Guest post: The hollow middle since 2008 Legal Business I call it the hollow middle, but Knowledge@Wharton prefers ‘disappearing middle.’ Here’s what, writing in their pages, the CEO of…
Leadership overhaul for Clifford Chance as partners prepare to vote on Manco cut Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) is expected to vote next month on cutting down its 16-strong management committee as part of newly-appointed global…
Norton Rose Fulbright’s Martyr set to stand in upcoming global leadership election Legal Business He’s been a long time at the top but, having transformed London stalwart Norton Rose into a global challenger, he is…
‘We’ve got to complete the unification process’: Hogan Lovells incoming CEO and deputy talk strategy Legal Business As co-CEOs David Harris and Warren Gorrell enter their final weeks leading the partnership at transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells, newly-elected…
Sandy Thomas sees off early challenge to leadership in Reed Smith’s contested managing partner elections Legal Business Alexander ‘Sandy’ Thomas has been elected as global managing partner at Reed Smith after John Martini, vice-chair of the firm’s…
Contested senior partner elections at Pinsent Masons as Chris Mullen challenged by head of construction Legal Business Pinsent Masons senior partner Chris Mullen will next month face construction head challenger Richard Foley in the first contested elections at the…
Q&A with Hogan Lovells new chief executive Steve Immelt Legal Business As Washington DC-based Steve Immelt next month takes over the reins from Hogan Lovells co-chief executives David Harris and Warren…
Clyde & Co whistleblower case sees Supreme Court hand partners protection Legal Business Partners who expose malpractice in their own law firm will now be protected by whistleblower legislation, the Supreme Court ruled…
Associate pay 2014 – ‘A good year’ sees CC boost salaries and bonuses across the board Sarah Downey Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) has significantly raised its salary package for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers and junior…
Firms face additional partner pensions liability after Supreme Court defines LLP members as ‘workers’ Legal Business Partnerships could now be saddled with a new layer of financial and administrative responsibility after a Supreme Court ruling last…
Guest Post: Our battle for market share (why growth is not dead) Legal Business It has become bromidic to observe that we’ve moved from a linear growth market, ever up and to the right,…
Clyde & Co whistleblower case sees Supreme Court rule partners are afforded protection Legal Business Partners who expose malpractice in their own law firm will now be protected by whistleblower legislation, the Supreme Court ruled…
DLA Piper stands by scandal-hit lawyer Nick West as he issues apology Legal Business Following a conduct review, DLA Piper has opted to stand by Nick West, whose sexist email exchanges with Premier League…
A&O looks at 20% female partner goal as part of wider strategy to improve ratio Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy’s (A&O’s) senior partner David Morley and global HR director Genevieve Tennant are meeting on Monday (19 May) to…
New leadership for Addleshaws with election of John Joyce to managing partner Sarah Downey Addleshaw Goddard has today (16 May) announced the appointment of business support and restructuring head John Joyce as managing partner…
HMRC LLP rule change – Kennedys calls on fixed-share partners for 30% capital injection Jaishree Kalia Kennedys has become the latest UK firm to call on its fixed-share partners (FSPs) to make a 30% capital contribution…
Leadership: Hogan Lovells shakes up international management committee as it ends co-head structure Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells has re-shuffled its international management committee (IMC), with incoming CEO Steve Immelt stepping down as co-head of litigation,…
Associate pay: Shearman raises English-qualified lawyers’ salaries by up to 6.4% across the board David Stevenson Shearman & Sterling has announced a salary boost for its English-qualified lawyers, increasing pay levels across the firm’s three-tier merit based…
Election fever: Clifford Chance corporate head Tinkler steps down as Nabarro prepares for first MP elections in 15 years Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC) private equity partner Simon Tinkler has stepped down from his role as London head of corporate after a…
Irwin Mitchell’s outgoing chief executive John Pickering on change in the sector and why it was time to hang up his boots Legal Business Announcing his retirement last month, Irwin Mitchell’s longstanding head and current group chief executive John Pickering pointed to ‘the changing…
