NHSLA unveils £400m panel as DAC and Hill Dicks win spots Legal Business DAC Beachcroft, Kennedys, Hill Dickinson, Browne Jacobson and Weightmans are among 14 firms to have won places on the NHS…
Don’t push your luck with partnership Legal Business Do law firms take partnership for granted? They really shouldn’t as the model has served them so well. Just consider…
Redundancy watch – expansive DWF puts 80 jobs at risk as gloomy job news continues Legal Business The steady stream of job cuts seen through May continued this week with the rapidly-assembled national player DWF confirming it…
DISSENT: When the BlackBerrys light up: why firms neglect their culture Legal Business Former SJ Berwin head David Harrel argues that law firms delude themselves when it comes to their own values The…
Strategic review: Eversheds introduces new sector focus as practice heads replaced Legal Business Eversheds has shaken up its sector focus as part of a series of measures introduced by management to adapt to…
The ABS dilemma – join them sure, but shouldn’t you be beating them? Legal Business Amid all the hype surrounding alternative business structures (ABS) one story that emerged last month stood out – the aggressively-marketed…
Guest post: Quality in law – endlessly invoked yet never defined Legal Business Here’s a question that’s been bothering me of late – what, exactly, is a quality legal service? You’ll have noticed…
Few are chosen – is partnership still worth the contest? Legal Business Partnership prospects continue to decline in a gloomy economy, while UK law firms are increasingly promoting abroad or associates hired…
Smoke, mirrors and grease – government signals review of controversial Bribery Act Legal Business It was the most controversial piece of legislation aimed at corporates to emerge in the last decade and, in a…
The Last Word – litigation boutiques Legal Business With the continued success of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and the rise of the litigation boutique, we ask leading…
Financials update: Taylor Wessing increases global revenues by 7%; UK up 4% Legal Business Taylor Wessing has posted modest turnover growth after an expansive 2012, announcing its global revenue for the financial year 2012/13…
Revolving Doors: King & Spalding, Olswang and Sullivan & Cromwell in key partner hires Legal Business The past week saw a clutch of firms including Kennedys, Olswang, King & Spalding and Sullivan & Cromwell make key…
Norton Rose Fulbright announces global practice heads as Withers chair moves to New York Legal Business Both Norton Rose and Withers have made changes to their senior management, with one entering a seven-day countdown to its…
Guest post: The real ‘scumbag criminal’ is still free – a matter at democracy’s heart Legal Business ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere’ – Martin Luther King – Letter from a Birmingham Jail – 16…
Asia round-up: Morrison Foerster and Quinn Emanuel expand in Asia Legal Business Singapore has been in focus over the past week after Morrison Foerster launched an anti-corruption practice and as UK and…
Bercow guilty of libel over ‘innocent face’ tweet Legal Business Users of social media took careful note today as the High Court ruled that a tweet published by Sally Bercow…
Not so private client – Speechly Bircham and Withers call off high-profile merger bid Legal Business Merger talks between private client law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have been abandoned, the firms announced today (23 May).…
Italy: Hogan Lovells trio departs to Ernst & Young while Bonelli changes management Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ Rome office has lost partners Gianroberto de Giovanni, Massimiliano Marinozzi and Paolo Ricci to Ernst & Young. The…
Can you be sure of Shell? Coveted oil giant unveils new panel Legal Business Eleven firms, including Allen & Overy (A&O) and Baker & McKenzie, have been successful in winning a place on Shell’s…
Guest post: Forget Dewey – what you need to be assessing on strategy and partner pay Legal Business Law firm managers who are planning large-scale, hubristic expansion-by-acquisition should study the Dewey & LeBoeuf morality play very closely. The…
