The law firm best known for representing Princess Diana in her divorce, represented by the firm’s Deputy Chairman Anthony Julius (pictured) is considering a stock market float that could value the firm at several hundred million pounds. The wealthy law firm, currently employs more than 900 people with over 500 lawyers and is part of […]
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Law Firm Clyde & Co has suspended a partner and another lawyer and referred them to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) regarding alleged breaches of obligations. Legal Business reports that the SRA obligations that are being investigated that include provisions on the fundamental ethics and professional standards expected from lawyers and law firms in relation
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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
Solicitors leaving larger practices to work in smaller firms has increased from 53% in 2016 to 64% in 2019 London, U.K., 08 July, 2019 – Powered by LawFuel – The latest Bellwether report titled, ‘Is the Future Small?’, published today by LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of information and analytics; highlights that not only
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(London) –Powered by LawFuel – Akin Gump is pleased to announce that Gavin Weir will join the firm as a partner in its London office. Mr. Weir will join from White & Case, where he has served as co-leader of its Financial Institutions M&A group. He is expected to join Akin Gump later this summer. Mr.
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Slaughter & May is the latest major law firm in London to life its associate pay, which is £100,000 including bonuses The pay increase follows recent moves by firms in The City, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance which both lifted their pay for newly-qualified (NQ) pay to £100,000 as the pay war started
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Allegations about a Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner who was placed on leave by the firm have continued as the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have refused an application to dismiss its prosecution against him in a claim involving an alleged attempt to engage in sexual activity with a drunk staffer. The junior staff member has claimed
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A Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly claimed that a female complainants actions would end her career if persisted with them. The claims have gone to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). Herbert Smith Freehills said that employment partner Andrew Taggart (pictured, left) had been reported to the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). There is no suggestion
Washington, D.C.—Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, is announcing today a proposed combination with MawereSibanda, a leading law firm in Zimbabwe. This combination builds on Dentons’ strategy to become the first pan-African law firm owned and controlled by Africans. It will also give Dentons’ clients access to the experience and talents of lawyers working in
While the pay rate increases may excite the interests of young lawyers, it also comes at the cost of smaller associate teams required to hit higher billing targets.
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