Three years in the making: Legal education and training review unveiled Legal Business A report touted as the most comprehensive review of legal education in the UK since the Omrod report of 1971…
Nabarro points to bonus and high performance uplift as it freezes junior lawyers pay Legal Business Nabarro has defended its decision to freeze the salaries of its trainees, newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers and those with one to…
Middle East: Dentons ends period of upheaval in Kuwait with decision to close local office Legal Business Dentons’ partnership has voted in favour of shutting its Kuwait office following a review, bringing to an end a turbulent…
All or nothing: Only a handful of DBAs entered into as confusion reigns over hybrid model Sarah Downey ‘It’s an extraordinary thing – hundreds of lawyers should have entered into Damages-Based Agreements (DBAs) by now.’ So says Leslie…
In-house: Facebook and Diageo fill top GC roles Sarah Downey Social networking giant Facebook and global drinks brand Diageo both this week announced appointments to fill their top legal positions. Facebook…
Lawyers On Demand launches new pay-as-you-go model as demand increases for flexible staffing David Stevenson As senior private practice and in-house lawyers increasingly turn to flexible staffing options to manage their costs, Berwin Leighton Paisner’s…
Comment: Don’t push your luck with partnership Legal Business Do law firms take partnership for granted? They really shouldn’t as the model has served them so well. Just consider…
Insurance: Mills & Reeve takes up last of DLA’s defendant insurance team as CMS snares RPC head Legal Business Mills & Reeve and CMS Cameron McKenna boosted their offerings at opposite ends of the insurance spectrum this week, taking…
CC to boost London corporate and regulatory insurance capability with hire of NRF’s Ashley Prebble Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) has hired Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) corporate insurance partner Ashley Prebble as the Magic Circle firm aims…
Forsters appoints new private client head as department hits 164% revenue increase over five years Legal Business West End boutique Forsters has appointed Fiona Smith to take over as head of the private client department as it…
Visa Europe’s GC joins A&O’s global antitrust practice Caroline Hill Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired Visa Europe’s general counsel (GC) and executive vice president and company secretary Vanessa Turner…
Two birds, one stone – A&O finance veterans joins Co-op team as GC as firm acts on rescue Jaishree Kalia Securing a major deal and having one of your partners take a senior role with the same client is a…
Taylor Wessing to review 96 City secretarial jobs leaving 26 redundant Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing is to make 26 of its City secretaries redundant with all 96 secretaries in London put on notice pending…
SJ Berwin reveals turnover increase of 2% as partnership expansion hits PEP Legal Business SJ Berwin has become the latest leading UK law firm to release its 2012-13 financial results, with its unaudited accounts…
Hogan Lovells hires rated HSF tax partner in another post merger exit for the firm Legal Business Rated Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) City tax disputes lawyer Rupert Shiers is set to join Hogan Lovells to head its…
Osborne Clarke reaps benefit of year of European expansion with revenue increase of 14% Legal Business Osborne Clarke has ended a year of international expansion with 2012-13 revenues up by 14% to £112m as it beds…
City lawyers say court strike will cause minimal disruption but should be given due attention Legal Business As court staff go on strike this afternoon (17 June) in protest at the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) plans to…
Pinsent Masons’ post merger revenue up by 40% Legal Business Top 20 UK law firm Pinsent Masons has seen its year-on-year turnover increase by 40% from £221m to £309m thanks…
Comment: Say what you like, City practices taking on larger real estate is a good sign Francesca Fanshawe If upgrading your square footage is any litmus test of how City firms feel about the future then a raft…
Revolving Doors: Olswang, Macfarlanes, Dechert, DWF and Weightmans in strategic partner hires David Stevenson Macfarlanes and Dechert have made key strategic hires in the past few days while top 35, 382-lawyer UK firm Olswang has…
