The shortlist for The Lawyer Awards was unveiled last month, celebrating legal excellence across the profession. Today, we reveal the firms in the running for Law Firm of the Year. This year, nine firms have been shortlisted by The Lawyer as contenders for the most important trophy in the legal sector. The winner of Law Firm of the Year, […]
A suspended partner from Axiom Ince has filed a lawsuit against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and its intervention agent, Gordons. Shyam Mistry was one of three partners who was suspended from Axiom Ince earlier this month as he was accused of failing “to comply with the rules made under sections 31 and 32” of […]
CMS is carrying out a formal redundancy process among its associate ranks. The Lawyer understands the redundancies affect the firm’s corporate department and stem from a slowdown in transactional activity. In addition to this, many firms over-hired in the pandemic when activity levels were higher. This has led to pressure on teams to stay busy […]
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Last full update: 3 November 2023 Last minor update: 1 May 2024 The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became the first firm to […]
The shortlist for The Lawyer Awards was unveiled last month, celebrating legal excellence across the profession. Today, we reveal the firms in the running for Law Firm of the Year. This year, nine firms have been shortlisted by The Lawyer as contenders for the most important trophy in the legal sector. The winner of Law Firm of the Year, […]
A suspended partner from Axiom Ince has filed a lawsuit against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and its intervention agent, Gordons. Shyam Mistry was one of three partners who was suspended from Axiom Ince earlier this month as he was accused of failing “to comply with the rules made under sections 31 and 32” of […]
CMS is carrying out a formal redundancy process among its associate ranks. The Lawyer understands the redundancies affect the firm’s corporate department and stem from a slowdown in transactional activity. In addition to this, many firms over-hired in the pandemic when activity levels were higher. This has led to pressure on teams to stay busy […]
The Lawyer has compiled trainee solicitor salaries and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries from the UK’s largest law firms. Last full update: 3 November 2023 Last minor update: 1 May 2024 The latest salary figures are a reflection of the influence of American firms on the UK market. When Bingham McCutchen became the first firm to […]
You might think that those with the heaviest pay packets cough up the most income tax. And in an ordinary year, you’d be right. But this isn’t an ordinary year. The wholesale reform of how partners are taxed means the majority of UK partners will pay more to the taxman regardless of whether profits are […]
This summer has seen two sizeable acquisitions in Paris by major international firms of smaller boutique practices. First, Paul Hastings bolstered its white collar team with the incorporation of Antonin Lévy & Associés. The move brought three partners and nine associates into the US firm’s fold, upgrading its offering as a key Paris practice. Then […]
Few UK start-up firms have experienced the same meteoric rise as Knights. Its position as a mid-tier disruptor and consolidator has been largely unchallenged, helping it to lift revenue by a market-topping 185 per cent over the last five years. With so many sub £50m firms contending with the twin issues of a cashflow crunch […]
How did your firm fare in salary review season? For associates at Freshfields, their firm can claim the early-mover advantage prize after announcing a bold NQ salary jump to £150,000. But its moment was short-lived. Within a week, Quinn had upped its junior lawyer pay from £152,000 to £180,000. If there was an award for […]
Mid-market firms have been forced to re-evaluate their hiring strategies in the face of greater competition for partners. With lawyers more likely than ever before to switch firms, these firms have to move fast to secure the right talent, and one handy way to achieve that is to recruit from outside the partnership. Where first-time […]
Does anyone need any confirmation of the gradual takeover of the City by rampaging US law firms? No, thought not. If, however, your answer is yes, then more evidence of the Americanisation of London can be found in the upcoming edition of the UK Corporate 50. Much of the focus in this year’s report is […]
British healthcare company PZ Cussons has lost its general counsel to tobacco business Imperial Brands. Kevin Massie is making the move to the owner of the Lambert & Butler, Rizla and Golden Virginia brands after four years of leading the legal, governance and compliance function. In a LinkedIn post, he wrote: “I will soon be […]
One year after GenAI tools have revolutionised the way we think about AI and how the legal sector operates, we delve into how legal AI tools are addressing client challenges and explore the industry’s response to AI-related concerns. Join this webinar to hear the panel discuss: • What impact has GenAI had on the legal […]
TLT’s transition into national firm territory has been solidified after the firm posted a 12 per cent revenue rise from £157m to £174m. It has been a year of expansion for TLT, with the firm moving into Birmingham for the first time after taking a team of 10 from Shoosmiths. That group hire has helped […]
Slaughter and May’s head of legal operations is set to depart the firm after 19 years. Jane Stewart has been with Slaughters her entire career, spanning numerous roles. She joined the firm in 2005 as a trainee solicitor, qualifying into the corporate finance team as an associate in 2007. After spending nearly 10 years as […]
Dentons has elected a successor to global boss Elliott Portnoy, hiring its next leader from Big Four giant EY. A former global vice chair of EY, Kate Barton joins Dentons as its next global CEO. She will replace Portnoy, who stands down in November after 11 years. Dentons kickstarted the CEO search last December, stressing […]