In the money: Gateley veterans reap six figures in £10m share sale Kathryn McCann For listed law firms, recent months have been a period of brutally mixed fortunes. While Slater and Gordon has suffered…
Investment costs force insurer LV= to pull plug on legal services Tom Baker In a further setback for insurers hoping to take advantage of the post-Legal Services Act landscape, Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society…
Another first for global law’s self-styled mavericks as Dentons’ mega-referral network expands into lobbying Marco Cillario It has already made a much-hyped move into the referral network game, now the headline-grabbing Dentons is plotting another iconoclastic move by…
Cog on the Tyne – Norton Rose expands Newcastle legal services hub following successful trial Marco Cillario After a year-long trial, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is following up on its recent transatlantic merger with further investment in its Newcastle legal services…
Lawyers On Demand thinks it’s going to solve your secondee problem with its latest product launch Tom Baker Mounting client demand for secondees has long been a bugbear for City law firms, a reality that one of the…
Bean bags primed – A&O buffs up disruptive cred as eight companies join its innovation hub Fuse Madeleine Farman Having already carefully cultivated an image as the most free-thinking City law firm in its weight class, Allen & Overy (A&O)has…
‘A game changer’: Fieldfisher invests in digital platform for start-up funding rounds Marco Cillario Fieldfisher has invested in a digital platform offering an automated way to generate and update documents required during funding rounds, allowing…
Lawyers On Demand set to break into the Middle East with Dubai launch Georgiana Tudor Lawyers On Demand (LOD), Berwin Leighton Paisner’s(BLP) freelance lawyers spin-off, is due to launch in the Middle East with a new…
‘Community level’: Eversheds Sutherland launches ‘ES Disrupt’ new tech service for start-ups Kathryn McCann Eversheds Sutherland is the latest firm to target the lucrative fast-growth, start-up industry with its launch of ‘Eversheds Disrupt’ –…
‘Logical next step’: Pinsent Masons buys specialist diversity and inclusion business Brook Graham Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons has acquired specialist diversity and inclusion (D&I) business Brook Graham for an undisclosed sum, fresh from buying a…
‘Young and ambitious’: Mishcon picks six legal start-ups for incubation programme Legal Business Mishcon de Reya has revealed a six-strong shortlist of legal tech start-ups to participate in its incubator programme, MDR LAB.…
‘It’s good to talk’ – Linklaters repositions with focus on team work, innovation and a lot more soft stuff Legal Business Matthew Field meets Linklaters leadership as City giant outlines a much-changed agenda For observers familiar with the legacy of former…
More for less: Simmons to double fee earners at low-cost base by 2019 Legal Business Simmons & Simmons plans to double its fee earner count in Bristol over the next two years to reach 100…
Taylor Wessing launches data breach app in latest tech push Legal Business In its latest push to provide clients with new technology, Taylor Wessing has launched a data breach mobile app TW:Cyber…
‘Freeing up core teams’: HSF launches new alternative legal services hub in Johannesburg Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) announced today (25 April) that it is extending its alternative legal services (ALT) business to Johannesburg…
Hogan Lovells launches global mentoring scheme in latest drive to hook fintech clients Legal Business In the latest in the trend of firms offering free advice to budding fintech start-ups, Hogan Lovells has launched a global…
Freshfields gives power to associates to pitch for fintech clients Legal Business While other Legal Business 100 firms such as Slaughter and May and Simmons & Simmons are giving free legal advice…
‘The way forward’: Weightmans latest LB100 firm to establish global insurance alliance Legal Business Following DAC Beachcroft‘s decision to establish a four-firm international network earlier this year, Weightmans is collaborating with firms from the…
Slaughters takes 5% stake in Luminance as firms commit to legal AI Legal Business While there has been no shortage of firms announcing partnerships with legal AI providers, Slaughter and May has gone a…
‘You don’t need to do this in-house’: Pinsents takes 20% stake in New Law outsourcing start-up Kathryn McCann As general counsel continue to face pressure over costs, Pinsent Masons has acquired a 20% stake in New Law outsourcing…
