Leeds: Leeds’ legal industry has been going through a resurgence. The city, once known for being the largest legal hub outside of London a couple decades ago, had fallen behind the bustling centres of Manchester and Bristol in the years that followed. But with seven UK100 firms having opened in Leeds since the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Dentons has promoted 12 lawyers to partner in the UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) this year, including nine partners in London. Of the remaining three promotions, two were made in Glasgow and one was made in Abu Dhabi. Most of the promotions have been made in the projects team, with Claudia Thomas and Graham […]
Regional offices have long been critical to some of the UK’s biggest law firms. The essential components of today’s DLA Piper came from across the country, legacy Eversheds was formed of four firms from outside London, and Pinsent Masons has Birmingham and Leeds heritage. But in recent years, some of those firms’ regional offerings have […]
Hill Dickinson is swiftly growing its new Birmingham office, with the addition of two more teams from Irwin Mitchell. The firm has significantly strengthened its real estate capabilities in the Midlands, adding expertise in both transactions and litigation to the five-strong corporate team it onboarded in February to launch the office. The real estate team […]
Listed firm Knights has become the latest firm to make lawyers redundant across the country, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that both partner and associate roles have been cut across the firm’s restructuring and insolvency, corporate, and real estate teams. The redundancies have taken place across the firm’s offices in the UK, with […]
Partners at Brabners have appointed Nik White as managing partner to a third term, as the firm kicks off its next three-year strategy and explores whether or not to open in London. White will start his new term on 1 May for a period of three years. The reappointment coincides with the start of the […]
Yorkshire firm Chadwick Lawrence has introduced new initiatives and enhanced its benefits package to strengthen its competitive edge in retaining and attracting talent in the region. One of the initiatives is a wellbeing policy, granting every staff member two hours per week during work hours for personal health and wellness activities. The initiative was originally […]
Lee & Thompson’s managing partner Reno Antoniades is no stranger to the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles. With three decades of experience as a film and TV lawyer under his belt – advising the likes of Harry Styles and the Beckhams – he’s navigated Tinseltown countless times. But his most recent jaunt to the […]
Put your money where your mouth is: eight firms say they are doing just that.
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang has followed up on several hires in Leeds with the opening of a new office. Located at Wellington Place, the office has been primarily set up to provide a space for its lawyers when working with clients in Yorkshire. A spokesperson for CMS said in a statement: “We have a […]
Hogan Lovells, Clyde & Co and Clifford Chance have the most environmentally polluting websites among UK law firms, data provided to The Lawyer has found. According to data from Website Carbon and compiled by TBD Marketing, Hogan Lovells is at the bottom of the list with its website generating 1,728.52 kg of CO2 per year. […]
A new era of investment and growth is underway at Foot Anstey. But the biggest hurdle for the south west firm to overcome is itself.