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How much do barristers earn?
The Bar Council has released new figures on barristers’ earnings.
Hot 100 career quiz: Hexcel’s regional GC Terra Potter
“The wisest thing anyone ever said to me? ‘You must never assume that the person instructing you has any idea what they’re talking about’.”
Loving legal life: A six-step guide to healthy relationships
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC give a six-step guide to healthy relationships.
The speed read: US firms check City piggy banks; GCs are ready for your pitches; and Links gears up for Silk Street exit
US financials are arriving – and they show for some firms the City is a bumpy ride. The latest financial results show mixed fortunes for US firms in London. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld posted revenue growth of 1 per cent in the City for 2019. The London office’s revenue was $125m last year, […]
Proskauer City turnover soars after growth of 18 per cent
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How much do barristers earn?
The Bar Council has released new figures on barristers’ earnings.
Hot 100 career quiz: Hexcel’s regional GC Terra Potter
“The wisest thing anyone ever said to me? ‘You must never assume that the person instructing you has any idea what they’re talking about’.”
Loving legal life: A six-step guide to healthy relationships
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC give a six-step guide to healthy relationships.
The speed read: US firms check City piggy banks; GCs are ready for your pitches; and Links gears up for Silk Street exit
US financials are arriving – and they show for some firms the City is a bumpy ride. The latest financial results show mixed fortunes for US firms in London. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld posted revenue growth of 1 per cent in the City for 2019. The London office’s revenue was $125m last year, […]
Novartis to dock new panel firms’ fees if they miss diversity commitments
Allen & Overy, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and White & Case are among the firms that have lost their spots on the panel of Swiss pharmaceutical powerhouse Novartis, which has formally concluded its review. Other firms were dropped from the chunky line-up, which includes no fewer than 22 firms. Others that will no longer be […]
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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, […]
