Guest comment: Collaboration in isolation Guest Blog As client issues become increasingly complex, working collaboratively to provide solutions is critical. But Professor Laura Empson and David Morley…
HSF shrugs off Covid concerns to reward staff with bonus as new senior partner is unveiled Tom Baker After posting resilient financial results in the wake of the pandemic, Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has recognised the efforts of…
Guest comment: the global/local leadership conundrum Guest Blog Leading a professional firm with offices spread across multiple countries always creates a tension between global and local priorities. Professor…
Guest comment: Balancing acts – partnership versus corporation Guest Blog Professor Laura Empson and David Morley ask what makes partnerships so distinct from corporations in what they demand of the people…
Guest comment: Calling all the reluctant leaders Guest Blog Successful professional people are notoriously reluctant to take on the mantle of leadership. Increasingly, there are excellent reasons why they…
Guest comment: Whatever happened to the heroes? Guest Blog Traditional leadership models suggest people hanker for a hero in time of crisis. That’s an unfamiliar and uncomfortable role for…
Talking sheds – A&O’s former chief on why the personal touch is critical in a crisis Guest Blog In March last year – as the Covid-19 crisis gathered pace – I wrote in Legal Business that if you’re a…
Guest post: Leadership in law in crises requires a human touch Guest Blog General counsel and other senior in-house lawyers should not be afraid to show their human side when leading their teams…
Leadership and development Legal Business Philip Price TP ICAP Team size: 120 Major legal advisers: Allen & Overy, Herbert Smith Freehills, K&L Gates, Linklaters,…
The totally scientific secrets of leadership – What I learnt from years of drinking with managing partners Alex Novarese The upheavals of 2020 have given me more time than normal to reflect on something that I’ve spent a good…
‘Future-proofing’: DAC lifts profit and revenue for sixth consecutive year as Pollitt secures second leadership term Thomas Alan DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has notched its sixth consecutive year of turnover and profit growth, the firm’s latest financial results show,…
Comment: We need to talk about George – It’s time the profession found its voice on race Alex Novarese If there is one topic on which the legal profession manages to be both verbose and yet perennially avoid substantive…
‘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…
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…
Comment: Allen & Overy’s election delivered an all-star line-up but have the big issues been resolved? Alex Novarese Towards the end of 2019, Legal Business remarked that the issue at the heart of Allen & Overy (A&O)’s looming…
