After a busy November, lateral moves slowed down at the Bar in December. 39 Essex Chambers added a QC, while Brick Court, Outer Temple and Landmark Chambers welcomed juniors. Here are the top moves from last month. Emilie Gonin, Brick Court After six years, Emilie Gonin switched to Brick Court last month from Doughty Street Chambers. […]
The Bar was extremely busy in November with a huge number of moves, including a retired Lord Justice of Appeal. Some chambers were even busier than others, with Wilberforce Chambers and 39 Essex having two moves each. Here are the nine biggest moves at the Bar last month. Sir David Richards, One Essex Court Sir […]
Lateral moves slowed down at the Bar in October, with many sets instead announcing the recruitment of tenants fresh from their completed pupillage. Those on the move, however, included baby and senior juniors, an associate tenant and a former High Court judge. Here are the five biggest moves at the Bar in October. Daniel Benedyk, […]
After a quiet August, last month saw chambers embark on a hiring spree as they kicked back into gear ahead of the new judicial term. Here are the seven biggest moves at the Bar in September. Jesse Nicholls and Sarah Sackman, Matrix Chambers Matrix announced it boosted its public law offering with two new juniors: […]
After a busy November, lateral moves slowed down at the Bar in December. 39 Essex Chambers added a QC, while Brick Court, Outer Temple and Landmark Chambers welcomed juniors. Here are the top moves from last month. Emilie Gonin, Brick Court After six years, Emilie Gonin switched to Brick Court last month from Doughty Street Chambers. […]
The Bar was extremely busy in November with a huge number of moves, including a retired Lord Justice of Appeal. Some chambers were even busier than others, with Wilberforce Chambers and 39 Essex having two moves each. Here are the nine biggest moves at the Bar last month. Sir David Richards, One Essex Court Sir […]
Lateral moves slowed down at the Bar in October, with many sets instead announcing the recruitment of tenants fresh from their completed pupillage. Those on the move, however, included baby and senior juniors, an associate tenant and a former High Court judge. Here are the five biggest moves at the Bar in October. Daniel Benedyk, […]
After a quiet August, last month saw chambers embark on a hiring spree as they kicked back into gear ahead of the new judicial term. Here are the seven biggest moves at the Bar in September. Jesse Nicholls and Sarah Sackman, Matrix Chambers Matrix announced it boosted its public law offering with two new juniors: […]
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
Newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers have seen salary levels soar over the last decade. In 2014, a fresh-faced Clifford Chance lawyer could earn £67,500; that figure reached £150,000 this summer. It is US firms that have inflated the pot with constant base raises that align London and New York operations. But the ripples spread outwards. When Quinn […]
Eversheds partners aren’t really in the business of throwing curveballs. This week, partners in the International LLP – that’s everything outside the US – cemented Keith Froud as Lee Ranson’s chief executive successor in an uncontested election. We’d have stopped taking bets on this one years ago, you could see it coming a mile off. […]
The Higher Education sector is in big trouble. As we reported last month, universities are struggling to fill places on their undergraduate courses – not least for law degrees. Many are in financial distress. Tuition fees for home students have been capped at £9,250 since 2017 and are falling well behind what is profitable, but […]
Associate retention is one of the biggest bugbears for law firm leaders, as competitive salaries and the promise of greater opportunities lure rising stars away. Added to this, a firm’s biggest cost is its people, but that didn’t stop Freshfields last year pledging to up its trainee intake from 90 to 100 from 2025. Should […]
Of the UK Top 50 firms, just 16 have no overseas offices, and of the remaining 34, more than half (19) were bigger outside the UK last year. Internationalisation is a hallmark of a Top 50 firm, but for many it is the UK that keeps the investment pipelines pumped. For firms with international offices, […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison is acting for General Atlantic on its bid to acquire 100 per cent of French software company Esker. The Paul Weiss team is led by partners William Aitken-Davies and Dan Schuster-Woldan and associate Richard Bach. They were supported by French firm Bredin Prat. Aitken-Davies and Schuster-Woldan are recent joiners […]
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has unveiled a number of perks for aspiring solicitors in its inaugural internship programme, including half of their pay upfront and money for work attire. Paul Weiss has launched its bi-annual two-week work experience scheme, which will be based in its Soho office commencing next year. A total of […]
In a blow to Noughties trophy office design, Slaughter and May is to remove its iconic water feature from its London HQ reception. The Lawyer first reported last year that the fate of Slaughters’ water feature hung in the balance amid refurbishment works set to take place across the building. This followed its decision to […]
Last week, A&O Shearman set out post-merger plans to close its legacy Allen & Overy base in Johannesburg, reduce its partnership by 10 per cent by the end of the financial year, and sell its consultancy business Consulting by A&O Shearman. So, is this a sign of things already going wrong, or is this all […]
As Hogan Lovells prepares to close three of its global offices, figures obtained by The Lawyer show that profits generated by the affected Warsaw base halved in 2023. Earlier this month, the firm announced it would close offices in Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw. The firm’s Warsaw office is the larger of the three, home to […]