LB100: Ince profile – Ince Gordon Dadds – Collapse of an institution? Tom Baker The genuine regret with which numerous market commentators and former partners talk of Ince’s downfall arguably bears testament to the…
Still vulgar to talk about money? Three decades have made the industry less coy Nathalie Tidman ‘I don’t think you will get any of the City firms to talk about this sort of thing… You have?…
30 years of LB100 – 2002-12: A decade of two halves Tom Baker More so than the decades which came before or followed, the years between 2002 and 2012 are defined as a…
30 years of LB100 – So much has changed but also shades of déjà vu Nathalie Tidman It is always educational and entertaining to view how the industry has evolved through the eyes of those veterans who…
LB100: Methodology and notes Legal Business LB100 LAW FIRMS The firms that appear in the Legal Business 100 (LB100) are the top 100 law firms in…
LB100: The second 25 – Off the pace Tom Baker If you only read the stats, you would be forgiven for thinking that the LB100’s 26-50 group has struggled this…
LB100: Overview – Turning tides Charles Avery ‘There is a real mismatch in how gloomy the economy feels and how busy the legal professional feels,’ observes Deborah…
30 years of LB100 – 2012-22: Don’t look now Megan Mayers Shifts that started with the financial crash galvanised in the decade that followed. Predictions of the rise of US firms…
Ireland focus – The thunder rolls Nathalie Tidman To a London hack hitting the streets and the meeting rooms of Dublin for the first time since coronavirus struck,…
Strategic recruitment: Kirkland takes four from the Magic Circle as global players make moves in Madrid Charles Avery The beginning of autumn has seen the lateral hiring merry-go-round intensify after the more muted summer months, as UK and…
Stick or twist? City firms battle it out in NQ salary brinkmanship after Allen & Overy freezes rates Tom Baker The war for junior talent at the top end of London’s legal market entered a new phase of brinkmanship this…
‘Never say never’: KPMG legal chief Nick Roome on law firm buyouts and supercharging lateral recruitment Tom Baker At a watershed moment in the Big Four’s protracted entrance into the UK legal market, KPMG’s head of legal remains…
Partner promotions: Kirkland unveils largest ever class as US firms reveal 2022 cohorts Charles Avery The first wave of US firms has announced their latest round of partner promotions, as Kirkland & Ellis, White &…
