Aviva names new head of legal operations in latest reshuffle
Aviva has continued reshuffling its legal department as the insurer has named a new head of legal operations in its latest appointment.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
Clydes raids Sedgwick to strengthen US presence
Clyde & Co has made a 15-partner hire from embattled firm Sedgwick as it delivers on the promise to significantly increase its bench strength in the US.
Slaughters’ bet on William Hill is a big win for Ashurst
GVC Holdings’ approach for Ladbrokes Coral last week proved once again that the gaming sector shows no sign of slowing down.
Aviva names new head of legal operations in latest reshuffle
Aviva has continued reshuffling its legal department as the insurer has named a new head of legal operations in its latest appointment.
Exclusive: Pinsents could bill over £140m from public sector panel
Pinsent Masons could add over £140m to its top line by winning work from the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) new panel, The Lawyer can reveal.
The investment bank GC on a mission to tackle Africa
Africa: the final legal frontier. The mission? To explore new economic markets, seeking new investment opportunities and partnerships – to boldly go where no lawyer wanted to go before.
Clydes raids Sedgwick to strengthen US presence
Clyde & Co has made a 15-partner hire from embattled firm Sedgwick as it delivers on the promise to significantly increase its bench strength in the US.
BP to launch its first legal operations team in 2018
FTSE 100 oil company BP is set to launch its first legal operations team from 1 January 2018 as part of its new strategy called the ‘Four Pillars of Legal Operations’.
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DWF recruits from accountancy firms for new consulting venture
DWF has launched a consulting arm, with two hires from BDO and Grant Thornton. The firm, which listed on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year, has started DWF Regulatory Consulting and has hired BDO financial services partner Andrew Jacobs and Darren Fisher, who was previously a director in Grant Thornton’s financial services advisory arm. […]
Black History Month: We all have a duty to push for real diversity
“BAME lawyers should recognise the task at hand is not easy and understand how vital it is not to quit the profession,” says Paul Hastings’ Jennie Dorsaint.
Number of solicitor apprentices at UK200 firms doubles in a year
The number of solicitor apprentices at UK200 law firms has doubled since 2018, research by The Lawyer has found. In the 2018 UK200 report, there were 75 school-leavers undertaking the Level 7 ‘Trailblazer’ Apprenticeship, which leads to qualification as a solicitor after six years. This has risen to 146 apprentices as of 2019. Additionally, there […]
Shearman in global overhaul of how firm assesses its staff
Shearman & Sterling is in the process of changing the way it assess its staff, as an increasing number of firms steer away from the traditional annual performance review and towards real-time feedback. The US firm is overhauling its performance management systems and rolling out a new career development approach for staff globally. The new […]
Judge wins landmark whistleblowing case in Supreme Court
A judge who claims she was “bullied, ignored and undermined” by her peers has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court, which ruled she should be classed as a worker and granted the same legal protections as whistleblowers. After a range of cost-cutting reforms were announced by the Ministry of Justice in 2010, District […]
Ashurst jumps on fintech bandwagon with accelerator launch
Ashurst has set up a new accelerator programme for up to 30 fintech companies, following similar efforts made by firms such as Allen & Overy, Slaughter and May and Addleshaw Goddard. The firm has launched FinTech Legal Labs, which will be run in its new London headquarters in the Fruit & Wool Exchange. It is […]