer Podcast: Why you should leave Big Law for a boutique (and why you shouldn’t)

The latest episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now. Last week, all eyes were on A&O Shearman, a union hailing Big Law and its future. But in this week’s episode, we consider why so many solicitors are pursuing another future: opening their own firm. A survey from Censuswide on behalf of Harbour Litigation Funding […]

Lateral hires News

Hill Dickinson hires six-strong team from Clydes

Hill Dickinson has secured another team hire, taking a group of six from Clyde & Co in Newcastle. Shipping partner Stephen Mackin has made the move along with five other colleagues. Mackin joined Clyde & Co in 2017, before which he spent nearly 25 years at Eversheds Sutherland. A former seafarer himself, Mackin specialises in […]

Lateral hires News

Linklaters restocks in corporate with Travers hire

A senior member of Travers Smith’s corporate group has left for Linklaters, after a string of departures from both firms. Richard Spedding has left the firm for Linklaters after 25 years at Travers, making partner in 2003. Working in M&A and equity capital markets, Spedding was also an associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer for five […]

In-house News

NatWest names new GC as Moore departs

NatWest’s general counsel – and Linklaters’ former managing partner – Gideon Moore has left the bank after two years, making way for a new chief. Moore has been replaced by NatWest’s litigation general counsel Will Luker. He has worked at the bank since 2003, became litigation general counsel in 2010 and subsequently managed and integrated […]

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Lawyer 2B digital issue | Summer 2016

Inside…

Latest News

Cleary hires from Kirkland as recruitment drive continues

The move to greener offices: Clarke Willmott collects commuting info from staff

Osborne Clarke partner set for SDT referral over Zahawi letters

Simmons fights $150m Russian litigation for Barclays

Signal Research Reports

The judges of the Commercial Court

US 50 2024 – Headcount

The City independents

French firms do it later: a closer look at France’s domestic firm partnerships

The In-House Sentiment Survey 2024

Find legal roles

Horizon

Recent news

Quinn’s competition litigation head leaves firm

The Lawyer Podcast: Why you should leave Big Law for a boutique (and why you shouldn’t)

Hill Dickinson hires six-strong team from Clydes

Linklaters restocks in corporate with Travers hire

NatWest names new GC as Moore departs

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