Ranson eyes Eversheds’ chief exec role as he leads growth drive Kathryn McCann In a move which sets him in a strong position to run for chief executive when incumbent Bryan Hughes steps…
PwC Legal targets £100m turnover by 2018 as revenues rise 15% Legal Business PwC Legal has performed solidly for the financial year ending 30 June 2015 with revenue rising 15% to £41m, while…
‘A game of jenga’: Market reaction as 200-year old McClures enters administration and partners join raft of other firms Kathryn McCann McClure Naismith appointed joint administrators on Friday (28 August) just twelve days after the firm’s executive chairman Robin Shannan told…
45 jobs at risk as Shakespeare Martineau launches post-merger redundancy round Kathryn McCann Newly-merged firm Shakespeare Martineau has launched a redundancy consultation which could see the loss of 45 jobs, mainly within the…
Trainee retention: Allen & Overy keeps on 86% of autumn 2015 cohort as Linklaters manages 46 out of 55 Daniel Coyne Rounding out the Magic Circle retention rates, Allen & Overy has announced an 86% retention rate for the trainee intake…
Trainee retention: CC keeps on 96% of trainees as three of BLP’s cohort take places internationally Michael West Clifford Chance (CC) has revealed a trainee retention rate which outpaces its Magic Circle rivals to have announced so far…
40 out of 48: Freshfields keeps on 83% of autumn 2015 trainees Legal Business The first of the Magic Circle’s big four to announce its trainee retention rate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to…
Linklaters makes it official: Silk Street confirms six-strong managing partner shortlist Legal Business With the frontrunners having emerged earlier this summer, the partnership board at Linklaters has formalised the six-man shortlist to replace…
62% of revenue from legal services: Fairpoint adds Colemans-ctts to law firm stable Michael West Having entered the legal services market in 2014 by buying Simpson Millar, Eversheds-client Fairpoint group has added a second law firm…
Frontrunners emerge at Linklaters in race for managing partner Legal Business Finance & projects head Michael Kent and global banking chief Gideon Moore have emerged as the frontrunners to succeed Simon…
Q&A: CMS Cameron McKenna managing partner Weston on ‘making sure high quality firms understand what CMS is’ Legal Business With an election for the top leadership job looming at CMS Cameron McKenna, the firm’s incumbent managing partner Duncan Weston…
Slaughter and May’s trainee retention slips to 89% for 2015 autumn intake Legal Business The first Magic Circle to report its trainee intake numbers for autumn 2015, Slaughter and May has revealed it is…
‘We haven’t turned ourselves into a boutique’ – Ashurst’s head talks strategy, Bain and pushing energy and finance Jaishree Kalia After having brought in Bain & Co last year to advise on the firm’s strategy, Ashurst’s chairman and New Zealand-born…
‘We need to harness the best of our people to really drive profitability’: DLA Piper appoints its first UK managing partner from the regions Legal Business Birmingham-based Sandra Wallace (pictured) has been appointed DLA Piper’s next UK managing partner, the first time that the position has…
Taking the firm to the client – Simmons’ head argues that traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business When I qualified (was it really 30 years ago?) I had this impression about how law firms worked. The partnership…
Linklaters borrows plc playbook to bring in Hague as door-opener-in-chief Legal Business It’s long been a trusted technique for major corporates to ship in public figures for advisory roles to open doors…
Further KWM partner exits earmarked as firm completes Europe and Middle East review Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has wrapped up a review of its 170-strong partnership across Europe and the Middle East with…
Global 100: Clifford Chance – The shoulders of giants Sarah Downey The trailblazing global law firm has had more than its share of knocks since the banking crisis. Will a popular…
Candidates emerge as CMS gears up for autumn managing partner election Legal Business Four partners are tipped as potential successors as Weston prepares to step down CMS Cameron McKenna is gearing up for…
Jacobs frontrunner for next Linklaters senior partner Legal Business Slaughters’ senior partner race also underway ‘There’s no-one else,’ mused one ex-Linklaters partner. ‘If Charlie Jacobs isn’t the next senior…
