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 25 – Off the pace Tom Baker If you only read the stats, you would be forgiven for thinking that the LB100’s 26-50 group has struggled this…
LB100: The second 50: City and Boutique – Living for the city Megan Mayers For the 23 City and boutique firms that fall into the second 50 in this year’s LB100, average turnover is…
LB100: The second 50: Regional view – Steadying the ship Megan Mayers The 27 regional and national firms occupying the 51-100 spots in this year’s LB100 come in with an average of…
LB100: Overview – Turning tides Charles Avery ‘There is a real mismatch in how gloomy the economy feels and how busy the legal professional feels,’ observes Deborah…
30 years of LB100 – 2012-22: Don’t look now Megan Mayers Shifts that started with the financial crash galvanised in the decade that followed. Predictions of the rise of US firms…
Career changes: The measure of intelligence – Lawyers and the great career change-up Nathalie Tidman ‘Quite unexpectedly, the skills and experiences you’ve had in your previous career make you a better lawyer and more successful.…
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Still vulgar to talk about money? Three decades have made the industry less coy Nathalie Tidman ‘I don’t think you will get any of the City firms to talk about this sort of thing… You have?…
30 years of LB100 – So much has changed but also shades of déjà vu Nathalie Tidman It is always educational and entertaining to view how the industry has evolved through the eyes of those veterans who…
The Last Word: Market comment Legal Business ‘A client said to me during the first Covid wave: “I stand in awe of the superior business model of…
Strategic recruitment: Kirkland takes four from the Magic Circle as global players make moves in Madrid Charles Avery The beginning of autumn has seen the lateral hiring merry-go-round intensify after the more muted summer months, as UK and…
Stick or twist? City firms battle it out in NQ salary brinkmanship after Allen & Overy freezes rates Tom Baker The war for junior talent at the top end of London’s legal market entered a new phase of brinkmanship this…
‘Never say never’: KPMG legal chief Nick Roome on law firm buyouts and supercharging lateral recruitment Tom Baker At a watershed moment in the Big Four’s protracted entrance into the UK legal market, KPMG’s head of legal remains…
Partner promotions: Kirkland unveils largest ever class as US firms reveal 2022 cohorts Charles Avery The first wave of US firms has announced their latest round of partner promotions, as Kirkland & Ellis, White &…
Baker McKenzie breaks up UAE alliance following homophobic tweets Megan Mayers Baker McKenzie in September announced that it is ‘parting ways’ with Dr Habib Al Mulla, name partner of member firm…
EU parliament eyes litigation funding regulation Megan Mayers The EU is gearing up to regulate the third-party litigation funding market following an EU parliamentary vote in favour of…
