LB 100 – Profitability Revealed Legal Business Which firms are the most profitable? In this table we blend together all of our profitability measures, including PEP, profit…
Known unknowns – is the legal industry ready to repel the growing threat of cyberattacks? Legal Business Combating cyberattacks on law firms is complicated by the lack of hard information and the shadowy nature of perpetrators. But,…
LB 100 – The Last Word: Eyes on the storm Legal Business From consolidation to price pressure, to market confidence, leading management figures at Legal Business 100 firms give us their views…
The age of turbulence has only just begun for the UK’s top 100 firms Alex Novarese Respectable, yes, but 2012/13 was a tough year, even by the post-Lehman standards law firm leaders have become accustomed to.…
The lingering enigma of BLP’s bad year Legal Business Success is a mysterious beast. Hard to define, built up over years and often the result of a formula even…
Dissent: Why the in-house triumph over law firms may prove short-lived Legal Business Scott Gibson and Kristi Edwards argue that GCs have secured a short-term advantage over their external advisers at the risk…
LETR of the day: education review opts for mum ‘n’ apple pie over radical change Legal Business Sarah Downey assesses the much-touted review of legal education It promised so much and delivered so little. The Legal Education…
BPP awarded university status after ‘rigorous’ review Legal Business LPC provider follows arch rival to win university status It has been a long time coming, but in August BPP…
SJ Berwin’s high stakes tie-up with KWM dares to bring a new equation to global law Legal Business David Stevenson and Alex Novarese assess SJ Berwin’s audacious Asia-Pacific tie-up and ask if the union can truly propel the…
Return of the accountants: KPMG and EY consider ABS Sarah Downey Global accountants including KPMG and EY have the UK’s legal sector firmly in their sights as they consider their options…
Redundancy woes: Bond Dickinson and Watson Farley are latest major law firms to review support staff roles Francesca Fanshawe Redundancy consultations continue to dog the City’s top 100 firms as Bond Dickinson and Watson, Farley & Williams last month…
European M&A: Big ticket summer mandates scooped by Allen & Overy; Clifford Chance; Freshfields and Macfarlanes Legal Business Despite corporate partners attesting to a summer lull (if only by their absence from the office), the past month brought…
Merger frenzy hikes LB100 income but growth masks another tough year Mark McAteer Lawyer count passes 60,000 but profits fall at top UK firms The latest Legal Business 100 results show the total…
Life during law: Mark Rawlinson Legal Business I was in the first ever gender-mixed year at my college in 1976. I got on very well with one…
Revolving doors: Macfarlanes continues lateral hiring spree as DWF and Walkers make key appointments Jaishree Kalia As Macfarlanes’ tightly focused business model goes from strength to strength amid testing market conditions, its rate of lateral hires…
Barclays goes external to replace group GC Mark Harding Legal Business In a surprise announcement, Barclays has today (30 August) revealed that Bob Hoyt has taken over from Mark Harding as…
Panel review – Aviva reveals new look line up Caroline Hill Global law has largely won the day for Aviva as it today (30 August) announced that Latham & Watkins, Ashurst, DLA Piper,…
Keeping up with Kinsella: Slater & Gordon’s slowly but very surely approach to mergers set to continue Sarah Downey If you had reached the impression that Slater & Gordon’s acquisitive streak had come to a natural pause, if only for…
