Join our club – law firms’ obsession with the in crowd is beyond parody Legal Business As I reach my middle years I find much to admire and celebrate about the legal profession, and lawyers in…
Comment: Converging on boom-time profits without a boom – the big four now and then Legal Business They say averages lie, though in my experience not as much as people, but producing an annual report with 2,000…
Converging on boom-time profits without a boom – the big four now and then Legal Business They say averages lie, though in my experience not as much as people, but producing an annual report with 2,000…
A&O brings salaries into line with big four rivals as starting lawyer pay hits £64k David Stevenson Allen & Overy (A&O) has announced a salary increase for its associates, bringing the firm in line with its key City…
Eversheds, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lead the UK pack in The Legal 500 Legal Business National heavyweights score for breadth of recommendations as CC shines in the City Eversheds has once again emerged as the most…
Great bright hopes – searching out the City rainmakers of 2020 Jaishree Kalia Who will be the next generation of corporate heavyweights that top City firms will rely on to drive their businesses…
After the surge a pause – expansive A&O sees a lull in growth as first Magic Circle player confirms 2013 results Jaishree Kalia Having been the stand-out City player in its weight class since the 2008 banking crisis re-shaped the global legal market,…
Magic Circle sees revenues up after muted financial year Legal Business Turnover at Magic Circle firms rose by a modest 2.6% this year, with the UK’s five Global Elite firms pulling…
Breaking the Circle David Stevenson In 2002 LB made the bold move of placing Herbert Smith into the Magic Circle. But ten years on, has…
Magic Circle reigns but cracks are there Pritchard In the same way the sports media has speculated long and hard these past couple of years on the ‘demise’…
