Leadership in a crisis (or how to build the ship while sailing it) Guest Blog The Covid-19 crisis is creating a lot of learning and insight across the legal sector and the wider communities in…
Resetting associate comp – Better to bend than break but a rethink is still overdue Alex Novarese While it’s surprising in some regards that it took this long, Allen & Overy has done the UK legal market…
Kirkland vs Covid-19 – How the world’s largest law firm handles this crisis will define it… and the global elite Alex Novarese For journalists, ill winds usually bring a few benefits, not least that readers have greater interest in what we’re churning…
Comment: Letter from New York – Assessing the world’s top law hub now and after the crisis Guest Blog Regular readers are familiar with our custom of penning ‘Letters from…’ when we’ve spent time in a major city and…
Comment: A triumph of hope over experience – Lateral hiring needs an upgrade for the post-Covid era Guest Blog Law firm leaders are getting restless. They are beginning to look past Covid-19 to what comes next. Even if finances…
Comment: Falling stock – DWF’s predictable woes will hang over the listed legal sector for years Alex Novarese It’s fair to say that Legal Business has long been sceptical of the prospects for listed UK law firms, and…
Comment: After their lost decade, the current crisis should see the Magic Circle back on world-beating form Alex Novarese Sometimes a shock looks certain to leave life forever changed only for things to carry on much as normal. Sometimes,…
‘Stay home, save jobs’ – How the legal elite are charting a course through half-lockdown summer Alex Novarese Try driving across London or walking its crowded parks in sunny May and it becomes hard to remember that the…
Comment: Welcome back to the office? Re-thinking law’s real estate for the post-corona age Guest Blog If we can already make a few forecasts about some aspects of the post-coronavirus world, currently pole position among things…
Comment: Law firm leaders already know a lot about the post-Corona world but dare they take advantage? Guest Blog What we do not know about the surreal period we’re in thanks to the coronavirus pandemic would fill the proverbial…
Comment: Denial and a brutal end – Why cutting partners is still taboo Guest Blog The issue no law firm leader wants to address right now is whether partner ranks need to be thinned. Polite…
Comment: Gauging the profession’s Covid-19 response – Turns out five years of spouting values wasn’t just puff Alex Novarese Casting my mind back to the ancient history of mid-March when I penned my first piece assessing the impact that the…
The slaughter of innocence – A&O’s former chief on the stark staffing choices facing crisis-hit law firms Guest Blog Law firms around the world are being forced to contemplate something a good many have never had to face before,…
Covid crystal ball – A&O’s former chief sets out the post-lockdown dynamic awaiting the legal elite Guest Blog No-one knows the robustness or timing of the economic restart, but many now predict a deep second quarter contraction followed…
Sponsored briefing: Effects of Covid-19 pandemic on private sector employment and applicable methods Guest Blog As we stated in our publication dated 16 March 2020, the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic indicates that it is one of…
Sponsored briefing: COVID-19 and its effects – Frequently asked question in context of labour law Guest Blog Nowadays, witnessing the heavy effects of Covid-19 (Coronavirus), described as a ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organization (WHO), on employee-employer…
Sponsored briefing: Practical Information for Businesses in the Face of COVID-19 Guest Blog After the first novel coronavirus case in December, COVID-19 has gradually, yet rapidly, expanded and finally has managed to bring…
Sponsored briefing: Advisory Announcement of the Ministry of Trade on the Dividend Distribution of Companies during COVID-19 Outbreak Guest Blog The letter that was sent to all chambers of commerce by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB)…
Sponsored briefing: Legal effects of Covid-19 on the business life Guest Blog Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 (Coronavirus), has negatively affected business life in a very short period due to the precautionary…
Sponsored briefing: Precautions and measures taken against Covid-19 pandemic Guest Blog The Coronavirus pandemic, also known as Covid-19 (Coronavirus), which has been declared a ‘pandemic’ by the World Health Organization (WHO)…
