Prestige, cash and a bit of spin: how to get ahead in trainee recruitment Thomas Alan As the associate pay war rages, Thomas Alan finds major firms are falling back on cultural tropes in the expensive…
Brexit vs Dicey – The constitutional lawyer’s view on these strange days Thomas Alan With Brexit entrenching divisions, Britain’s patchwork constitution is being increasingly pitted against political upheaval. Do legal experts see crisis brewing?…
Challenging Brexit headwinds force City middleweights to look to Europe for growth Thomas Alan Thomas Alan assesses the early financial results in a tougher year for the UK’s chasing pack The latest financial results…
City and US heavyweights line up on Lego owner’s £4.8bn offer for Merlin Thomas Alan Slaughter and May and Clifford Chance (CC) are representing the City elite on a £4.8bn offer for Merlin Entertainments, in…
Deal View: A niche within a finance niche gives Simmons that much-needed edge after years of drift Thomas Alan While some law firms claim to be all things to all clients, for almost a decade Simmons & Simmons has…
SRA report reveals money laundering and #MeToo cases driving increases in workload Thomas Alan Money laundering and workplace harassment cases are increasingly occupying the workload of the profession’s regulator, according to data from the…
‘Last year wasn’t a blip’: Shoosmiths revenue rises 7% as profit growth slows Thomas Alan Shoosmiths believes it is still on target to hit £200m in revenue after a steady financial year which saw modest…
Former Travers managing partner Lilley joins Deloitte Legal as employment head Thomas Alan Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte has bulked up its UK legal bench by hiring Andrew Lilley, the former managing partner…
Simmons gets on the legal technology and data Wavelength with start-up acquisition Thomas Alan Simmons & Simmons has made a rare acquisition in the form of legal engineering start-up Wavelength for an undisclosed sum.…
Death and taxes: UK legal and accountancy firms hand over £19bn to the public purse Thomas Alan The legal and accounting sectors contributed an eye-catching £19.1bn in tax to the UK economy in 2018, suggests a new…
Paul Hastings targets private equity again with Hogan Lovells trio Thomas Alan Paul Hastings has made a significant private equity play at the expense of Hogan Lovells, hiring a three-partner transatlantic team.…
Italian job: HSF hires two partners from Paul Hastings in Milan energy drive Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has hired a six-strong energy and infrastructure team from Paul Hastings, with two partners and four…
Knights eyes another four acquisitions after 51% revenue increase in first post-IPO results Thomas Alan Knights has produced a strong debut financial year following its AIM listing, with acquisitions and organic growth propelling the firm…
Corporate picks up disputes slack as HSF profits climb 11% Thomas Alan Revenue growth at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) remains sluggish after a strong year for the corporate practice was offset by a…
‘Uncertainty is now having an impact’: revenue and profit growth slow at Simmons Thomas Alan Simmons & Simmons saw growth slow last year following a ‘much tougher’ second half in the UK, as uncertainty begins to…
HSF hikes associate pay package to £105k as firms jostle for talent Thomas Alan Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has joined the ranks of firms upping their associate pay commitments, boosting its compensation package to £105,000…
Linklaters digs down back of sofa to match rivals’ £100k associate pay packages Thomas Alan Linklaters has finished off the Magic Circle’s robust response to associate pay increases from US firms in London, raising its…
Mayhew secures new four-year term at BCLP with Pritchard ineligible to run again Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) co-chair Lisa Mayhew has been elected to serve another four years in the role. Meanwhile,…
Fieldfisher reducing UK reliance following third consecutive year of double-digit growth Thomas Alan Fieldfisher is looking to further reduce the percentage of overall turnover generated in the UK following a year defined by…
Pay for today: Slaughters boosts associate remuneration package to £100k as talent war intensifies Thomas Alan Slaughter and May is bolstering associate pay to a £100,000 including bonuses, becoming the latest of the City elite to…
