The legal tech professionals that are revolutionising law firms
A new breed of legal professional could revolutionise the business. They have both tech and legal expertise, are fee-generating and on track for partner status
Hot 100 Career Quiz: Nick Kirby
Name: Nick Kirby Firm: Mishcon de Reya Position: Managing associate Trained at: Mishcon de Reya In Hot 100 for: Being at the forefront of Mishcon de Reya’s technology drive. Read his full Hot 100 profile. What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? Mishcon ran a series of videos for trainee recruitment on its Mishcon Graduates […]
Bakers loses US real estate technology star
Baker McKenzie has lost real estate partner and data centre specialist Michael Rechtin from the firm’s Chicago office.
Latham succession: Trobman may have London clout, but he’ll have to convince the Americans
This isn’t the first time Richard Trobman has been flown in to save the day for Latham & Watkins. As a fresh-faced partner in 2001, Trobman was brought over to Latham’s City outpost to revive the firm’s capital markets offering.
The legal tech professionals that are revolutionising law firms
A new breed of legal professional could revolutionise the business. They have both tech and legal expertise, are fee-generating and on track for partner status
Hot 100 Career Quiz: Nick Kirby
Name: Nick Kirby Firm: Mishcon de Reya Position: Managing associate Trained at: Mishcon de Reya In Hot 100 for: Being at the forefront of Mishcon de Reya’s technology drive. Read his full Hot 100 profile. What’s your most vivid memory from being a trainee? Mishcon ran a series of videos for trainee recruitment on its Mishcon Graduates […]
Bakers loses US real estate technology star
Baker McKenzie has lost real estate partner and data centre specialist Michael Rechtin from the firm’s Chicago office.
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Linklaters contract lawyer service chief decamps to Freshfields as COO
The head of Linklaters‘ contract lawyer platform has left to join Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as London chief operating officer, The Lawyer understands. Mark Higgs, who was COO of the firm’s Re:Link service, has spent almost 11 months at Linklaters. In October, he was promoted to global head of alternative legal services, only a few weeks […]
The speed read: Kirkland’s PE losses, election kerfuffles and DLA goes radical
The upcoming general election gave rise to three legal-related stories this week, while Kirkland lost two partners in rapid in succession and its US rivals claimed the biggest IPO mandate going. DLA Piper rethinks its training – when will others follow? In a year that has seen numerous efforts from private practice to bolster innovation […]
HSF fends off £385m shareholder claim over Lloyds’ HBOS takeover
Lloyds can breathe a monumental sigh of relief after the High Court today rejected a £385m claim from aggrieved investors, with Herbert Smith Freehills and Brick Court Chambers landing a huge victory for the bank after a five-month hearing and lengthy wait for judgment. In a mammoth judgment handed down today, Justice Norris said he […]
Freshfields on call for Deloitte in breach of duty claim
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is on call for Deloitte’s north-west European arm as the accounting firm faces a claim that it did not take the appropriate measures when a forensic services director was asked to retire. The claimant, David Joseph, was given a notice of retirement by Deloitte in July 2019 and thereafter, he exercised his […]
Loving legal life: What is mindfulness for lawyers?
This week systemic coaches Zita Tulyahikayo and James Pereira QC report on the Mindfulness in Law Group, which is supported by The Law Society.
No5 counsel act for the defence as couple face murder charges
By John Butterfield QC, Simon Hunka Two counsel at No5 Barristers’ Chambers are acting for the defence in a murder trial in which a couple are accused of killing a homeless woman so that they could claim her benefits. John Butterfield QC and Simon Hunka are acting for Kathleen Salmond, 40, of Farnhurst Road, Hodge Hill. […]