Browne Jacobson has topped the 2024 Social Mobility Employer Index with Slaughter and May, Linklaters, Lewis Silkin, Norton Rose Fulbright and Freshfields all ranking within the top 10.
Leading the latest moves, Paul Weiss hired Kirkland financial regulatory partner Prem Mohan as head of European financial services regulation in London.
It’s not news to anyone that the legal profession is stressful. As Michael Cavers, head of debt capital markets at CMS and chair of trustees at the Mindful Business Charter (MBC) puts it: ‘Lawyers are high achievers and perfectionists. Law firms – and our clients – have high expectations of our lawyers, and they have …
Slaughter and May has raised pay for newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers to £150,000, bringing the firm to parity with its Magic Circle peers. The firm was slated to review its pay rates in November, but has brought the review forward, with the new rate effective from 1 September. The increase means that Slaughters no longer trails …
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While the legal market is never short of speculation about the next potential merger, last month saw news of an eye-catching deal bringing two parties from very different markets together with a fresh approach.
With results continuing to stream in, the initial picture is that the UK’s largest law firms are shrugging off the economic challenges of recent years. Financial results season is once again in full swing, and the UK’s largest law firms have plenty of reasons to be cheerful, with healthy returns across the board.
Paul Weiss has continued its rapid London expansion with the hire of TDR Capital general counsel David Holdsworth, who is returning to private practice after less than two years at the private equity house He is set to join as a partner in the US firm’s London private equity group, bringing the firm’s London partner …
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made headlines around the world when her Olympic bout against Italy’s Angela Carini ended after just 46 seconds, prompting a heated public debate about gender and eligibility in women’s boxing. Khelif had been permitted to fight at the Olympics despite being disqualified from the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in March …
Transport for London (TfL) is in the process of shortlisting firms for its new legal services framework, as the current roster enters the last year of its existing line-up. The government body is reviewing submissions from firms to draw up a shortlist of bidders to be invited to tender. The successful firms are expected to …
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Davis Polk has hired an A&O Shearman corporate real estate partner in London, while Milbank and Kirkland pick off talent from Latham.
