Using Global 200 data, The Lawyer reveals which law firms have failed to keep pace with the global market, and what this group’s performance since 2008 can tell us about the future for the world’s top law firms
Firms are targeting an emerging breed of professional able to span the gap between technology and the practice of law
A cohort of UK firms have entered into US mergers over the years, but did they lose their souls as well as their names?
Critics insist Bird & Bird is a dictatorship, with CEO David Kerr ensconced at the top. It could make discussing succession a bit tricky
The day of the corporate big beast is over. What can the magic circle do to nurture its next crop of superstars?
Firms are missing out on the benefits of smoothing the path to retirement for their partners. But partners could also help themselves by being better prepared
The profession has a problem
Public interest cases take centre stage this year, with Uber and the NHS among those to have their day in court. Meanwhile, rows over Harvey Weinstein and Brexit wait in the wings
The lawyers and firms taking on the biggest mandates this year
Nestling somewhere near the core of Linklaters’ new global strategy is China, a market that, according to the firm’s calculations, is set to see outbound investment grow to around $1.5trn over the next decade.
Under managing partner Michael Chissick the turnaround at mid-tier Fieldfisher has been remarkable – so much so that it hardly fits comfortably in the ‘mid-tier’ box any more.
Over the past decade and a half Simmons’ trajectory has been characterised by spurts of activity and troughs of timidity laced, until recently, with misapprehensions of the firm’s brand position.
