Comment: The Legal Business view on the profession for you to cut out and keep Alex Novarese On occasion, we are asked to give our house view at partner conferences and the like. Undertaking one such gig…
Looking back on 2018 – The year in law through ten on-point pieces Alex Novarese As 2018 draws to a close, an editor’s thoughts naturally turn to digging out stuff we’ve already done when they…
The Simmons interview: What to worry about Alex Novarese Legal Business: Simmons seems to have come out of a period of malaise. What have been the primary drivers for…
The CMS interview: Pains and gains Marco Cillario Marco Cillario caught up with CMS UK managing partner Stephen Millar to discuss the first year since the three-way union…
From monkey to organ grinder – assessing the modern in-house team Tom Baker Sabine Chalmers was concerned about coming back to the UK. Absent for more than two decades, most recently in the…
Shake it all about: in-house versus external advisers Tom Baker Alongside the oft-spouted rhetoric of ‘more for less’, in-house lawyers are more frequently bringing work in-house and trying to wean…
Legal ops of horrors Tom Baker Despite clear progression in the use of non-legal business professionals within in-house teams, general counsel (GCs) often still see ‘legal…
Assault on the alt: GCs on the new law providers Tom Baker For all the rampant spin around alternative legal suppliers, it is safe to say general counsel (GCs) have been less…
The MBA all-stars: training and development for GCs Tom Baker In-house legal teams have become more sophisticated over the last 20 years but, according to many general counsel (GCs), the…
Changing of the guard at Shakespeares and Shoosmiths with CEO appointments Thomas Alan Regional player Shakespeare Martineau and national firm Shoosmiths have both implemented change at the top with the appointments of new…
The Global 100 debate – Will stars or institutions define the law’s elite? Alex Novarese Alex Novarese, Legal Business: Ten years ahead, what will a global elite firm look like? Charlie Jacobs, Linklaters: I don’t…
No free lunch – Will law firm IPOs be the next big thing? Hamish McNicol For years it could, just about, be ignored. But no longer. The UK’s largest practices are being forced to consider…
Legal technology sponsored briefing: Legal IT – standing still is not an option Guest Blog Legal IT is going through a period of unprecedented change and CIOs need to be leading from the front.…
The LB interview: Gowling WLG Hamish McNicol LB: What’s been happening in the two years since the Canada tie-up? David Fennell (DF), chief executive: One of the…
Scotland: All our yesterdays Thomas Alan Change always creates opportunities,’ says Nick Scott, the new managing partner at Brodies, when asked about this year’s departure of…
The New GC Toolkit: Hired help – bringing new skills to legal teams James Wood ‘A good general counsel (GC) should do three things,’ says National Grid’s Alison Kay: ‘Manage the legal requirements of the…
Comment: Yet unremarked, generational conflict cripples City law Alex Novarese Our cover feature this month largely speaks for itself in assessing the changing face of partnership as Millennials begin colonising…
Eyes on ‘the prize’ – BCLP’s leaders on going all-in for transatlantic union Alex Novarese LB: What was the background to the merger talks? Therese Pritchard (TP): I started it. It’s my fault. In February…
Yet unremarked, generational conflict cripples City law Alex Novarese Our cover feature this month largely speaks for itself in assessing the changing face of partnership as Millennials begin colonising…
Comment: 16 easy steps to making you a great managing partner Alex Novarese Recently a surprisingly popular column in Legal Business took a jaded view of the state of leadership in major law firms. The…
