‘With our deep gratitude’: Olswang’s CEO Stewart resigns Legal Business Olswang’s chief executive officer David Stewart has stepped down from his role after seven years leading the firm, either as…
The partnership dilemma – A special report on leadership in law in the age of disruption Legal Business Leadership and innovation – Visionaries, politicians and survivors Leadership and innovation – Profession, disrupt thyself? Leadership and innovation – The…
Redundancy watch: Parabis Law consolidates after mergers and closes Bristol and Colchester outposts Legal Business After two months of placing its regional offices under consultation, Parabis Law has decided to close its Bristol and Colchester…
‘We will undoubtedly face many challenges’: Shoosmiths commercial head Peter Duff set to take on chairman role after Tubbs’ 12 year reign ends Legal Business Shoosmiths chairman Andrew Tubbs is set to step down after 12 years with partner Peter Duff lined up by the…
‘Huge experience of growing a business’: DLA Piper’s Knowles lands chairman role at investment banking firm Zeus Capital Legal Business Sir Nigel Knowles, who is set to step down as co-CEO and managing partner at DLA Piper later this year,…
‘I’m a great one for re-inventing myself’: Clifford Chance global COO Amanda Burton steps down Legal Business Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) has confirmed that global chief operating officer Amanda Burton will be stepping down from…
‘It is to improve efficiency’: Ashurst cuts back overnight production team as it looks to offshore Tom Moore Top 20 firm Ashurst has made 15 redundancies to its overnight production staff in London nearly halving the City firm’s…
Bakers’ Leite set for second term leading world’s largest law firm Tom Moore Eduardo Leite looks set to be re-appointed as chairman of Baker & McKenzie shortly after it regained its position as…
‘Clifford Chance is brave to be looking at these things’: City giant mulls move towards all-equity Legal Business Latest proposed changes by Magic Circle firm after recent overhaul of governance structure Having taken the summer to vote through…
Mishcons set to move to full-equity LLP in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Eduardo Leite set to be re-elected as Baker & McKenzie chairman Tom Moore Eduardo Leite is set to be re-appointed as chairman of Baker & McKenzie after the law firm regained its title…
Olswang appoints first board non-executives as it continues management overhaul Legal Business David Chance and Andreas Raffel have joined Olswang today (1 September) as the firm’s first non-executive directors to monitor and…
Trainee retention round up: Slaughters leads Magic Circle as A&O keeps on 82% of trainees Jaishree Kalia All of the Magic Circle firms have unveiled their trainee retention rates for the September 2014 intake with Allen &…
Mishcon seeks greater collaboration with law firms in Russia, the US and the Middle East Tom Moore Mishcon de Reya has appointed commercial partner Adam Rose as head of international development following Rita Jardim’s exit in July…
Dewey liquidators confirm payout while Cobbetts’ payments are postponed Jaishree Kalia As the fallout from the demise of Dewey & LeBoeuf continues, liquidators of the UK arm are assessing paying an…
Quindell hires new legal chief as legal services division posts huge growth Legal Business Alternative business structure (ABS) Quindell has posted a huge revenue increase in the first half of 2014 with its Legal Services…
Mishcon de Reya set to move to full-equity LLP structure in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Trainee Retention: Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal retention rates Legal Business Following a spate of healthy trainee retention rates in recent weeks, magic circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) and international firm…
Slaughters posts high trainee retention rate while BLP keeps on 83% Tom Moore Slaughter and May, which is well known for its high retention rates, has kept on 33 out of its 34…
Ashurst starts out-of-hours worker redundancies Jaishree Kalia The past year has seen a number of UK firms scale back their back-office support teams to become more efficient…
