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…
Comment: Too many reasonable men? What ails law firm leadership Legal Business As two of the most highly regarded leaders in the Square Mile – David Morley at Allen & Overy (A&O)…
Revolving doors: Eversheds takes Squire team in pensions play, while DLA Piper, Mayer Brown and Dentons make international hires Madeleine Farman Eversheds has hired a trio of lawyers from Squire Patton Boggs, while DLA Piper, Mayer Brown and Dentons all added…
Mishcon secures another lateral hire from Addleshaw Goddard in continued disputes push Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has today (14 March) announced the arrival of former Addleshaw Goddard partner Sonia Campbell as it continues…
Watchdog to raise bar on the Bar in toughened pre-vocational test Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has stepped in to the long-simmering debate on costs and access to the profession to…
Guest post: How Boris Johnson is wrong on parliamentary sovereignty Legal Business Since I wrote about David Cameron’s ‘sovereignty plan’, it seems to have been forgotten. It’s clear the idea was aimed…
Comment: We must run just to stay in place – Macfarlanes’ head asks what it takes to be a partner in 2016 Legal Business I confess the analogy is not perfect, but reflecting on the bizarre and often contradictory pressures on partners in law…
Linklaters ramps up associate salaries and rolls out flexible working after remuneration review Legal Business Magic Circle firm Linklaters has ramped up associate take-home pay after a lengthy review of its remuneration.
Legal heavyweights including A&O, Travers Smith, KWM and Simmons leaders back anti-Brexit report Legal Business A 250-strong group of lawyers including leaders from Allen & Overy (A&O), King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), Simmons & Simmons…
Stewarts Law latest to develop trusts practice with Farrer hire Legal Business Litigation specialist Stewarts Law has hired James Price from Farrer & Co to launch a trusts litigation practice in the City.
Comment: Why it’s time for the Law Society’s levy to go Multiple Authors There is a reason that the slogan ‘No taxation without representation’ has echoed through history. The rally cry of the…
Dentons’ venture NextLaw Labs invests in fee transparency firm Apperio Legal Business Dentons‘ NextLaw Labs, a venture launched last year for financing new legal services technologies, has made its second major investment…
