Guest post: You could up-skill them, instead you simply canned them – the secretarial canary in the law firm coal mine Legal Business ‘A really far-sighted law firm would give its secretaries the chance to ‘skill up’ and take on more responsibility, accomplishing…
Comment: Weil Gotshal and the narrative of the New Normal Legal Business Whatever the business case for announcing significant down-sizing, there is no doubt that in the field of modern communications Weil…
SJ Berwin creates new COO role with hire of McKinsey’s Baumgartner Legal Business Top 25 City firm SJ Berwin has announced the hire of Rick Baumgartner as the firm’s first-ever chief operating officer…
Double digit growth for Macfarlanes as firm disputes ‘new normal’ Legal Business A depressed transactional market in the UK has had little effect on the financial performance of Macfarlanes, with the high-performing…
Slaughter and May steps in for Siemens on €1.7bn sale of stake in NSN Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has led for Nokia on its €1.7bn buyout of Siemens’ stake in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) in…
Litigation drives growth as Stewarts Law sees PEP break the £1m barrier Legal Business The success of litigation-focused firms is again in evidence today (3 July) as Stewarts Law announced an increase in turnover…
Guest post: Criminalising corporate law – proposed UK fraud penalties take a leaf out of the US sentencing guidelines Legal Business Tough new proposed sentencing guidelines for bribery have been published in a consultation which closes in early October. The proposals…
Financial results round-up: Freshfields tops UK elite firms Legal Business Magic Circle firm shines with 7% revenue spike in flat market Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has led the Magic Circle for…
It’s now or… later. Hogan Lovells to make decision on dual chief executive structure Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ senior management has begun discussions over whether to retain the firm’s dual US-UK chief executive (CEO) structure or…
Legal profession forms united front on proposed cuts to legal aid Legal Business Last month court staff across the country took the unusual step of going on strike in a rare show of…
DISSENT: Do you know Titian? Berating law firms on social mobility belies commercial realities Legal Business RollOnFriday founder Matthew Rhodes argues it is education – not an increasingly meritocratic profession – that is to blame for…
To soar or crash with an Asian giant Legal Business If you are going to finally do a global merger, it would be fitting for one of the most distinctive…
The daily grind – toil and tension as Hogan Lovells gets past the honeymoon period Legal Business It’s been three years since the trailblazing transatlantic pairing of Hogan & Hartson and Lovells. Legal Business assesses if the…
Mills & Reeve adds DLA’s defendant insurance team Legal Business DLA completes withdrawal as CMS adds RPC head Mills & Reeve and CMS Cameron McKenna boosted their offerings at opposite…
Making connections – how in-house counsel swap ideas (and business cards) Legal Business Legal Business assesses the options for senior in-house counsel looking to swap ideas (and business cards) with their peers Buy-side…
Global 100: Methodology Legal Business FINANCIAL YEAR-ENDS Financial data shown is for the last financial year – either calendar year 2012 or 2012/13. Financial years…
Global 100: The Word from the World Legal Business The dominance of US firms; the challenges in Asia; the strategic dilemmas – leaders from the world’s elite law firms…
Legal Business Global 100 2013 Legal Business Menu Global 100: The long haul Global 100: Scheduled departures Global 100: The Word from the World Global 100: Norton…
Flying High – The Legal Business Global 100 Legal Business How the Global 100 has gone from turning over $71.6bn to $85bn in five years. The world’s largest passenger plane,…
All or nothing: Only a handful of DBAs entered into as confusion reigns over hybrid model Legal Business ‘It’s an extraordinary thing – hundreds of lawyers should have entered into damages-based agreements (DBAs) by now.’ So says Leslie…
