Laws of attraction – how elite firms are ramping up their talent retention tactics Elisha Juttla ‘There’s a bunch of defensive mechanisms firms are using to shore up their stars – they could be lost to…
Just how global is the Global 100? LB looks beyond revenue to find some true global leaders Georgina Stanley What does it take to be part of the global elite? When Legal Business unveiled the very first iteration of…
Last Word: Global vision Legal Business ‘To use a mountain biking analogy: coasting downhill might be fun in the moment, but when you reach the bottom,…
Life After Law – Roger Barron Anna Huntley After studying law at Oxford, where I was also a choral scholar, I joined Linklaters. As a trainee, I did…
Insights from HSF’s private equity team Legal Business How does the HSF private equity team differentiate itself in the market? John Taylor, partner and the head of the…
Linklaters and Clifford Chance continue US push as A&O Shearman merger beds in Anna Huntley While the US legal market is rarely quiet, post-merger settling at A&O Shearman seems to be driving a spate of…
‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law Alex Ryan The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s…
‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k Elisha Juttla McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates.
‘I never saw this as impossible’ – Mishcons’ Shaistah Akhtar on the case that won her Commercial Litigation Team of the Year Isabel Caine Mishcon de Reya‘s hard-fought victory for Nigeria in Nigeria v P&ID saw the firm take home Commercial Team of the Year at…
Staying active Legal Business Ronan McLoughlin and Lisa Broderick report on DACB Dublin’s recent growth, with a busy last year and new hires, as…
Life During Law – Simon Levine Anna Huntley I didn’t grow up with law in my life. I come from a non-professional background and my parents didn’t go…
Kirkland adds first structured finance partner in London as Cravath hires Linklaters lev fin duo Tom Cox US firms are once again on the march in London, with Kirkland and Cravath leading the moves of the last…
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: The Client’s View Legal Business Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Lawyers and Team Quality 81.93 Quality of partners 84.52 Quality of associates 74.14 Partner availability and…
Latham & Watkins: The Client’s View Legal Business Latham & Watkins Lawyers and Team Quality 85.21 Quality of partners 88.73 Quality of associates 81.14 Partner availability and engagement…
Hogan Lovells: The Client’s View Legal Business Hogan Lovells Lawyers and Team Quality 81.20 Quality of partners 84.08 Quality of associates 76.19 Partner availability and engagement 83.46…
Ashurst: The Client’s View Legal Business Ashurst Lawyers and Team Quality 79.59 Quality of partners 83.47 Quality of associates 75.76 Partner availability and engagement 83.18 All…
Herbert Smith Freehills: The Client’s View Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills Lawyers and Team Quality 82.30 Quality of partners 85.21 Quality of associates 78.16 Partner availability and engagement…
Glasses half full Tom Cox Geoff Moore, managing partner of Ireland’s Arthur Cox, is looking at life with his glass very much half full, and…
Life During Law – Penny Angell Elisha Juttla In my second year studying law at university, I fell in love twice. Not only did I meet my future…
Vodafone UK head of legal Karen Thorpe on winning LB’s In-House Team of the Year and Vodafone’s ‘once in a lifetime’ merger with Three Tom Cox With work including the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three’s UK businesses – a deal that would create the largest mobile operator…
