We don’t need no education: Kaplan Law School to close in 2016 Legal Business After having seen several clients turn to other legal practice course providers, Kaplan Law School has announced that it is…
In-house: Barclays picks Simon Croxford to fill expanded deputy GC post Legal Business Less than six months after returning to Barclays‘ HQ in Canary Wharf, Simon Croxford has been selected to replace the…
‘We are not where we wanted to be’: Bakers falls behind DLA as revenue drops $100m and PEP dives 12% Jaishree Kalia Baker & McKenzie has fallen behind rival firm DLA Piper in the stakes to be the biggest global law firm…
A&O, Fieldfisher and Squires lose out as National Grid unveils new slimmer legal panel Legal Business Energy giant National Grid has revealed a new legal panel, further slimming down its roster to just 12 firms –…
Trainee retention: CC keeps on 96% of trainees as three of BLP’s cohort take places internationally Michael West Clifford Chance (CC) has revealed a trainee retention rate which outpaces its Magic Circle rivals to have announced so far…
Revolving Doors: Norton Rose Fulbright takes Hogan Lovells partner as Squires builds in Germany and BLM makes a senior hire Legal Business Despite the summer break being upon us, law firms have continued to invest in their recruitment strategies. Norton Rose Fulbright…
Completing the set: Morgan Lewis takes another two partners from K&L Gates in City structured finance push Legal Business Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has recruited two further partners from K&L Gates, adding to the three already to have made…
Strike no more: Solicitors call off legal aid protest after 52 days Kathryn McCann Solicitors and barristers have called off their legal aid strike after 52 days as a ‘gesture of goodwill’ to the…
City moves: BLP looks to broaden insurance offering with Clyde & Co’s Quirk Michael West Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has boosted its insurance practice and expanded its regulatory offering by recruiting Clyde & Co’s leading…
Scottish stalwart McClure Naismith looks for merger as it ‘lacks the scale needed to compete’ Kathryn McCann One of Scotland’s oldest commercial legal practices, the Glasgow-based McClure Naismith, is looking for a white knight merger as it reviews…
‘In control of our own destiny’: Burness Paull staff get 7.5% bonus as firm posts double-digit revenue and profit growth Kathryn McCann As McClure Naismith reveals its difficulties in the Scottish market today (20 August), Burness Paull has shown it is not…
After 30 years of Appold Street, Ashurst set for new City location in 2019 Jaishree Kalia Ashurst is set to move its entire London operation to a new location at 1-10 Brushfield Street in Spitalfields in…
Guest post: Legal project managers – pioneers or homesteaders? Legal Business The recruiters are scouring the market for project managers (PM) to work in law firms. But whilst firms can agree…
Law firms avoid ‘dangerous precedent’ as High Court clarifies PII rules in landmark dispute against insurer AIG Kathryn McCann A client of City-based law firm Royds has been granted a landmark ruling over an insurance-related dispute against insurer AIG…
Dealwatch: Fieldfisher wins role opposite Slaughter and May on private equity takeover of Currencies Direct Legal Business Tech-focused firm Fieldfisher bagged an advisory role opposite a five-partner team from Slaughter and May as private equity duo Palamon…
Ropes adds first full-time City IP partner as it recruits McDermott privacy co-chairs in data security push Legal Business Ropes & Gray is pushing on with its City build-out with McDermott Will & Emery data privacy co-chairs joining the…
Financials 2014/15: Irwin Mitchell outperforms insurance peers with 4% turnover growth Kathryn McCann Irwin Mitchell has outperformed the relatively flat growth of its insurance-focused peers with modest turnover growth of 4% from £202.7m to…
40 out of 48: Freshfields keeps on 83% of autumn 2015 trainees Legal Business The first of the Magic Circle’s big four to announce its trainee retention rate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to…
Senior CC German exits mount as Latham recruits head of banking Hagelüken Legal Business Latham & Watkins has returned to Clifford Chance (CC) for another star hire, with German banking chief Alexandra Hagelüken becoming…
Guest post: Why the fuss over Quindell and Slater & Gordon? Legal Business OK, the headline is clickbait – kind of. There does, of course, need to be an investigation into Quindell’s financial…
