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…
‘Brutal clarity on priorities’ – A&O’s former chief looks back to the banking crisis for lessons to aid law firm leaders now Guest Blog What lessons can we learn from the 2008/09 financial crisis to help law firm leaders manage the escalating disruption of the coronavirus…
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…
Comment: The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
The Addleshaws Interview – The rebound guy Hamish McNicol Legal Business (LB): Looking at the finances of the firm over the past five years, you are one of the…
The 2010s marked an unsung crisis in law firm leadership Alex Novarese Astute readers will note that our cover feature on 2020 forecasts spends as much time casting its eye back on…
The vision thing – Sizing up the big issues set to shape law through the 2020s Thomas Alan The last decade emerged with the shockwaves of the banking crisis still making themselves felt on the profession. Having just…
Full disclosure – How to resolve the profession’s #MeToo problem Nathalie Tidman ‘If you’re a partner and in control of someone’s career, that is an unequal relationship. Repeated drunken flings are not…
Leadership pivots and partner exits highlight a period of flux for Clydes – what next for the insurance giant? Muna Abdi Muna Abdi assesses a period of upheaval for one of the UK’s most upwardly-mobile law firms Sudden moves in the…
Comment: Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
Whatever happened to the PR as managing partner consigliere? Alex Novarese For a pundit often claimed to be dismissive of the PR community, the subject of this leader may surprise. The…
The Last Word: The values are everything Legal Business Law firm leaders discuss the challenges of putting values on their corporate agenda and how to balance purpose with the…
‘Kirkland is a raw, Darwinian force’ – LB’s take on the pre-Brexit City law market Alex Novarese On occasion, they let the head of Legal Business take a break from the glamorous job of proofing features to…
Nice problems to have – Where now for Stephenson Harwood as veteran chief hands over? Thomas Alan With longstanding chief executive Sharon White bowing out, Stephenson Harwood can look back on a strong ten years. Thomas Alan…
Comment: As specialists thrive in law’s Darwinian age too many drift on Alex Novarese There are times in my career as a legal pundit where I’ve gone against trend to argue the unpopular view.…
