BARBRI acquires SQE provider Kaplan Altior in preparation for education market overhaul Thomas Alan Legal education provider BARBRI International has accelerated its plans to move into the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) prep market by…
Bakers former City head Senior admits to sexually harassing associate but denies abuse of position Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie’s former London managing partner Gary Senior has admitted his behaviour after a firm event in 2012 amounted to…
Six City firms appoint BPP to deliver ‘super-exam’ prep courses amid education shake-up Thomas Alan BPP has been chosen by a consortium of six leading firms to provide Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) preparation, as the…
Bakers accused of ‘failure’ over handling of allegations of sexual misconduct against former London head Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie was accused of ‘collective failure’ for the way it handled allegations of sexual misconduct against its former London…
The City and St Louis share the spoils of 17-strong BCLP global promotion round Thomas Alan Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has promoted five partners in London, the same number as in St Louis, in its…
Revolving doors: Latham revisits CC for finance hire as DLA recruits BCLP duo in London Muna Abdi Defying the pre-Christmas lull in City laterals, Latham & Watkins last week returned to Clifford Chance to bolster its finance bench…
Ballheimer announces surprise retirement as A&O leadership race heats up Nathalie Tidman As the Allen & Overy (A&O) leadership elections heat up, managing partner Andrew Ballheimer has announced his retirement from the firm…
Hong Kong drives H1 revenue at Ince by 125% following key partner hires amid expansive year Muna Abdi Following the full integration of its consolidated businesses in the UK and China, Ince today (28 November) published revenues of…
Weil completes withdrawal from CEE as Warsaw office breaks away Marco Cillario Weil, Gotshal & Manges is winding down its once-potent Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) operations, with its 80-strong Polish team setting…
Weil makes up four in the City as women dominate global promotions for the first time Nathalie Tidman In an industry struggling to make good on long-held promises to achieve diversity at the partnership level, Weil, Gotshal &…
Foreign giants combine to enter UK training market as radical education shake-up looms Thomas Alan Australia’s leading legal training outfit is to team up with a major US player to enter the UK market ahead…
Dealwatch: A&O and Ashurst close £1.2bn UK tunnel project as US-led buyouts take centre stage Muna Abdi Allen & Overy and Ashurst won leading roles on the £1.2bn Silvertown Tunnel project, the only big-ticket UK-led deal this…
New solicitor code ushers in tougher duties on profession and moves to boost freelance lawyers Nathalie Tidman A profession having to get used to increasingly robust regulatory oversight will have more on its plate from this week…
Legacy Lovells misses out again as board recommends yet another legacy Hogan & Hartson CEO Muna Abdi The Hogan Lovells board has once again chosen a legacy Hogan & Hartson partner to be its next chief executive. Miguel…
Mayer Brown makes up three in the City in 27-strong global partner promotion round Nathalie Tidman Mayer Brown has promoted three lawyers to partner in London in a scaled back round that saw 27 partners minted globally.…
Revolving doors: Shoosmiths hires first COO as DWF acquires small Australian firm and others look to the continent Muna Abdi City lateral recruitment was quiet last week, with firms instead hiring in Europe as Shoosmiths appointed a chief operating officer (COO)…
‘A complete waste’: Tories revisit judicial review and Human Rights Act in latest manifesto pledges Thomas Alan The Conservative Party has been criticised for looking to rekindle the debate over judicial review and the Human Rights Act…
In-house: National Grid drops three firms from panel following ‘pay to play’ review Hamish McNicol BDB Pitmans, Irwin Mitchell and Norton Rose Fulbright have been dropped from National Grid’s panel, understood to be worth about £12m a…
Chadwick gets second term as Bakers’ London head after winning contested election Marco Cillario Baker McKenzie tax partner Alex Chadwick (pictured) will lead the firm’s City office until the end of 2022 after seeing off…
RPC abandons all-equity structure in sweeping partnership shake-up Marco Cillario Reversing a common trend among many City firms in recent years, RPC is to introduce the roles of fixed share…
