Profit, delusion and how Big Law became obsessed with the wrong things Legal Business K&L’s Tony Griffiths says the father of business theory has lessons Big Law would do well to learn Many centuries…
Bespoke, mobile and plugged in – the tech tools clients and staff will demand Guest Blog CMS’s Duncan Weston argues that a new attitude to technology will be essential for the best law firms Against a…
Forget the trusted adviser – the sacred cows of the modern GC Legal Business As an opinionated and jaded observer of the legal industry, it’s rare I read commentary so on point that it…
NYLon – if you can make it there… Legal Business If there is one big trend in the analysis of Legal Business in recent years it is the encroaching existential…
What can you be sure of as the LB100 goes down the rabbit hole? Alex Novarese It’s common in the legal industry to talk about unprecedented change but there are many rules of professional gravity unchanged…
The Last Word: Through the looking glass Legal Business From a successful UK focus to consolidation, LB100 management figures give their reflections on the market So far so good…
The wellness crisis for in-house counsel – you must sort it out Legal Business Paul Gilbert argues that general counsel’s failure to act as a team has heaped a rising burden on stressed in-house…
Momentum – the little-discussed magic that can lead to legal success Legal Business Momentum versus quality. That’s the question for the upper reaches of the legal industry that is never on the lips…
Can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
The Global 100: so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Legal Business Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
Taking the firm to the client – traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business Simmons senior partner Colin Passmore argues a new breed of collaborators are the rainmakers of tomorrow When I qualified (was…
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – women and law Legal Business Reed Smith’s Tamara Box argues the profession needs to fight the gender stereotypes that stop women advancing Imagine, in sequence,…
The Last Word: Progress Report Legal Business As part of our Global 100 report, law firm leaders give their assessment on how their firms are performing. Self-efficiency…
Lockstep has to go for Magic Circle to enter new global elite Legal Business Conservatism and intransigence are qualities often bemoaned in the legal industry, in many cases beyond their manifestation. But there is…
2025: a vision of Big Law Legal Business It is 2025 and the view from the nominal head office of the leading City law firm remains as uncertain…
Be wary of vaulting ambition as competition ramps up in Scotland Legal Business An interesting battle is raging in Scotland on levels large and small. In early May, the Scottish National Party (SNP)…
You can’t buy loyalty – the dos and don’ts of making the lateral hiring game pay off Legal Business Fieldfisher’s Matthew Lohn argues that patience, structure and a dash of decency go a long way in hiring a partner…
Faster, higher, stronger – a vision for a better transport policy Legal Business Brodies’ Bill Drummond argues that lack of infrastructure investment is damaging the UK’s major business and legal hubs Writing this…
We need to talk… about technology Legal Business Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Stephen Gibb argues that the law must keep pace with change when it comes to connected networks…
The Last Word: The vision thing Legal Business Senior legal figures provide their take on how the market will shape up over the next 25 years RISE OF…
