The last word: A period of drama Legal Business From living with Brexit to harnessing technology, Legal Business 100 leaders state what must be done to thrive HARD CHOICES…
Associate pay smoke screen: it’s fooling no-one Alex Novarese Associate pay used to be simple. Lockstepped and transparent to the nth degree on both sides of the Atlantic, you…
Bangs and whimpers – LB100 performance is a lot weaker than it looks Alex Novarese In the wake of the banking crisis, some commentators claimed the legal industry was set for a bloodbath that would…
What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’ Madeleine Farman The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
Sponsored briefing: Disputes flare up in the oil and gas sector Guest Blog Navigant’s Mark Taylor on the pressures that oil prices exert on contracts in the sector We all know how the…
Magic Circle playbooks in Europe are full of contradictions Alex Novarese To recap as the UK tiptoes towards banana republic territory in the wake of last month’s inconclusive, prediction-defying general election:…
Answer to law firms’ social ills is not another league table Legal Business Have we reached peak aspirational employer league table yet? From the perspective of the legal industry we certainly should have,…
A grinding year for the Global 100 as US leaders assert dominance Legal Business Casting an eye over the results for the world’s 100 largest law firms, 2016/17 has been the definition of grinding…
The last word: Global horizons Legal Business ‘Recent events have not helped the UK’s Brexit negotiating hand – or foot, which now sports a large bullet hole.’…
The Big Four – they’d have done it by now if they cared Alex Novarese At the debate I recently attended on future of law-type stuff everything was proceeding to plan. Once the panel finished…
Education: not broke, fat chance of a fix Alex Novarese Forget the casual observer, even some keen observers are bemused by the current passion for reforming legal education displayed by…
Royaume-Uni, nil points: why the true Eurovision is independence Mark McAteer Compiling our second annual Euro Elite report this month reminded me of when the late Rodrigo Uría, then managing partner…
The last word: Elite theory Legal Business ‘I’m very optimistic about our model.’ Jason Mogg, Kinstellar As part of our annual Euro Elite report, management at independent…
Sponsored briefing: Offshore construction risks Guest Blog Navigant’s Tony Farrow describes how the particular risks of offshore oil and gas extraction present unique challenges for parties involved…
The last word: This life Legal Business ‘One evening I found six cans of Red Bull on an associate’s desk. I just sent him home. People get…
New look Linklaters – cuddly inclusiveness proves oddly compelling Alex Novarese It has been a long, long time since one of London’s elite law firms has genuinely shifted direction. So the…
The true capitalist case for a new work/life deal Legal Business It would be hypocritical for the legal media to complain about the lack of serious debate on work/life balance but…
Quality of life – law can give it… and take it away Alex Novarese Legal Business‘ team and contacts have had to put up with me banging on about my intention to do an…
The last word: American dreams Legal Business ‘We will continue to hire lawyers we see as adding something. That continues to be the mantra: hire great lawyers…
Clients and rookie lawyers – some awkward truths Legal Business Ah, despite the changing fashions, technology and economic realities of the day, in law you can always rely on that…
