Latin America: Clydes to open in Mexico via merger as Dentons secures Brazilian alliance Legal Business Clyde & Co has kept up the rapid pace of its international expansion by announcing its first office in Mexico,…
Too big to fail Georgiana Tudor Experienced financial regulation partner Bob Penn, who moved to Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton last year and advised HSBC on…
The quality of life report: Wellbeing, mental health and quality of life – the UK top ten Legal Business Researching our quality of life special, we canvassed the top ten UK firms for details on their HR policies on…
Survivors – the battle to improve the working lives of lawyers Madeleine Farman ‘Management is the most noble of professions… No other occupation offers as many ways to help others learn and…
The quality of life report Legal Business Menu Survivors Wellbeing, mental health and quality of life – the UK top ten Fault lines Pursuits – Ian…
Fault lines – Can City law face up to the challenges of mental health? Matthew Field City lawyers have long been prone to burnout. Are changing attitudes seeing law firms finally face up to the challenges…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Steve Cooke, Slaughter and May Legal Business ‘We have a reasonable word-of-mouth reputation as purveyors of miserable music for gut-wrenching films.’ Many City lawyers have outside…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Edward Braham, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Legal Business ‘What makes a photograph is the light – you’ve got to get everything else there, but if the light isn’t…
The quality of life report: Perspectives – Samantha Brown, Herbert Smith Freehills Legal Business ‘Being open about my experience has not held back my career. If anything, it’s enhanced my relationship with my colleagues…
The quality of life report: Perspectives – Richard Martin, Byrne Dean Legal Business ‘It’s the stigma that stops people talking and that same stigma prevents anyone else from learning.’ In 2011,…
The quality of life report: Pursuits – Ian Bagshaw, White & Case Legal Business ‘This is a hard career, but everything’s hard. Work hard, be the better you and enjoy yourself.’ In…
The risk debate – The coming storm Mark McAteer On the day Brexit officially began, our annual Legal Business/Marsh round table found risk managers on the front line of…
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…
In-house: Sarah Davis to leave legal director role at Guardian Media Group Legal Business Sarah Davis, group commercial legal director of Guardian Media Group (GMG) , is set to leave the company after seven…
Hogan Lovells pilots radical associate assessment programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells is piloting a new model of reviewing associates, dropping formal annual reviews in favour of a programme of…
‘A reaction’: Deutsche Bank to establish new EMEA anti-fraud, bribery and corruption team Legal Business After being hit by a number of recent financial crime and anti-money laundering scandals, Deutsche Bank moved to establish a…
Gateley makes approaches to secure new Scottish tie-up Kathryn McCann With the merger between its former Scottish arm and Addleshaw Goddard due to go live on 1 June, Gateley is…
