Chinese law firms have to stay loyal to the Party
As Beijing marks the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, just how loyal must local lawyers be?
Quinn raises salaries for London NQs
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is raising its NQ salaries in London to £146,000 following the recent hikes made by its US and UK counterparts in the City. This represents an 8 per cent increase on the previous £135,000 salary, with the change coming into force on 1 July 2021. This puts Quinn in a […]
Tech Pioneers: Meet Addleshaws’ trainee innovators
A group of trainees and associates brimming with innovative tech ideas is being given the opportunity to take the reins, collaborate with partners and revolutionise how firms work
Linklaters corporate partner departs after 36 years of service
A longtime Linklaters corporate partner and former co-head of its private equity practice is set to retire from the firm after more than 30 years. Partner Nick Rees spent his entire career at Linklaters, having joined in 1985. As part of his practice, he focuses on cross-border M&A and private equity work. Over the years, […]
Pinsents breaks £500m barrier with narrow turnover rise
Chinese law firms have to stay loyal to the Party
As Beijing marks the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, just how loyal must local lawyers be?
Quinn raises salaries for London NQs
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is raising its NQ salaries in London to £146,000 following the recent hikes made by its US and UK counterparts in the City. This represents an 8 per cent increase on the previous £135,000 salary, with the change coming into force on 1 July 2021. This puts Quinn in a […]
Tech Pioneers: Meet Addleshaws’ trainee innovators
A group of trainees and associates brimming with innovative tech ideas is being given the opportunity to take the reins, collaborate with partners and revolutionise how firms work
Linklaters corporate partner departs after 36 years of service
A longtime Linklaters corporate partner and former co-head of its private equity practice is set to retire from the firm after more than 30 years. Partner Nick Rees spent his entire career at Linklaters, having joined in 1985. As part of his practice, he focuses on cross-border M&A and private equity work. Over the years, […]
CMS ups London NQ salaries
CMS has hiked its salary rates for London-based newly-qualified lawyers (NQs), the latest firm to catch up with recent raises across the market. The firm’s City NQs will see their salary rise from £73,000 to £82,000, a 12 per cent increase since the last review in 2019. Other firms have tried to fill the gap […]
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The Conservative levelling-up agenda is benefiting Eversheds
Eversheds has benefited from the Government’s levelling up agenda, particularly Network Rail’s infrastructure projects.
Funds lawyers beware, ignore ESG at your peril
Lawyers need to be aware of ESG if they hope to keep the business of the biggest funds
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Ignore the macho clients and stay at home
The move to get lawyers commuting back into the office will cut the billable hour
Don’t know any German headhunters? Get one quick
Goodwin has been building its Munich offering, but is still some way off the established firms
US firms are institutionally sexist
UK firms outperform their US counterparts when it comes to working parents
No more filth in Hong Kong
The demographic of Hong Kong’s partners is shifting
Clydes profits climb 7 per cent in year of steady growth
Clyde & Co’s global turnover increased to nearly £640m over 2020/21, while profits rebounded after dipping the previous financial year. Revenue was up two per cent from £627m to £639.6m, marking the firm’s 23rd consecutive year of growth. Growth is slightly muted compared to the 2019/20 financial year, when turnover increased by three per cent. […]
Dechert called in as GIC enters Morrisons’ takeover bid
Dechert has joined the ever-growing roster of firms advising on Morrisons’ takeover swoop, acting for GIC on its own bid for the supermarket giant. The US firm is advising the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund as it announced it has joined the consortium aiming to buy the British supermarket Morrisons. GIC is now part of the […]
Mishcon faces SRA scrutiny over alleged account failures
Mishcon de Reya and one of its former lawyers are to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after the regulator decided the matter should be referred. The allegations are against the firm and former head of sport and later consultant Liz Ellen. She spent more than fifteen years at the firm before leaving last year […]
Offshore special report: the outlook is bright
Offshore firms seem to have sailed through the pandemic and will be ideally placed as economies start to grow again
Optimising your processes? Be prepared to make mistakes
As exponential growth of technology consumes the world, the legal industry is having to move fast to keep up. The Lawyer and cloud-based document management solution Conga gathered seven in-house lawyers as part of The Lawyer In-house Financial Services conference to discuss legal automation transformation. The roundtable was moderated by Conga’s director of sales engineering […]
Dentons’ European arm reinstates monthly drawings
The European arm of Dentons is to restore full monthly drawings for its partnership, representing the last of the firm’s resilience measures adopted at the start of the pandemic. Drawings will be reinstated as of August having been reduced by 20 per cent for over a year. While similar cuts to business support teams’ salaries […]
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