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Six firms have now taken the giant leap on the London Stock Exchange, but it’s still not for everyone. One of the main reasons for trepidation is the influence that outside investors can gain at the expense of a traditional law firm partnership. However, added investment means more money and firms wanting to expand quickly […]
Shearman & Sterling’s revenue reached $968m in 2019 as the firm continues its laboured rise towards $1bn. Last year’s turnover represents a 1.3 per cent increase on its 2018 revenue, when Shearman’s global results showed 5 per cent growth to $955.5m. Meanwhile, the firm’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) was $2.5m, a modest rise […]
Linklaters has worked with a group of academics to create a new legal technology curriculum for its youngest lawyers. The curriculum, which was developed in partnership with Swansea University, will first prioritise the firm’s trainee population, starting with those who joined the firm in August 2019: around 200 people globally. But the firm has plans […]
How much can a barrister realistically expect to earn?
Six firms have now taken the giant leap on the London Stock Exchange, but it’s still not for everyone. One of the main reasons for trepidation is the influence that outside investors can gain at the expense of a traditional law firm partnership. However, added investment means more money and firms wanting to expand quickly […]
Shearman & Sterling’s revenue reached $968m in 2019 as the firm continues its laboured rise towards $1bn. Last year’s turnover represents a 1.3 per cent increase on its 2018 revenue, when Shearman’s global results showed 5 per cent growth to $955.5m. Meanwhile, the firm’s average profit per equity partner (PEP) was $2.5m, a modest rise […]
Linklaters has worked with a group of academics to create a new legal technology curriculum for its youngest lawyers. The curriculum, which was developed in partnership with Swansea University, will first prioritise the firm’s trainee population, starting with those who joined the firm in August 2019: around 200 people globally. But the firm has plans […]
How much can a barrister realistically expect to earn?
RPC will be acting for Bloomberg in a fascinating Court of Appeal encounter this week, as it takes on Byrne and Partners during a three-day hearing that is floated for either Tuesday or Wednesday. The case will rule upon whether criminal suspects have a reasonable expectation to privacy, and if so, when. Following a string […]
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Firms including DAC Beachcroft and Gowling WLG have won places on a £40m panel for UK housing association Clarion. A total of 17 firms have been appointed to the roster, which spans a decade until March 2032. As well as DACB and Gowling WLG, other firms to have bagged spots include Capsticks, Penningtons Manches Cooper, […]
Average profit per equity partner (PEP), newly-qualified (NQ) salaries and revenue are all up at Trowers & Hamlins since a shake-up in management in April 2021. For NQs in London, this month the firm upped their salaries from £72,500 to £80,000. Junior lawyers in the regions will now earn £60,000, a £13,000 jump (equivalent to 28 […]
Ashurst, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May are the law firms that have scored roles on a public bid for hospital group Mediclinic, at a deal valued at £3.7bn to two buyers. Mediclinic is a private hospital group headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa, but also has offices in Namibia, the UAE and Switzerland. […]
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has increased its NQ salaries from £95,000 to £105,000, an 11 per cent uplift. The firm said in a statement newly-qualified lawyers who achieve the required hours may also receive a bonus between £118,125 to £147,000, inclusive of base salary and performance bonus. The firm is also raising salaries throughout the […]
Lawyers will be looking to make the most of the burgeoning market for women’s football, prompted by England’s victory over the weekend in the women’s UEFA Euro tournament. The lawyer for England’s Lionesses has said that the aftermath of their Euros victory is a “golden opportunity” to bring women’s football onto a level playing field […]
7KBW has been instructed to defend KPMG as it denies all allegations that it failed in its duties as auditor to Carillion. Once a construction and services giant, Carillion collapsed in 2018 and was put into liquidation. KPMG had been the company’s auditor since 1999, so the high-profile demise of Carillion led to the audit […]
