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…
CMS junior partners to pay up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has called on its fixed-share partners (FSPs) to make a substantial contribution of capital in light of…
Freshfields unveils new City competition head as Marchant takes over as London corporate chief Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Simon Marchant as its new City corporate head in the wake of Julian Long’s election to…
Eversheds in talks to extend voting rights as 164 junior partners inject cash Legal Business Fixed-share partners to make capital contributions of 25% of profit share Eversheds started talks in April over the voting rights…
Hogan Lovells gives voice to partners under 45 with new board level role Legal Business Higson elected ahead of move to single global CEO Hogan Lovells has taken a step towards giving its younger partners…
Redundancy watch: CMS and Dundas cut 60 support staff roles Sarah Downey CMS and Dundas & Wilson confirmed today (30 April) that they have made 60 staff redundant ahead of their £300m…
TLT reappoints David Pester as managing partner for fifth term Legal Business TLT’s managing partner David Pester has been reappointed for a fifth three-year term following an uncontested election process, the firm announced…
Guest post: Paralysed by uncertainty? Snap out of it Legal Business ‘Never before has our future seemed so shrouded in fog and noise,’ I’ve written, and discussed its paralytic effects on…
Redundancy watch 2014: DWF lays off 19 business services staff after post-merger finance integration Francesca Fanshawe DWF has made 19 business services staff in its finance department redundant, the firm confirmed today (17 April), following the conclusion…
Travers corporate partner David Patient to succeed Andrew Lilley as managing partner Legal Business Travers Smith today (17 April) announced that current managing partner Andrew Lilley will hand over to senior corporate partner David Patient…
Addleshaw Goddard’s Collins and Joyce go forward for contested managing partner elections Francesca Fanshawe Addleshaw Goddard partners have nominated Adrian Collins and John Joyce as challengers for the managing partner role in the forthcoming elections…
Herbert Smith Freehills shakes off post-merger politics in favour of sole global corporate head as Ferraro takes over Legal Business Setting aside the notoriously difficult post-merger politics of selecting one partner to run a core practice area, Herbert Smith Freehills today…
Hogan Lovells gives voice to partners under 45 with new board level role Legal Business Hogan Lovells has taken a clear step towards giving its younger partners a high level representative voice with the announcement today…
Camerons’ fixed-share partners to contribute up to £50k in response to HMRC shake-up Sarah Downey CMS Cameron McKenna has become the latest firm to call upon its fixed-share partners to make a substantial contribution of…
Thompson to lead City charge as Eversheds unveils new office leadership Francesca Fanshawe Eversheds has today (10 April) announced its new senior office partners across its London, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cardiff bases, with…
Guest post: three leading indicators of success Bruce MacEwen This is a sequel, in a yin-yang fashion, to an earlier guest post, ‘Three leading indicators of failure‘. What might…
Eversheds in talks to extend voting rights as 164 junior partners inject cash Legal Business Eversheds has started talks over the voting rights of its fixed share partners (FSPs) after they were asked to contribute…
‘There are no “diet-coke” partnerships at Freshfields’: Barry O’Brien on a new career at Jefferies Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer former corporate head Barry O’Brien last month (31 March) hung up his Magic Circle boots to move into…
Ince & Co blames prevailing economic conditions in core sectors for redundancy of 10 fee-earners and six secretarial staff Francesca Fanshawe Ince & Co confirmed today (4 April) that ten shipping and insurance fee-earners along with six secretarial staff have been made…
Hogan Lovells calls on non-equity partners to inject £60k to £100k in response to HMRC shake-up Legal Business Hogan Lovells has called on its non-equity partners to make a significant capital contribution in light of HM Revenue &…
