Warning signs? Baker McKenzie records stagnant financials in year-end results Ayesha Ellis In what is perhaps an early bellwether of 2023 financial performance for the market at large, or a hangover from…
‘Ambition, confidence and opportunity’: Eversheds selects new members of its senior leadership team Ayesha Ellis Eversheds Sutherland has announced several new appointments to its senior leadership team across its practice groups and business services teams.…
Social media influencers: Social circles Amy Ulliott Back in the spring, Legal Business asked whether a professional social media presence is now a ‘must-have’ for the modern…
James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice Amy Ulliott In the early days of the pandemic, James Bremen began posting direct-to-camera explainers on Covid-19 legal issues, before branching out…
Social media influencer: Emma Lilley, head of legal UK&I, SD Worx Amy Ulliott Emma Lilley, UK and Ireland head of legal at HR and payroll management company SD Worx, has built an audience…
Social media influencer: Sahar Farooqi, barrister Amy Ulliott A former barrister at both DAC Beachcroft and DWF, where he led the advocacy unit, Sahar Farooqi now has more…
Social media influencer: Chrissie Wolfe, solicitor and founder of LAB Consultancy Amy Ulliott After almost a decade at Irwin Mitchell, Chrissie Wolfe set up on her own in 2017, using social media to…
Social media influencer: Jeremy Hopkins, head of legal operations, Contentsquare Ben Wheway After more than two decades at the Bar, from junior clerk to practice manager at 3 Verulam Buildings, Jeremy Hopkins’…
Social mobility: An invisible problem Holly McKechnie ‘We have yet to make significant strides in fostering systemic change for social mobility. Our focus around diversity and inclusion…
Legal Business 100 2023: Stuck records Legal Business Overview: Here comes the rain again Our 2023 Legal Business 100 report finds law firm leaders in unusually pensive mood…
LB100: Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
LB100 – The second 50 – Regional view: Coming together Elisha Juttla The 26 regional and national firms occupying the 51-100 places in this year’s LB100 come in with an average of…
LB100 – The second 50 – City and boutique: London falling? Ayesha Ellis This year, 24 London-headquartered and boutique firms can be found in the second half of the LB100, experiencing an average…
LB100 – The second 25: Riders of the storm Holly McKechnie It has been another muted performance from the second 25, typically the strongest-performing group in the LB100 historically. Average revenue…
LB100 – firm profile – Eversheds Sutherland: Beyond the soundbites Ayesha Ellis Having achieved a steady rise in revenue over the past five years, can Eversheds Sutherland maintain its place in the…
LB100 – firm profile – Womble Bond Dickinson: Joining the dots Alex Ryan With mergers and performance across the pond enduringly hot topics in this year’s LB100 report, LB checked in with Womble…
LB100 – firm profile – gunnercooke: Cooking up a storm? Elisha Juttla With pacey revenue growth over the last five years, gunnercooke looks to be a poster child for operating under the…
