Revolving Doors: Key hires for Mishcon, Penningtons Manches, DWF and TLT as NRF loses head of planning
With the blurring between criminal and civil law becoming ever more prominent, Mishcon de Reya announced last week that Alison Levitt QC,…
Barclays to offer 80 work experience places as high street bank mulls apprenticeship scheme
Barclays’ in-house legal team is to offer around 80 work experience placements to students from socio-economic groups under-represented in the…
Burges Salmon’s head of corporate takes the National Express’ top legal role
National Express has appointed Burges Salmon’s head of corporate and financial institutions Sandra Forbes as group general counsel and company secretary,…
Revolving Doors: Capsticks hires BBC’s head of competition as Field Fisher, Kennedys and TLT bring in laterals
After a week that saw Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW), Kennedys and TLT all make significant hires into their City bases, one of more…
Onwards and upwards for Ashurst’s head of pensions who joins Eversheds 90-lawyer team
Ashurst’s London head of pensions Steven Hull has jumped ship for Eversheds’ highly-rated 90-lawyer team, becoming the latest of a series of…
Lessons learned – will bluechip legal teams ever take training seriously?
While the in-house profession has come of age, the number of home-grown trainees remains tiny. Legal Business assesses whether in-house…
American without tears – succession planning at the increasingly transatlantic DLA Piper
So the experiment ends as a qualified success. News of the early-timed succession planning at DLA Piper confirmed that well-regarded…
Wragges announces post-merger management line-up but Addleshaws faces scrutiny over leadership team
For Addleshaw Goddard the timing could have been more flattering. On the day that national rival Wragge & Co confirmed a new…
‘Go on, have a go’ – TLT partner joins DWF drawn by ‘huge number of opportunities’
The momentum and energy surrounding DWF’s rapid growth has been credited for its latest hire, TLT corporate partner Richard Tall, who…
High Street gloom as SRA publishes full list of uninsured firms forced to close
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last month confirmed the names of the 136 firms which have been forced to close…
DLA Piper expands Africa group across the continent
DLA Piper’s Africa group last month announced it had expanded in north, southern and eastern Africa with the addition of…
Hogan Lovells expands Latin America footprint with hire of Clifford Chance partner for São Paulo launch
Hogan Lovells has expanded its Latin America offering by launching a second office in Brazil, hiring former Clifford Chance (CC)…
Revolving doors – Weil, Latham, Freshfields and Dentons among the firms opening 2014 with senior recruits
Increasing confidence in the transactional market has contributed to a rash of senior partner moves at the start of 2014,…
Panel review: Addleshaws and Linklaters new appointments as Nationwide completes adviser reshuffle
Addleshaw Goddard and Linklaters will sit alongside incumbent advisers Allen & Overy and Eversheds on Nationwide‘s new legal panel as…
Senior hires: KPMG appoints DLA partner as Manchester legal head as A&O and NRF lose partners to HogLove and Vedder Price
As KPMG looks to expand its legal services practice the Big Four accountant has hired DLA Piper corporate partner Nick Roome…
Insurance matters – SRA launches consultation on rated insurers as it releases market share figures
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) continues to dominate the legal agenda after the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday (28 January) released…
Rising Stars for 2014 – Getting there
As the in-house profession has swelled in size and status in recent years the competition to secure a small number…
DAC Beachcroft launches New York base as part of transatlantic alliance
Its international expansion has been extensive in recent years but UK insurance firm DAC Beachcroft has complemented its push in…
DLA Piper expands Africa group across the continent with new member firms
DLA Piper‘s Africa Group has expanded in north, southern and eastern Africa with the addition of three new member firms.…
High Street gloom as SRA publishes full list of uninsured firms forced to close
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed the names of the 136 firms which have been forced to close since…