Beyond the Bubble: The world’s oldest firm wants an image change
Concerned that its Elizabethan heritage may conjure up too many visions of dusty parchment, the world’s oldest firm is attempting to show its tech credentials.
Beyond the Bubble: Mills & Reeve doubles Leeds footprint – plus a bumper financials update
Leeds: Mills & Reeve is soon to double its footprint in Leeds with the relocation of its office. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: While the firm is staying put at 1 City Square, it is vacating its current premises on the fourth floor and has agreed to take a 10,200 sq ft office […]
Beyond the Bubble: Lester Aldridge’s big London play
South: A couple of weeks ago Lester Aldridge and Mackrell Solicitors announced their forthcoming merger. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis, caught up with the former firm’s managing partner Matthew Barrow to get the lowdown on what it means for the two firms. For South Coast firm Lester Aldridge, this is very much a move […]
Beyond the Bubble: Hempsons moves with the times
Many firms can empathise with the challenges faced by healthcare and charities firm Hempsons in recent years. It is a sector leader in the health market, with more than 150 healthcare, foundation trusts and commissioners on its books, and is currently instructed in the Infected Blood Inquiry for the UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation. This […]
Beyond the Bubble – Oxford booms as UK200 firm snaps up Gandalf’s lawyers
Oxford: All right, not really Gandalf’s lawyers, this isn’t an Ian McKellen thing. But the lawyers to the estate of JRR Tolkien are on the move. The Oxford-based, two-partner specialist commercial, IP and media firm Maier Blackburn, founded in 2012 by two former Manches partners, Cathleen Blackburn and Steven Maier, has been acquired by Howes […]
Beyond the Bubble: A merger for Cripps – and monthly bonuses anyone?
Sussex: Back in June Beyond the Bubble talked to Cripps’ new managing partner James Beatton about his plans for the firm and making a go of it in Tunbridge Wells. “The growth in our London office has been fantastic but there are only so many lawyers you can recruit into Tunbridge Wells, lovely though it […]
Beyond the Bubble: Why location still matters
Browne Jacobson reaps the benefits of being on the ground Cardiff: Browne Jacobson is in Wales, and about blinking time too, some of its clients might say. The firm has a plethora of Welsh institutions on the books, not least Natural Resources Wales, Local Government Association Wales, Qualifications Wales, and the Welsh Government, for which […]
Beyond the Bubble: The recruitment agency with a stake in a law firm
TRMW ❤s JVs Manchester: If there’s one thing hybrid firm Taylor Rose MW loves right now, it’s a joint venture. In April The Lawyer reported on its opportunistic expansion into Australia via a partnership with GTC Group. Taylor Rose CEO Adrian Jaggard told us at the time the firm had planned to focus on domestic […]
Beyond the Bubble: More mid-tier firms shake up their equity structures
We’ll never forget the Elephant London: Big changes are afoot at South London firm Anthony Gold, which turns 60 this year. The firm has moved into a new headquarters – though only a couple of minutes’ walk away from its old HQ on Tooley Street it represents a significant upgrade. It retains a link to […]
Beyond the Bubble: A Greek goddess comes to the North West
There has been a change in mindset at one North West firm, not least a greater interest in building products.
Beyond the bubble: We found Britain’s fittest law firm
With all firms offering flexible working, smaller outfits are searching for a unique selling point that will set them apart from the competition.
Beyond the Bubble: The firm disincentivising its lawyers on purpose
Capping bonuses to improve performance isn’t nearly as crazy as it sounds South East: When it comes to the salary wars, it’s better for regional firms not to play the City’s game. Today’s example of that principle comes from Moore Barlow, which has taken the decision to restrict how much lawyers can earn to disincentivise […]