‘I could walk away but I don’t want to’: Mansfield QC explains launch of virtual chambers following Tooks closure Sarah Downey The recent dissolution of Tooks Chambers was widely regarded as a sign of the times, as legal aid cuts coupled…
Ashurst closes in on Australian tie-up and leadership election Legal Business As Ashurst dots the Is and crosses the Ts on its merger with Australian top-tier firm Blake Dawson, a number of…
How to improve a law firm in 17 easy steps – a blue print for innovation Legal Business While pundits are queuing up to pronounce the death of the industry’s model, Legal Business canvassed senior figures to devise…
Comment: The lingering enigma of BLP’s bad year Alex Novarese Success is a mysterious beast. Hard to define, built up over years and often the result of a formula even…
Guest post: Topline heroin – how global law became addicted to the wrong measure of success Legal Business One lens through which to view a large part of the corpus of business and management literature is that of…
Guest post: ‘Culture’ wins yet another victory over business judgment (or how to actually have a law firm strategy) Legal Business Here’s Scenario One: you’re in an executive committee or practice group or departmental meeting at your law firm, and the…
Comment: Hogan Lovells was right to get hitched. It needs to remember that Legal Business I’m not a big fan of comparing law firm mergers to marriages. All those torturous metaphors and incongruous imagery. But…
Looking for answers: Field Fisher considers near-shoring as part of strategy review Legal Business After a turbulent year that has seen Field Fisher Waterhouse attempt a number of mergers and seen it unveil disappointing financial…
Strategic review: Eversheds introduces new sector focus as practice heads replaced Legal Business Eversheds has shaken up its sector focus as part of a series of measures introduced by management to adapt to…
Few are chosen – is partnership still worth the contest? Legal Business Partnership prospects continue to decline in a gloomy economy, while UK law firms are increasingly promoting abroad or associates hired…
Guest post: Forget Dewey – what you need to be assessing on strategy and partner pay Legal Business Law firm managers who are planning large-scale, hubristic expansion-by-acquisition should study the Dewey & LeBoeuf morality play very closely. The…
Comment: Things I would have said about the future of law if I hadn’t forgotten my notes Alex Novarese I was recently asked to speak on a panel debate for Georgetown Law at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s City office to…
Paul Hastings: Paul Who? Legal Business Ronan O’Sullivan joined the small London operation of Paul Hastings as a senior associate seven years ago; now he’s running…
Trowers unveils new strategy as Adlington bows out Legal Business Trowers & Hamlins senior partner elect Jennie Gubbins has told LB that she is looking to raise the firm’s corporate…
It’s all in a name: why branding matters Legal Business Over the past few months CMS Cameron McKenna’s managing partner Duncan Weston has been on a charm offensive. Through lunches…
Making Headlines Legal Business General Pinochet, Nick Leeson and Ian Maxwell are all former clients. More recently, Rebekah Brooks and UBS rogue trader Kweku…
Out of the shadows Legal Business Michael Greville is the leader of Watson, Farley & Williams, an under-the-radar UK mid-market firm that has been going through…
Cards on the table Legal Business Wragge & Co’s decision to launch in Paris sees its notoriously prudent partnership taking a rare gamble. Legal Business reveals…
