The quality of life report: Perspectives – Samantha Brown, Herbert Smith Freehills Legal Business ‘Being open about my experience has not held back my career. If anything, it’s enhanced my relationship with my colleagues…
The quality of life report: Perspectives – Richard Martin, Byrne Dean Legal Business ‘It’s the stigma that stops people talking and that same stigma prevents anyone else from learning.’ In 2011,…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Ian Bagshaw, White & Case Legal Business ‘This is a hard career, but everything’s hard. Work hard, be the better you and enjoy yourself.’ In…
The last word: This life Legal Business ‘One evening I found six cans of Red Bull on an associate’s desk. I just sent him home. People get…
The true capitalist case for a new work/life deal Legal Business It would be hypocritical for the legal media to complain about the lack of serious debate on work/life balance but…
Hogan Lovells pilots radical associate assessment programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells is piloting a new model of reviewing associates, dropping formal annual reviews in favour of a programme of…
‘A reaction’: Deutsche Bank to establish new EMEA anti-fraud, bribery and corruption team Legal Business After being hit by a number of recent financial crime and anti-money laundering scandals, Deutsche Bank moved to establish a…
‘It’s good to talk’ – Linklaters repositions with focus on team work, innovation and a lot more soft stuff Legal Business Matthew Field meets Linklaters leadership as City giant outlines a much-changed agenda For observers familiar with the legacy of former…
‘He always puts the firm first’: Passmore wins Simmons senior partner re-election Legal Business Incumbent defeats Asia head Paul Li to win third term in leadership A leadership contest at Simmons & Simmons has…
Playing catch-up: CC to push on with remuneration changes Legal Business While its Magic Circle peers have made significant progress with modifying their locksteps to attract and retain talent, Clifford Chance…
‘It’s not surprising’: Six finance partners leave Freshfields in practice shake-up Legal Business Changes follow on from 2016 strategic review Six finance partners left Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the end of April, with…
‘Glaring defaults’: SDT hits Clyde & Co with record fine under anti-money laundering rules Legal Business In the joint-largest fine ever handed down to a law firm, in March Clyde & Co was hit with a…
‘Just get on with it’: City partners fear yet more uncertainty ahead of general election Legal Business As Theresa May’s call for a general election on 8 June came as a surprise to many in the City,…
‘The real work starts now’: profession reacts as regulator makes radical changes to legal training Legal Business Super-exam to be used from September 2020 Despite some considerable hostility, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced last month that…
City partners eye white-collar crime mandates as Tesco plea bargain gets green light Legal Business Tom Baker speaks to corporate crime specialists as Freshfields advises supermarket on UK’s fourth-ever DPA and hires top SFO lawyer…
CC takes first major transaction for Prudential Capital as government sells off loans Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has picked up its first significant deal for Prudential Capital Group in the UK government’s £11.8bn sale…
Linklaters wins Bovis mandate over Freshfields as Slaughters and Camerons advise bidders Legal Business In response to a pair of competing takeover bids, Linklaters won the mandate to advise the target Bovis Homes, taking…
The Finance View – City finance teams pick spots as direct lending market hits the mainstream Legal Business Victoria Young assesses the advisers targeting the alt lending crowd ‘Almost every partner in our team is working on a…
News in brief – May 2017 Legal Business PINSENTS LAUNCHES IN MADRID Pinsent Masons has launched in Madrid, the firm’s third international office in less than a year.…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in May 2017 Legal Business MAGIC CIRCLE ADVISE ON VODAFONE’S INDIA MERGER Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and local advisers S&R Associates, Vaish…
