The awkward question of succession at Bird & Bird
Critics insist Bird & Bird is a dictatorship, with CEO David Kerr ensconced at the top. It could make discussing succession a bit tricky
The magic circle’s succession problem
The day of the corporate big beast is over. What can the magic circle do to nurture its next crop of superstars?
A lost generation: Why firms are failing their older lawyers
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
Revealed: The scale of sexual harassment in law
The profession has a problem
The Top 20 cases of 2018
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 2017 private equity dealmakers
The lawyers and firms taking on the biggest mandates this year
Linklaters: We will succeed in China where others have failed
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.
Fieldfisher’s story proves you should never write off an ‘unfashionable’ firm
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.
No deal is better than a bad deal: Simmons’ pursuit of the perfect US merger
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.
Election 2017: Live blog
The Lawyer provides live updates from across the industry on the election and its aftermath.
The sad story of Cobbetts
As it emerges that eight former Cobbetts lawyers have been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal, we recall the story of an ambitious firm caught out by the recession.
Allen & Overy’s litigation masterplan: Will it pay off?
If the firm’s wager goes according to plan, it will become first in line for big-ticket litigation work on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as Asia. In short, the sun will never set on the A&O litigation empire.