Stepping up Legal Business With the departure of high-profile practice head Jonathan Kelly, the Simmons financial services litigation team has lost a leader in…
A new cut Legal Business Private wealth has changed. No longer the sole reserve of the moneyed upper classes, LB finds firms cashing in on…
Without a paddle Legal Business The continued exodus of high-profile partners from White & Case’s City operation suggests the Global London leader still has serious…
Talent scouts Legal Business With the City’s law firms bogged down by plummeting profits and disaffected partners, the Americans have seized the chance to…
Crunch time Legal Business The past few years have seen dramatic changes at Lawrence Graham and Nabarro, two firms hit hardest by the real…
Reinventing the wheel Mark McAteer With the SRA on the verge of overhauling the regulatory system yet again, our third annual Legal Business/Marsh risk management…
Burning platforms Mark McAteer While firms have been talking tough on developing effective risk management teams, the preparation ends now. With fundamental changes to…
Putting out new fires Mark McAteer This section looks at the key risks identified by the top 150 firms in the UK in our third risk…
Finding a voice Mark McAteer The reality for a number of firms is that up until now their risk teams have been wading through treacle…
Staggering about Legal Business There’s no doubt that there was a hardening of the professional indemnity (PI) insurance market in the past year for…
Cards on the table Legal Business Wragge & Co’s decision to launch in Paris sees its notoriously prudent partnership taking a rare gamble. Legal Business reveals…
Renaissance man Legal Business From challenged leader to merger architect and LB Management Partner of the Year – it’s been quite a turnaround for…
Status quo Mark McAteer The past ten years have brought unprecedented change to the legal profession. As we enter a new decade, Legal Business…
Breaking convention Legal Business Despite the lip service paid to renewables, fossil fuels are far and away the leading source of global energy consumption.…
Piece of the action Legal Business The legal sector has been warily assessing the possibility of outsourcing some services for several years. But with Slaughters now…
