The biggest boutique in town: the rise and rise of Stewarts
A focused leadership has created a claimant powerhouse – but how much more can Stewarts diversify its business?
The long read: Plenty of firms wanted a 2020 Vision, but did they stick to it?
The world and everything in it is going through a period of unprecedented change, which means it has never been more difficult to devise a five-year strategy. For firms nearing the end of their 2020 vision, how did they fare?
The long read: Squire Patton Boggs and a question of identity
A recent talent exodus, an all-but-invisible London office and a management team based in Ohio adds up to Squire Patton Boggs facing a mountain to climb to claim a place at the top table
The long read: The five issues facing Chinese law firms
Beijing’s Outline Plan for the Greater Bay Area is encouraging Chinese firms to invest heavily in the region. What are their strategies, and how fast can they grow? Stephen Mulrenan investigates.
The long read: What future for Hong Kong’s legal market?
For decades, Hong Kong has been at the centre of Western law firms’ strategies, with its long history as one of the world’s key financial centres. However, times have changed since the first firms set foot in the region.
The long read: How the Big Four measure success in the legal market and how they can be beaten
The Big Four are making a renewed effort to impact the legal market, with big-money innovation as their weapon – but traditional providers may not be as vulnerable as they think if they stick to their strengths.
The long read: How gendered instructions at the employment Bar are scuppering female barristers’ ambitions for silk
Is the system conspiring against female barristers? We weigh up the evidence, using data on cases at both the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the Court of Appeal
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Boiling frogs and burning dogs: the firms winning and losing in the mid-tier
How have firms in the second half of The Lawyer UK Top 100 fared since the recession hit many of them so hard a decade ago? The Lawyer data shows the winners and losers in the mid-tier
The Bonelli-Lombardi merger will leave its rivals in the shade, but integration won’t be easy
The largest merger in the Italian legal market in over 30 years started out in the tiniest possible way. A casual conversation between Giuseppe Lombardi, founder of litigation boutique Lombardi e Associati, and Sergio Erede, one of the three lawyers who twenty years ago founded corporate powerhouse BonelliErede alongside Aurelio Pappalardo and the late Franco […]
Tea, cakes and clarity: The story behind the extraordinary turnaround at DACB
David Pollitt is transforming DACB thanks to his style of cheery communication coupled with strict financial discipline.
Alumni networks unlock a seam of talent: these are the law firms taking advantage
A handful of firms have realised that effective alumni networks can help solve longstanding problems of resource allocation – and the likes of Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy are putting structures in place to mine it.
Six scenarios for disruption in the legal profession
Firms are replacing years of traditional process with new ways of working