Gender diversity: beyond tick-box initiatives
Allen & Overy and Pinsent Masons have grasped the idea highlighted by Women in Law London – that diversity must be built into an organisation, with people being held responsible
View from the board: Royal London’s Rupert Pennant-Rea
For four decades Royal London chairman Rupert Pennant-Rea has been a City figure in several guises. Here’s what he thinks makes the perfect legal adviser.
Opinion: It’s time to re-think the price war on talent
Law firms operate in a war market for talent. If you visualize a law firm within the simplest possible Econ 101 model, clients are a firm’s demand and lawyers are its supply. Any firm is only as good as its lawyers.
The tech helping OakNorth Bank GC to build a team from scratch
UK challenger bank OakNorth is not only a company where – at least according to insiders’ thinking – old and new collide.
CMS merger – great idea, shame about the branding
The great three-way CMS merger could surely be portrayed as a bright new world of opportunity for clients, but it’s not being marketed that way.
Why would you… start a legal apprenticeship scheme?
The first government-backed ‘Trailblazer’ solicitor apprenticeship schemes launched at the end of 2015. But why would you invest in one?
Comment: Forget the money, the UK-US battle is now about culture
Forget the money: culture is the new battleground for US and UK firms in London.
How London’s US firms are divided by diversity
Exclusive data compiled for the Top 50 US Firms in London report underlines the extent to which US firms in London are an increasingly diverse bunch.
How Goodwin is eliminating unconscious bias from its recruitment process
If perceptions of firms matter, and they do, then perceptions of potential hires and the talent generally matter just as much. This is where the increasingly widespread understanding of unconscious bias plays a major role. As part of The Lawyer’s Top 50 US Firms in London report, we questioned firms about their recruitment processes and if they […]
US firms are playing the talent game, but they’re behind the curve
Perceptions matter. And so they should – particularly if your business has an image problem.
Private client 2.0
London’s top fi rms are reviving their private client practices, opening up fresh opportunities for the best lawyers. What are the skills talented associates need to make it this time round?
Capital’s US firms tap into ‘grow-your-own’ associates trend
Turnover is all very well, but if you really want a metric that underlines the extent to which US firms are now part of the UK legal-market furniture check out how many of their London associates trained with them. If anything should underline the extent to which these firms are now part of the UK […]