The City

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Latest Reports

The impact of tech on financial management

This report contains:

  • an analysis of 15 UK firms’ cash flow management and lock-up trends over the past five years
  • lock-up correlated with profitability to demonstrate the impact of strong financial management for firms’ bottom line
  • details on the adoption of technology by firms to make their financial management more efficient
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by  Matt Byrne, Katy Dowell, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva, Nikhil Raj
March 2024

Linklaters and the race for the global elite

This report contains:

  • The Lawyer‘s new global elite index which ranks firms on four key financial metrics
  • analysis of the magic circle firms’ growth trajectories in the US
  • insights from industry experts on firms poised for global dominance in the next decade
  • detailed analysis of the magic circles practice area performance using data from The Lawyer’s Practice Analysis service
by  Matt Byrne, Nikhil Raj, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva
February 2024

Market trends that will define 2024

  • an analysis of key issues that will give the UK and global legal market pause for thought in 2024
by  Matt Byrne, Richard Simmons, Alex Taylor, Christian Smith, Nikhil Raj, Vitesa Fetahu, Yoanna Slaveva
January 2024