In April 2023, LEX360 and The Legal 500 held the UK’s first ever legal Gemba Walk, utilising methods from Lean Six Sigma. Gemba is from the Japanese for ‘the real place’, and it is the most important place for a team as it is where the work happens. The Gemba Walk allows management teams to …
David Burgess, publishing director of The Legal 500, asks David Stark, chief legal officer at Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Trevor Faure (pictured), chief executive of Smarter Law Solutions, for their views. Warning – this may make for uncomfortable reading In 2020, Teva Pharmaceuticals conducted a law firm selection process unprecedented in scale and sophistication within the …
The Legal 500 : Latham & Watkins focus The success of Latham & Watkins’ expansion globally in recent years is backed up by Legal 500 data. Fifty-seven of its practices have achieved top-tier rankings globally across The Legal 500 in 2019/20, compared to 40 in 2014-15. While only one of these 17 new top-tier rankings …
The Legal 500 UK 2020 : UK and London changes As the submissions deadline for the next Legal 500 UK guide fast approaches, an analysis of last year’s data has identified Shoosmiths as the top firm for both new rankings and moves up, outpacing its competitors across the UK market.
The Legal 500 UK 2020: Breakdown of Pinsent Masons’ top-tier rankings Pinsent Masons has topped the list of firms with the largest number of top-tier rankings in the 2020 Legal 500 UK Solicitors Guide.
The Legal 500 UK 2020 : Who tops the new rankings? Pinsent Masons is once again the firm with the most top-tier rankings in the newly released Legal 500 UK Solicitors 2020 guide. The national leader has achieved 69 top-tier rankings across the UK and 163 rankings overall.
The Legal 500 2019 : how do the LB100 firms rank? This year’s Legal Business 100 (LB100) presents a clear picture of the firms continuing to dominate the UK legal market by turnover and profitability – but who comes out top in terms of The Legal 500 rankings?
This issue holds our annual Global 100 survey results, but which Global 100 firms top The Legal 500 for number of top-tier recommendations? To view the editorial commentary of the rankings go to: legal500.com
The Legal 500 2019 London rankings Ashurst and Hogan Lovells are the subject of this month’s cover feature – both firms that underwent large mergers in the last few years. Here we look at the firms’ London rankings in The Legal 500. For further information see ‘Inflection point’.
Baker McKenzie tops this year’s Global London rankings by headcount. Here we look at the firm’s London rankings in The Legal 500. For further information see ‘Sharks in the fish pond’.
