Bangs and whimpers – LB100 performance is a lot weaker than it looks
In the wake of the banking crisis, some commentators claimed the legal industry was set for a bloodbath that would…
A long time in politics
Oh for the days when politics was the last thing on the minds of City advisers. For years, British politics…
Associate pay smoke screen: it’s fooling no-one
Associate pay used to be simple. Lockstepped and transparent to the nth degree on both sides of the Atlantic, you…
Bangs and whimpers – LB100 performance is a lot weaker than it looks
In the wake of the banking crisis, some commentators claimed the legal industry was set for a bloodbath that would…
UK’s top court gains first female president as progressive’s darling Hale to lead the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has gained its first female head with Lady Hale today (21 July) confirmed as its new president alongside three…
Comment: Magic Circle playbooks in Europe are full of contradictions’
To recap as the UK tiptoes towards banana republic territory in the wake of last month’s inconclusive, prediction-defying general election:…
Comment: The answer to law firms’ social ills is not another league table
Have we reached peak aspirational employer league table yet? From the perspective of the legal industry we certainly should have,…
Comment: A grinding year for the Global 100 as US leaders assert dominance
Casting an eye over the results for the world’s 100 largest law firms, 2016/17 has been the definition of grinding out…
Magic Circle playbooks in Europe are full of contradictions
To recap as the UK tiptoes towards banana republic territory in the wake of last month’s inconclusive, prediction-defying general election:…
Comment: Legal education – not broke, fat chance the super-exam will be a fix
Forget the casual observer, even some keen observers are bemused by the current passion for reforming legal education displayed by…
Comment: New look Linklaters – cuddly inclusiveness proves oddly compelling
It has been a long, long time since one of London’s elite law firms has genuinely shifted direction. So the…
Comment: Quality of life – law can give it…and take it away
Legal Business‘ team and contacts have had to put up with me banging on about my intention to do an…
New look Linklaters – cuddly inclusiveness proves oddly compelling
It has been a long, long time since one of London’s elite law firms has genuinely shifted direction. So the…
Quality of life – law can give it… and take it away
Legal Business‘ team and contacts have had to put up with me banging on about my intention to do an…
The GC Powerlist looks ahead to the client redefining the profession
The GC Powerlist returns for its fifth annual report after launching back in 2013 and once more the format has…
Prepare for a bumpy Brexit ride and to be ignored
For months I’ve refrained from adding to the reams of pointless Brexit commentary given that until developments develop, not much…
Comment: NRF’s New York merger – the trade-offs of federalism
Barely into 2017 and it has already been an eventful year for verein-based law firms, with King & Wood Mallesons…
Comment: Hot private equity money is remaking Europe’s legal market
What are we to make of the most aggressive raid between top ten City firms since Allen & Overy helped…
Myths and monsters – how KWM got swallowed by its own culture
Hearing that Legal Business was gearing up for an in-depth look at the collapse of the European arm of King…
Comment: There’s value in CMS’ purchase and one big hurdle ahead
In the wake of the eye-catching tie-up of CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang, Legal Business noted last year that…