Linklaters has been working to create more sports law work and has promoted a Managing Associate to Co-lead its Sports Sector A press release from the firm shows that the firm remains committed to empowering junior lawyers by creating leadership roles for them. The press release - Linklaters has appointed Sînziana Ianc, a Managing Associate in its Brussels’ … [Read more...]
Linklaters’ Good Year
PEP Talk - How Did Linklaters Outpace Its Magic Circle Rivals? Linkaters has had a good year, with its strongest financial performance of the Magic Circle firms, showing revenues up to £1.63 billion, and profits per equity partner (PEP) up 10 per cent to £1.7 million in 2018/19 Legal Business reported that the firm saw pre-tax profits rise by 11 per cent to over £750 million, … [Read more...]
Year in Review 2018 and Year to Come 2019
Linklaters.com - Now in its 8th year, our hugely popular series brings together analysis, thinking and highlights from our lawyers around the world, in the form of topic-specific and jurisdictional guides. These guides summarise a selection of the major developments you should be aware of from 2018, and a number of major developments expected in 2019. The guides aim … [Read more...]
Big Pay Rises For New Solicitors at London Law Firms
A 2 per cent increase in pay rates for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors and trainees in London legal work may not sound much, but when it sets a starting base pay rate of £83,000 it sounds mighty attractive to young lawyers. The increase came from Linklaters which has 100 training contracts issued annually. Firm trainees also received pay increases with year one solicitors … [Read more...]
Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger – A Legal Perspective
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger – A Legal Perspective is a new whitepaper, co-authored and published today by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Linklaters. Smart contracts and distributed ledger technology have the potential to transform how derivatives are executed and managed through the entire … [Read more...]