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High performance culture – no thank you
“We want people who work well in a high performance culture” said the headhunter. My heart sank.
2018 financials: Why the Clifford Chance Carillion deal is more important than Freshfields losing Higgins
Across the board, we’re hearing of splendid figures all round, with the mid-tier proving its worth once again.
International firms and the European battleground
With growth in London far from reliable for law firms, is it time for Europe to take more of a leading role?
The JLD column: Harvey Specter’s email problems
Professional problem solver… …probably isn’t the title you would expect to give to a lawyer, but it’s the unofficial title befitting of my vocation. A common misconception among law students is that practising solicitors pace their offices spouting precedents from the likes of Donoghue v Stephenson or Carlill v Carbollic Smoke Ball. I can tell […]
KPI: Make kindness a performance indicator
Should kindness be a significant measure of success for all leaders and all teams? asks LBC’s Paul Gilbert
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High performance culture – no thank you
“We want people who work well in a high performance culture” said the headhunter. My heart sank.
2018 financials: Why the Clifford Chance Carillion deal is more important than Freshfields losing Higgins
Across the board, we’re hearing of splendid figures all round, with the mid-tier proving its worth once again.
International firms and the European battleground
With growth in London far from reliable for law firms, is it time for Europe to take more of a leading role?
The JLD column: Harvey Specter’s email problems
Professional problem solver… …probably isn’t the title you would expect to give to a lawyer, but it’s the unofficial title befitting of my vocation. A common misconception among law students is that practising solicitors pace their offices spouting precedents from the likes of Donoghue v Stephenson or Carlill v Carbollic Smoke Ball. I can tell […]
What we can expect from the SFO’s next director
As the non-announcement leaked out, there was much scratching of collective heads and asking, who is she? Because she isn’t One Of Us.
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Keating Chambers pledges support for criminal Bar with £20,000 pupillage pot
Keating Chambers has put forward £20,000 to help fund a criminal bar pupillage, in a bid to offset the financial impact of the pandemic on the criminal bar. The one-off fund will support one pupillage for an aspiring criminal barrister. Construction set Keating has pledged the money for a set that has had to withdraw […]
Obituary: Geoffrey Lander, a “leading light” in Nabarro’s real estate group
The legal world is mourning the loss of one of its real estate stalwarts, Geoffrey Lander, who passed away on Saturday 12 September. The former Nabarro head of real estate and a prominent figure within the wider property community passed away while undergoing chemotherapy aged 69. Tributes recall Lander’s immense charisma and charm, as well […]
The speed read: back to normality at NRF but redundancies at Addleshaws
Back to normal at Norton Rose Fulbright? Back in April, the majority of staff at Norton Rose Fulbright switched to a four-day working week for what seemed like a rather apocalyptic length of time: 12 months. Turns out NRF was just preparing its employees for the worst, as this week it decided to end the […]
Thrings kicks off redundancy consultation and defers two rent payments
South-West firm Thrings has kicked off a redundancy consultation for around 20 roles and deferred the rent payment of two of its offices, part of an extensive set of measures implemented by the firm. The Bristol-headquartered outfit has taken the decision as it faces a fall across its financial metrics. Revenue in 2019/20 dropped 8 […]
Bird & Bird’s PEP drops for first time in three years
Bird & Bird has seen its average profit per equity partner (PEP) drop in the financial year 2019/20. The UK firm’s PEP went down by 3 per cent from from £575,000 to £555,000, a metric that the firm had not previously reported as part of its financial results for 2019/20. It marked a fall for the […]
Beyond London: PwC Legal bets on regions in new expansion project
PwC Legal is looking to expand its lawyer headcount in regional offices as part of a project for the new financial year. The legal arm of the accountancy firm is eyeing growth for its professionals especially in its bases in Manchester and Birmingham, but expansion will equally be pursued in Leeds and Belfast. The project, […]
