US firms’ booming financials could be better
US firms are not converting all their hard work into profits.
Hot 100 career quiz: Osborne Clarke IP disputes head Arty Rajendra
“When you discover the role or aspects of the job that you enjoy, say to your boss ‘this is what I love and this is what I want to focus on’.”
Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance need to plant a lot of trees
Clifford Chance is the biggest energy consumer of the top 30 UK firms to publish so far.
EY Law makes triple hire to expand ops function
Legal operations guru Maria Passemard has left Lawyers on Demand (LOD) to join the burgeoning consulting arm of EY Law. Passemard has left her role at the flexible lawyer service after one year to become a senior manager at EY. She joined LOD last March as its first UK director of innovation and design, working […]
Ukrainian oligarchs fend off $300m claim from Tatneft
US firms’ booming financials could be better
US firms are not converting all their hard work into profits.
Hot 100 career quiz: Osborne Clarke IP disputes head Arty Rajendra
“When you discover the role or aspects of the job that you enjoy, say to your boss ‘this is what I love and this is what I want to focus on’.”
Macfarlanes and Clifford Chance need to plant a lot of trees
Clifford Chance is the biggest energy consumer of the top 30 UK firms to publish so far.
EY Law makes triple hire to expand ops function
Legal operations guru Maria Passemard has left Lawyers on Demand (LOD) to join the burgeoning consulting arm of EY Law. Passemard has left her role at the flexible lawyer service after one year to become a senior manager at EY. She joined LOD last March as its first UK director of innovation and design, working […]
Duchess of Sussex triumphs in privacy claim against Mail on Sunday
Meghan Markle has succeeded in her High Court privacy claim against Associated Newspapers (ANL) after summary judgment was awarded by Mr Justice Warby on Thursday. A full trial will no longer be required as a result, although a separate hearing may still be needed to deal with limited issues within the copyright claim. Thursday’s judgment […]
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Where in the world is Dentons not?
Dentons exists in over 70 countries but is still looking to expand.
Shetland is much more interesting than California
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DLA needs to keep its regional lawyers sweet
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Buy or build? Tech investment enters next phase
Law firms need to decide whether to build their own tech innovations or buy bespoke tools from external vendors.
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Cutting property costs stinks of short-termism
Law firms need to focus on productivity rather than worrying about their real estate.
It’s time to bite the bullet and ditch the printer
Lawyers may love a printout but a return to the office is no excuse to go back to wallowing in ink.
Former Slaughters partner to carry out Greensill review
Corporate veteran Nigel Boardman has been appointed by the Prime Minister to carry out an independent review into the ongoing Greensill saga. Boardman, who left Slaughter and May’s partnership in 2019, is a non-executive director of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He has continued since as a senior consultant at Slaughters, with […]
Latham and Freshfields lead as Darktrace gears up for IPO
Latham & Watkins and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are acting as cybersecurity start-up Darktrace confirms plans to go public. The Latham team for Darktrace is led by capital markets partner James Inness, with co-chair of the London corporate department Robbie McLaren and partners Josh Kiernan, Shing Yuin Lo and associate Koushik Prasad. Lo, a member of The […]
Freshfields unveils 22-strong promotions round
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced a reduced number of promotions in London as opposed to last year, with six making the cut. The firm has promoted 22 new partners, effective from May 2021. It marks a similar number to last year’s promotions, when the firm made up 21 lawyers. Most of the promotions are centred […]
Six make the grade in Mishcon promotions
After last year’s reduced round of just two promotions, Mishcon de Reya has now added six lawyers to its partnership. This includes a total of four new female partners, with the firm bolstering its corporate, family, finance and real estate departments. Head of Mishcon Purpose Alexander Rhodes has also been given the nod, whose role […]
Ince mulls “away days” as firm eases Covid-19 measures
The Ince Group has ended the salary reductions introduced at the height of the pandemic, as it starts to formulate policies around future working arrangements. In April 2020, the firm agreed salary reductions that ranged from 10 to 30 per cent for employed staff and amounted to 30 per cent for members of the plc. […]
Six firms appointed to Transport for Greater Manchester panel
Six firms have won a place on Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) near-£90m professional services framework, after it was delayed due to “exceptional circumstances” last year. Ashurst, Addleshaw Goddard, DLA Piper, Gowling WLG, Squire Patton Boggs and Weightmans have been appointed to Lot 9 (Legal services for major or complex projects) of TfGM’s professional services panel. […]
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