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Mishcon hires finance partner from Reed Smith
After two exits in a fortnight from its City office, Mishcon de Reya has added a real estate finance partner to its ranks from Reed Smith. Francisca Sepúlveda’s switch to Mishcon comes two weeks after the firm lost real estate partner Omega Poole and international arbitration head Karel Daele. Sepúlveda’s practice focuses primarily on real […]
Goodwin pushes trainee salaries up to a high of £57,000
Goodwin has upped its trainee salaries to just above those of the magic circle, The Lawyer understands, with a rise of 13 per cent. The US firm’s London offering will now offer its first-year trainees a salary of £52,000 compared to £46,000. This is a rise of just over 13 per cent, while second-years are […]
Vodafone UK names new legal chief
Vodafone UK has named a former Eversheds Sutherland litigator as its new general counsel following the recent departure of Helen Lamprell. Andy Yorston will be taking the reins as of 1 October after being promoted from head of legal. He previously led the company’s compliance department during his 11 years at Vodafone. Lamprell’s exit was […]
Linklaters tops magic circle rates with new NQ salary
Linklaters has increased its newly-qualified lawyer salaries once again, making it the highest-paying firm at this level across the magic circle. The rate for NQs has now hit £107,500 with a discretionary performance bonus. It marks the second rise since last July when the firm confirmed it would be increasing its newly-qualified solicitor salaries in […]
Dentons expands business services ranks with A&O and HogLov duo
Dentons has picked up two practice managers (PMs) from Allen & Overy and Hogan Lovells, as part of a wider management reshuffle. A&O’s former senior finance manager Kate Jansen will join as practice manager for Dentons’ banking and finance division, while Hogan Lovells’ former senior business improvement manager James Markham will take on the same […]
Clydes to face breach of duty trial over Barclays’ ties
Clyde & Co will face a trial over breach of duty allegations made against the firm, after the High Court only partially struck out an £18.7m claim brought by two self-storage businesses. This was confirmed in a recent ruling from HH Judge Davis-White QC, who released Deloitte as a defendant in the case but retained […]
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