Sponsored firm profile: Brodies Guest Blog ‘Brodies’ expertise and knowledge within the Scottish litigation arena is second to none. They provide a high level of service…
Legal tech focus: Joined-up thinking Thomas Alan With cash flowing freely into legal tech and start-ups scaling, the market is looking increasingly mature. But while bold claims…
The Addleshaws Interview – The rebound guy Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): Looking at the finances of the firm over the past five years, you are one of the…
The training debate – The fear of freedom Alex Novarese Julie Brannan, Solicitors Regulation Authority: It certainly is an important moment for the training of the profession, so it is…
The vision thing – Sizing up the big issues set to shape law through the 2020s Thomas Alan The last decade emerged with the shockwaves of the banking crisis still making themselves felt on the profession. Having just…
The 500 View: Restructuring hires are in vogue but is there enough work for everyone? Georgina Stanley Georgina Stanley assesses a City restructuring scene offering rewards for some but a lack of clear direction ‘You can only…
Sponsored briefing: Legal tech – Too much of a good thing? Guest Blog Artwork and imagery used by kind permission of Haynes Publishing Group, a leading supplier of content, data and innovative workflow…
Full disclosure – How to resolve the profession’s #MeToo problem Nathalie Tidman ‘If you’re a partner and in control of someone’s career, that is an unequal relationship. Repeated drunken flings are not…
Regime change – The scorched-earth approach to legal education reform Thomas Alan Its supporters are accused of advocating reforms not fit for purpose, posing a threat to the standing of the profession;…
Leadership pivots and partner exits highlight a period of flux for Clydes – what next for the insurance giant? Muna Abdi Muna Abdi assesses a period of upheaval for one of the UK’s most upwardly-mobile law firms Sudden moves in the…
The Global 100 debate – Decision time Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Let’s get some observations on how people think their businesses are performing. Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters: If…
‘There are Formula 1 drivers and other drivers’ – who’s winning the race for London’s lev fin work? Georgina Stanley Georgina Stanley and Ben Wheway cast an eye over one of the City’s most contested practice lines ‘Leveraged finance is…
Cross-border M&A: Asian bidders usher in different mindset Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: It has been a record period for Asian activity into Europe. How do you see the…
New tricks – Can law firms beat New Law disruptors at their own game? Hamish McNicol Lee Ranson was restless. It was late 2018 and Eversheds Sutherland’s co-chief needed something different: a viable plan to double…
Firms pile into fast-moving corporate crime sphere but is there enough work to keep all hands busy? Georgina Stanley Georgina Stanley and Anna Cole-Bailey assess a highly competitive sector in flux Tesco, Rolls-Royce, Unaoil, Greenergy – as companies…
Sponsored briefing: Punching above weight Alex Wade You’ve both been at the firm for more than 25 years. What have been your highlights? Richard King (RK), managing…
Practice management tech: Made to measure Anthony Notaras The successful application of technology to a law firm’s business ultimately hinges on one key question: is it technology that…
E-discovery: Cloud atlas Legal Business No matter how much technology accelerates cumbersome processes like document review, the human element must always be hovering in the…
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The Bar – Happy when it rains Dominic Carman Like the rest of Britain, barristers at the commercial Bar are impatiently waiting for some clarity over Brexit: it is…
