The booming legal market in London has driven pay rates up, but also meant those with the prized London law jobs are having to work up to 7 days a week for the major money being paid by the Big Law firms. The massive increase in pay rates that we have reported here and […]
Lodders has unveiled plans for its biggest-ever recruitment drive in its 230-year history, to grow its workforce by more than 25 percent to take its total staff number across its regional office network to 200 people. Managing partner Paul Mourton (pictured) says growing the team is central to Lodders’ ongoing expansion plans across the region: “The firm
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The inaugural internal audit and performance statement for the firm’s UK offices outlines Fieldfisher’s commitment to environmental, social and corporate governance in 2021 as it looks to increase its ESG service lines. European law firm Fieldfisher has published its first ever environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) report, covering the firm’s ESG performance, activities and
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Australian mining giant BHP is facing the revival of a $7 billion claim over a dam disaster in Brazil, triggering that country’s worst-ever environmental crisis, following a decision from the UK Court of Appeal. The Court decided to reopen the lawsuit brought by 200,000 claimants after a lower court struck out the lawsuit as an
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PURE Business Group agrees new eight-figure funding line with Sandfield Capital. LONDON – PURE Business Group (PURE), the multi-discipline legal services business, has today announced a new £multi-million funding facility with Sandfield Capital. PURE, which currently handles over 12,000 new instructions each year, hopes that this move will dramatically accelerate its ability to develop record
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Is a legal blogger entitled to the protection of the mass media – even if writing ‘puerile posts’?
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Continued momentum, building on the critical mass achieved Knights, the UK’s fastest growing legal and professional services business, today announces its full year results for the year ended 30 April 2021. Financial highlights Revenue increased by 39% to £103.2m (2020: £74.3m) H2 organic revenue growth of 10% (H2 2020: 10%), representing a significant recovery from
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CMS UK disclosed a muted set of financial results this week with revenues inching up from £566m to £567m as global income increased 3% from €1.426bn to €1.475bn with a slowing growth on the previous year. CMS Press Release – CMS, the leading global law firm, today announces revenues for the financial year January-December
Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland may have lost lawyers in Europe following a raid by K&L Gates, but at least its London pay rate for associates has joined the race-to-the-top with newly qualified lawyers earning nine per cent more at £82,000. The pay raise means the London lawyers, paid more than those in the firm’s
Management changes at Slaughter & May have seen the Magic Circle law firm dispensing with its executive partner and practice partner roles, replacing the positions with chief operating officer from outside the firm partnership. The move echoes what firms are beginning to practice or at least examine as they modernize their management structure to make
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