Barclays bans lawyers from corporate hospitality during panel review Legal Business Barclays has put a ban on its 600 lawyers accepting corporate hospitality as it reviews its legal panel worth around…
Freshfields the latest to post reduced retention rate with 82% of trainees kept on Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the last Magic Circle firm to post its trainee retention rate this spring, posted a reduced figure,…
Dentons lands BLP head of corporate crime and investigations in bid to capture banking disputes Tom Moore Fresh from securing an 11-partner financial litigation team from now-defunct Matthew Arnold & Baldwin, Dentons has landed Berwin Leighton Paisner…
‘Experience and energy’: Corporate head Penney wins Addleshaws senior partner race Madeleine Farman Corporate head Charles Penney (pictured) has been appointed Addleshaw Goddard‘s new senior partner, replacing Monica Burch, who was first…
Winston & Strawn disputes heavyweight joins Garrigues to launch City arbitration team Legal Business Garrigues has hired its first English-qualified partner in the City with the arrival of Winston & Strawn‘s co-head of international…
DLA Piper launches flexible working in Australia as part of LOD roll out Legal Business Fresh from sealing a landmark deal with Lawyers On Demand (LOD) to provide freelance lawyering services to its clients, DLA…
Asia round-up: Stephenson Harwood formalises Guangzhou association as A&O makes FinReg play Victoria Young Stephenson Harwood has formalised its association with Chinese law firm Wei Tu, while Allen & Overy has made a key…
In-house: Lloyds appoints head of legal for ring-fencing as banks prepare for 2019 deadline Legal Business Former Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) corporate partner Frances McLeman has been made head of legal for ring-fencing at Lloyds Banking…
Comment: Time to move on – Savage argues legal education is falling behind the realities of the profession Legal Business Let’s get this in context right off the bat. The Training for Tomorrow proposals by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Fasken Martineau slashes London lawyer headcount by a third ahead of office move Legal Business Fasken Martineau will close the doors of its Hanover Square office at the end of this week, relocating a significantly…
ABS Fairpoint Group legal revenues hit £30m as firm hunts further acquisitions Victoria Young Finance company Fairpoint Group, which in recent years has pushed into the legal market with the acquisitions of Simpson Millar…
London calling: Slaughter and May resumes City focus with bumper promotion round of ten Legal Business The latest to release its partnership promotions, Slaughter and May has announced ten promotions all in the City, a big…
Magic Circle trainee retention: Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Linklaters post lower rates Madeleine Farman Clifford Chance has retained 80% of its March trainees, with 43 out of a cohort of 54 accepting positions at…
Robot law: Deloitte estimates automation to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades Legal Business A new report released by Deloitte is warning law firms to prepare for changes as the rise of automation is…
Budget 2016: Contract lawyer services avoid tax crackdown Legal Business City law firms using contract lawyers can breathe a sigh of relief, after Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (pictured)…
‘Not enough common ground’ – BLP and Greenberg call off transatlantic merger bid Alex Novarese It promised to create a property and disputes giant across the Atlantic and one of the most distinctive law firms…
Guest post: The case for legal advice privilege is not as strong as the profession wants it to be Legal Business Lord Neuberger (pictured), in a recent short speech, provides some interesting insights in to the problematic world of legal advice…
Freshfields disputes veteran Terry heads to the Bar Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer disputes veteran Ian Terry is leaving the Magic Circle firm after 38 years and heading to the…
Burges Salmon makes four partner promotions and adds Travers Smith partner to boost key growth areas Madeleine Farman Top 50 UK law firm Burges Salmon has promoted four individuals to partner, and made one lateral hire from Travers…
Half a million documents later: SFO drops forex investigation due to lack of evidence Legal Business The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigation into allegations of rigging in the foreign exchange (forex) market after…
