Retention round up: UK firms score top marks on trainee job offers Sarah Downey Despite the wave of redundancies and poor financials of late, firms are still posting high retention rates of junior lawyers…
Redundancy watch: DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing all confirm job cuts Sarah Downey The stream of UK law firm job cuts continues apace as DWF, Hill Dickinson and Taylor Wessing have today (30…
Do you need to think about tougher tax rules for your partnership? Er, probably David Stevenson Does abuse of tax rules for partnership require a major clampdown by the taxman? That’s the £300m question and the…
One trick pony – BLP to retain MLS in wake of partner departures David Stevenson ‘Two people leaving doesn’t mean the whole business collapses,’ says Neville Eisenberg, Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP) managing partner of 14…
Full speed ahead – Ashurst puts in place joint corporate structure as full integration looms Caroline Hill As Ashurst proceeds headlong towards its October vote on full financial integration with Asia Pac’s Blake Dawson the firm has…
Guest post: You could up-skill them, instead you simply canned them – the secretarial canary in the law firm coal mine Legal Business ‘A really far-sighted law firm would give its secretaries the chance to ‘skill up’ and take on more responsibility, accomplishing…
102 jobs to go as BLP redundancy consultation concludes – 58 legal staff depart David Stevenson Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has confirmed that it has cut 102 jobs that were placed under review in May, with 58…
It’s now or… later. Hogan Lovells to make decision on dual chief executive structure Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells’ senior management has begun discussions over whether to retain the firm’s dual US-UK chief executive (CEO) structure or…
Comment: Weil Gotshal and the narrative of the New Normal Legal Business Whatever the business case for announcing significant down-sizing, there is no doubt that in the field of modern communications Weil…
It’s now or… later. Hogan Lovells to make decision on dual chief executive structure Legal Business Hogan Lovells’ senior management has begun discussions over whether to retain the firm’s dual US-UK chief executive (CEO) structure or…
Taylor Wessing to review secretarial jobs Sarah Downey 96 London support staff put on notice of potential redundancy. Taylor Wessing is to make 26 of its City secretaries…
Coming on like 2009 – Weil Gotshal becomes the first major NY firm to announce job cuts this year Legal Business So far the wave of redundancies that have rippled through the UK legal profession has not been replicated across the Atlantic…
Comment: Don’t push your luck with partnership Legal Business Do law firms take partnership for granted? They really shouldn’t as the model has served them so well. Just consider…
Taylor Wessing to review 96 City secretarial jobs leaving 26 redundant Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing is to make 26 of its City secretaries redundant with all 96 secretaries in London put on notice pending…
Dundas cancels vacation scheme as trainee intake is deferred Francesca Fanshawe Dundas & Wilson’s beleaguered City office has deferred its 2014 trainee intake by a year and cancelled its London summer…
Leadership: Linklaters elects four new partners to its most senior board Legal Business Linklaters has elected four new members to its most senior governance board responsible for strategic and other major decisions at…
Redundancy announcements increase as top partners predict difficult H2 for UK firms David Stevenson Continuing pressure on UK legal market threatens largest redundancy levels since 2009 The level of legal redundancies this year is…
A giant’s first steps – Norton Rose Fulbright goes live with suitably comprehensive governance team Alex Novarese One of the most touted legal mergers of the last decade today (3 June) goes live with Norton Rose and…
Partner retirement policies withstand latest challenge but pressure remains for law firms to cross the tees Caroline Hill Expectations that law firms would come under mounting pressure to avoid compulsory retirement of partners have been once again upset…
Redundancy watch – expansive DWF puts 80 jobs at risk as gloomy job news continues Legal Business The steady stream of job cuts seen through May continued this week with the rapidly-assembled national player DWF confirming it…
