US law firm Sidley Austin has raised the compensation for its newly qualified associates in London to compete with the other mainly US-based law firms boosting law firm pay levels in the London legal talent war.Their base salaries have increased from £166,500 to £175,000, an additional £8,500 or 5% hike effective July 1st. The firm has […]
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But Partner Earnings Remain In The MillionsThe top 15 US law firms operating in London saw their collective profits fall below £1 billion in the 2022/23 financial year, according to new research by legal accountancy and advisory firm Hazlewoods. Their profits decreased by 3 percent from £1.01 billion in 2021/22 to £985 million in 2022/23.
Jacqui CoombeWhen it comes to handling the messy divorces of Britain’s elite, few lawyers command as much respect and fear as Fiona Shackleton, carrying the equally lustrous title now as Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia.We wrote about the so-called ‘steel magnolia’ right back in 2013, at the time she had received her new title as Baroness
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A former partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been referred to the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) the legal watchdog agency over allegations of inappropriate behavior by Nicholas Williams towards an individual identified only as “person A”.The referral comes in the wake of allegations of during an incident that occurred between December 20 and 21,
StructureFlow, a London-based start-up that creates visual models of complex legal transactions, has picked up $6 million in fundng led by US-based fintech fund FINTOP Capital, with additional investment from Venrex, part of Select Equity Group, a US asset management fund. The latest funding brings the company’s total investment to £10.5 million.StructureFlow is a flexible
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For the ninth consecutive year, lawyers from Slaughter and May feature on the Empower Role Model Lists. The lists are published annually to celebrate executives, advocates and future leaders who are championing positive change for ethnic minorities in business.This year’s lists include Partners Samay Shah and Gayathri Kamalanathan, who feature on the Empower 100 Executives Role Model List, which
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Is The KC for real, or is he grandstanding?Albert Goodwin, LawFuel correspondentKarim A A Khan KC has appeared to have turned the tables on both the countries that proposed his membership to the Interntionational Criminal Court – the UK and Israel – with the showcase announcement for the issuing of arrest warrants for Benyamin Netanyahu,
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Which London Law Firms Pay NQs The Most?Up the London legal pay rates go again – no sooner had we reported on Quinn Emanuel’s pay rate rise when Linklater announced that they have boosted newly qualified (NQ) pay rates for junior lawyers to £150,000. The move aligns Linklaters with its Magic Circle counterpart, Freshfields Bruckhaus
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Christian BartschInternational law firm Bird & Bird intends to open an office in Tokyo, Japan, before the end of the year, appointing Hiroyuki (Hiro) Iwamura as a partner in the region.The office will support Japanese clients with outbound cross-border work in Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific in key industry sectors in which the firm
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London Law NQ Pay RatesThe news about Quinn Emanuel’s major pay rise for junior lawyers in London has reignited a salary war – if the ignition was ever required with the rapidly rising London law pay rates in The City.Freshfields has already raised its rates for junior, newly qualified (NQ) salaries to £150,000 in the
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