Irwin Mitchell axes ‘small number’ of partners following business review Hamish McNicol Irwin Mitchell has fired a number of partners following ‘a review of the future needs’ of the firm. According to RollOnFriday,…
‘Keep doing it better’: Slaughters senior partner Cooke gets another three years Thomas Alan Highly-respected M&A practitioner Steve Cooke (pictured) has had his term as senior partner at Slaughter and May extended until 2024.…
Out of office: Freshfields, HSF among nine new Mindful Business Charter signatories Hamish McNicol A further nine law firms have signed up to the Mindful Business Charter, an initiative devised by banking giant Barclays…
City paywars: a history lesson – Freshfields hikes hark back to era of Magic Circle domination Alex Novarese The news this week that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was to push through the highest real-terms pay rises by a major…
Addleshaws launches first European base in Hamburg with five-partner BCLP hire Hamish McNicol Addleshaw Goddard will open its first continental European office in Hamburg with the hire of a five-partner team from Bryan…
Shades of 2007: Freshfields sends NQ salaries soaring above £100k to head off talent threat from US rivals Nathalie Tidman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is fighting the war for talent by becoming the first Magic Circle firm to raise its pay…
Kirkland private equity duo quit for Willkie Farr Marco Cillario Long-rumoured to be on their way out of the US giant, Kirkland & Ellis private equity duo David Arnold and Gavin…
Stronger than expected recruitment track adds 35% to Keystone’s top line Hamish McNicol Revenue at Keystone Law rose by more than a third to £42.7m as the listed legal platform’s principal lawyer headcount…
SRA releases full allegations against Freshfields partner Beckwith Hamish McNicol The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today (3 May) published the full list of its allegations against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer…
DWF makes first post-IPO splash with £3m Warsaw office acquisition Hamish McNicol DWF is expanding into Poland with the £3m acquisition of K&L Gates’ 11-partner Warsaw office, its first investment since going public…
‘Engaged and energised’: Jenkins wins second term as Ashurst global managing partner Nathalie Tidman In another vote of confidence for Ashurst’s leadership, Paul Jenkins has been re-appointed as global managing partner for a second four-year…
‘Break the dominance of a single metric’: CC pilots dropping billable hours from performance reviews Marco Cillario Clifford Chance (CC) is piloting a radical reform to the way it assesses the performance of its associates and counsel,…
Ashurst makes up eight in the City amid reduced global round as DAC Beachcroft mints 19, RPC six and TLT four Thomas Alan Ashurst has promoted 21 partners globally, including eight in London, after a slightly reduced promotion round which saw Australia and the…
Flexi lawyering on the up as Linklaters launches Peerpoint-style platform and LOD makes Australasian acquisition Marco Cillario Linklaters has become the latest firm to venture into the ever busier flexible lawyering market after hiring the former director…
Rosenblatt seeks to flex litigation funding arm as IPO boosts revenue but hits profit Hamish McNicol Increased publicity following Rosenblatt’s stock market float has helped lift revenue by 19%, although the IPO’s cost weighed on profit. Rosenblatt…
Stephenson Harwood IP co-head replaces CEO Sharon White following decade in charge Thomas Alan Stephenson Harwood partner Eifion Morris (pictured) has been appointed the firm’s new chief executive (CEO), replacing long-standing incumbent Sharon White.…
Forsters edges growth forward to £57m as the City looks for good omens Thomas Alan City firm Forsters saw its revenue grow 8% in the last financial year, while profit per equity partner rose 10%…
Collaboration all the rage as Slaughters reveals first incubator cohort and Deloitte and Burges Salmon forge tech partnerships Thomas Alan Slaughter and May has today (29 April) announced its debut cohort of fledgling technology start-ups to enter its legal tech…
Simmons looks to the City in increased partner round as Gowling doubles promotions to ten Thomas Alan Top-25 UK firms Simmons & Simmons and Gowling WLG have followed suit on a series of strong partnership promotion rounds, making up…
CMS announces largest ever promotion round with women making up half of 49-strong cohort Marco Cillario CMS has added its name to the growing list of firms increasing their partner intake this year, with its cohort up…
