£20k pay hike for A&O associates as firm folds bonuses into salary bands Jaishree Kalia Following a record financial year that has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) move ahead of Magic Circle rivals Linklaters and…
DWF launches subsidiary to enter burgeoning legal product market Kathryn McCann Following on from the launch last month of consultancy, paralegal and flexible lawyer offerings, DWF has entered into the growing…
‘We haven’t turned ourselves into a boutique’ – Ashurst’s head talks strategy, Bain and pushing energy and finance Jaishree Kalia After having brought in Bain & Co last year to advise on the firm’s strategy, Ashurst’s chairman and New Zealand-born…
Gateley plc’s first trading statement reveals 10% revenue bump for 2014/15 Legal Business Following its recent landmark move to become the UK’s first listed law firm, West Midlands-based Gateley has stated in its…
Morgan Lewis continues City ramp-up with DLA Piper’s head of funds Legal Business US firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has bolstered its funds practice as it continues to build its City presence with DLA Piper’s…
KWM hires Nabarro’s former head of financial services regulation to support real estate and PE push Legal Business In a ‘sign to the market of our commitment to grow our private equity practice’, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM)…
Strategy reversal sees Winston & Strawn shut 22-year old Geneva office to focus on London and Paris Legal Business After more than two decades operating in the Swiss city, Winston & Strawn is to shut its Geneva office at the…
MoJ looks to shut one fifth of courts across England and Wales as reform consultation kicks off Legal Business The Minstry of Justice (MoJ) has launched a consultation on plans to close one fifth of courts and tribunals across England…
Guest post: Solicitors are lawyers too, Mr Gove – what the Lord Chancellor needs to remember Legal Business Michael Gove’s performance before the justice select committee on Wednesday was a skilful one. Thoughtful, reasonable, non-dogmatic – two months…
WilmerHale review set to shut City branch to refocus on Mayfair arbitration team Legal Business Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is set to close one of its two London offices, with its 10-lawyer transactional…
KWM downplays Europe in 36-strong partnership round with only two made up in the City Tom Moore King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has made up just two London partners, focused on boosting its real estate offering, in…
Dealwatch: Herbert Smith Freehills leads on winning bid for £4.2bn Thames super-sewer project Tom Moore Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have advised the consortium picked to deliver a £4.2bn super-sewer stretching 15 miles under London to…
Bird & Bird’s turnover climbs 6% to €325.5m but stays flat in sterling Legal Business Tech specialist Bird & Bird, despite stating that it has faced ‘challenging economic conditions in many of our major markets’,…
Strike action: Criminal Bar Association votes to support solicitors in legal aid protest Kathryn McCann The Criminal Bar Association of England and Wales (CBA) has voted to support solicitors in their strike action over the 8.75% cut…
Legal Services Act to be reviewed as Gove says regulators are in danger of ‘falling over each other’s feet’ Legal Business In an appearance in front of the Justice Select Committee this morning [15 July], Lord Chancellor Michael Gove (pictured) has…
Shearman boosts arbitration practice with partner hires in London and Hong Kong Legal Business In a fillip to its international arbitration practice, Shearman & Sterling has hired the US Department of State’s Jeremy Sharpe (pictured) in London…
‘We need to harness the best of our people to really drive profitability’: DLA Piper appoints its first UK managing partner from the regions Legal Business Birmingham-based Sandra Wallace (pictured) has been appointed DLA Piper’s next UK managing partner, the first time that the position has…
‘The BSB needs to be unafraid to be radical’: Bar regulator looks to overhaul training Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is looking to carry out the ‘most sweeping reforms to Bar training in a generation’…
Greenberg Traurig lands Olswang’s Berlin office to open in Germany Legal Business Greenberg Traurig has launched its first office in Germany with the mass hire of Olswang’s 50-strong lawyer team in Berlin.
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – Reed Smith’s Tamara Box on women and law Legal Business Imagine, in sequence, a football player, a surveyor, a figure skater and a managing partner of a law firm –…
