Smiths Group names City and magic circle firms to first-ever panel
Technology company Smiths Group has launched its inaugural legal panel, appointing a raft of city and magic circle firms, The Lawyer understands.
Controversial Lloyds/HBoS circular got magic circle seal of approval, says former CEO
Three magic circle firms reviewed a shareholder circular that has been criticised for misleading investors about Halifax Bank of Scotland’s (HBoS) finances, according to Lloyd’s former CEO.
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Smiths Group names City and magic circle firms to first-ever panel
Technology company Smiths Group has launched its inaugural legal panel, appointing a raft of city and magic circle firms, The Lawyer understands.
Controversial Lloyds/HBoS circular got magic circle seal of approval, says former CEO
Three magic circle firms reviewed a shareholder circular that has been criticised for misleading investors about Halifax Bank of Scotland’s (HBoS) finances, according to Lloyd’s former CEO.
The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
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DWF trainees voice disquiet over job list delay
DWF has come under fire for delaying its list of available job opportunities for soon-to-be newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors. Second-year trainees at DWF are understood to have confronted the firm on multiple occasions over the release of its NQ jobs list, claiming a delay in publication meant they are losing out on career opportunities. Earlier this […]
City firms vow to use data in fresh diversity pledge
A host of City firms, including the magic circle, have pledged to combat career obstacles facing Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) lawyers. A total of 17 firms have signed up to the Race Fairness Commitment (RFC) pledge, which is led by Rare Recruitment. The RFC has been signed by the magic circle, Ashurst, BCLP, […]
Deloitte Legal hires DWF team in Cologne
DWF has lost a team to Deloitte Legal in Germany, following the former’s decision to consolidate its Cologne operations with its newer Düsseldorf office. The departing team includes the managing partner of DWF Germany Michael Falter, as well as global head of technology Klaus Brisch and corporate partner Mathias Reif. News of the departures first […]
Freshfields nabs Willkie Farr litigator in NY push
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is pushing ahead with its US strategy, this time bringing in the head of Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s business and corporate litigation group. Mary Eaton will become part of its New York office, joining as co-chief of its securities and shareholder litigation practice with existing head Meredith Kotler, who joined the firm […]
Clifford Chance launches magic circle retention season
Clifford Chance will retain 82 per cent of its final-seat trainees as newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors this autumn. A total of 46 second-year trainees are reaching qualification applied for jobs, with 45 applying for jobs. All those who were made offers accepted them: 36 on permanent contracts and a further two on six-month fixed-term contracts. Clifford […]
Fixed-term contracts for all Orrick qualifiers while RPC retention hits 92%
Orrick has offered all of its qualifying trainees fixed-term contracts as it mulls its Covid-19 options. The US firm has six qualifying trainees fixed-term contracts until the end of December and has deferred decisions on permanent retention until later in the year It has also deferred its trainees due to start this autumn until January […]