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
DWF to close two international offices in cost-cutting drive
DWF is to shut two of its international offices and downsize others, in a move that will see 60 people leave the business. The listed firm will be closing its outposts in Singapore and Brussels, reducing also the number of staff in Dubai and Cologne. As a result, around 60 individuals are expected to be […]
Bakers unveils 85-strong global promotions round
Baker McKenzie has announced one of its largest ever promotions rounds, with eight newly minted partners in London. The firm has promoted 85 partners around the world, effective from 1 July. Last year it made up 81, including seven in London, while in 2018’s scaled-back round, just 68 lawyers were made up with six making […]
Trainee and newly qualified solicitor salaries
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
Sidley corporate duo depart after four years
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
DWF to close two international offices in cost-cutting drive
DWF is to shut two of its international offices and downsize others, in a move that will see 60 people leave the business. The listed firm will be closing its outposts in Singapore and Brussels, reducing also the number of staff in Dubai and Cologne. As a result, around 60 individuals are expected to be […]
Bakers unveils 85-strong global promotions round
Baker McKenzie has announced one of its largest ever promotions rounds, with eight newly minted partners in London. The firm has promoted 85 partners around the world, effective from 1 July. Last year it made up 81, including seven in London, while in 2018’s scaled-back round, just 68 lawyers were made up with six making […]
Trainee and newly qualified solicitor salaries
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Updated 22 June 2020 with data on impact of coronavirus pandemic on NQ salaries and appointments. The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became […]
O’Melveny books short stay at 100 Bishopsgate after hasty move out of London HQ
After being told to vacate its London premises by its landlord, O’Melveny & Myers has taken temporary space in 100 Bishopsgate, the new development that has already attracted the likes of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Paul Hastings. The rushed move comes as owners of its current City office in Warwick Court ordered all tenants to […]
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Dentons to close two UK offices in switch to full-time remote working
Dentons is to shut its Aberdeen and Watford offices, with its employees and partners set to work from home permanently from now on. The firm will vacate the two premises, with all partners and employees (consisting of 66 people all together) set to permanently work from home. The Aberdeen and Watford employees will remain at […]
The speed read: yet more DWF drama; Freshfields in California; and Shoosmiths bites the bullet
The DWF news keeps on coming Plenty of news from DWF, as reverberations from the departure of long-time CEO Andrew Leaitherland continue. The most awkward bit of coverage was an attempt at PR that backfired – the firm trumpeted its scheme to help qualifying trainees, only to get backlash from sources who had rather different […]
Dentons delays Dublin launch due to Covid-19
Dentons has postponed the opening of its Dublin office due to Covid-19, having announced the launch at the start of this year. The firm’s new office, which was announced in January, was due to be fully operational in Q2. However, this has now been postponed to September 2020. For its Dublin base, Dentons recruited three […]
Coronavirus: full details of how law firms are reacting
All the latest developments on what firms are doing in response to the coronavirus spread. Contact editorial@thelawyer.com if you have further updates.
Fieldfisher increases office capacity limit to 25 per cent in reopening plan
Fieldfisher is gradually increasing the attendance capacity of its London office as part of a new pilot, having opted to keep the office open throughout the pandemic period. The firm has started a project to bring back a larger number of lawyers and professional staff into its headquarters near Bank station. In the past few […]
Osborne Clarke and Bird & Bird bring back staff from furlough
Firms including Osborne Clarke and Bird & Bird have brought back a group of furloughed fee-earners and business services staff. At Osborne Clarke, 6 out of the 28 fee-earners on the UK Government scheme are now out of the programme, while 22 non fee-earners are also back out of a total of 88. In April, […]