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Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy
Axiom Ince has filed documents with the High Court to appoint Neil Bennett, Alex Cadwallader and Andrew Poxon of Leonard Curtis as joint administrators. They will be responsible for closing the firm’s business, realising its assets, and reporting to its creditors.
The joint administrators will operate separately from intervening agents Gordons, Shakespeare Martineau and Stephensons, who will continue to deal with the client affairs of Axiom Ince. Continue reading “Axiom Ince appoints administrators as Law Society questions compensation fund levy”
Warning signs? Baker McKenzie records stagnant financials in year-end results
In what is perhaps an early bellwether of 2023 financial performance for the market at large, or a hangover from the second half of 2022, Baker McKenzie has released its financial results following its year end on 30 June, reporting a revenue of $3.3bn, the same as 2021/22, when turnover increased by 6%.
The firm’s net income has also stayed the same as the previous year at $1.2bn. Continue reading “Warning signs? Baker McKenzie records stagnant financials in year-end results”
Social media influencers: Social circles
Back in the spring, Legal Business asked whether a professional social media presence is now a ‘must-have’ for the modern lawyer, in a feature which also acknowledged that ‘what is trending one week can be quickly forgotten the next’.
And while the post-Covid return to the office has since gathered pace, lawyers’ love for LinkedIn shows no sign of slowing up. Autumn is of course the season when the platform comes alive with the hum of humbled and delighted lawyers posting their Legal 500 endorsements, a process which is now more compulsory than ever (not least due to the requirement to make your charitable #humblebrag donation to Save The Children – get involved if you haven’t done so yet). Continue reading “Social media influencers: Social circles”
James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice
In the early days of the pandemic, James Bremen began posting direct-to-camera explainers on Covid-19 legal issues, before branching out into career advice on making partner and successfully building client relationships, attracting thousands of views with the minimum of fuss Continue reading “James Bremen, chair of Quinn Emanuel’s construction and engineering practice”
Social media influencer: Emma Lilley, head of legal UK&I, SD Worx
Emma Lilley, UK and Ireland head of legal at HR and payroll management company SD Worx, has built an audience of over 10,000 followers on Instagram, and leveraged that platform to successfully lobby the Law Society to hold its first-ever regional admissions ceremony in Leeds Continue reading “Social media influencer: Emma Lilley, head of legal UK&I, SD Worx”
Social media influencer: Sahar Farooqi, barrister
A former barrister at both DAC Beachcroft and DWF, where he led the advocacy unit, Sahar Farooqi now has more than 40,000 followers on Linkedin, an audience which has afforded him numerous networking opportunities online Continue reading “Social media influencer: Sahar Farooqi, barrister”