The Ireland debate: Top GCs gather in Dublin to thrash out the strategic role of in-house counsel
Nathalie Tidman, Legal Business: What sector-specific challenges are you facing when it comes to strategic decision-making in-house? Sally Anne Sherry…
Career changes: The measure of intelligence – Lawyers and the great career change-up
‘Quite unexpectedly, the skills and experiences you’ve had in your previous career make you a better lawyer and more successful.…
Work in progress – Big Law’s existential office conundrum still needs fixing
The news that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has directed partners, associates and trainees in London and Manchester to come into the…
A sneak preview of the LB100 – the lawyers are always fine, aren’t they?
‘In the event of a recession, the lawyers will be fine. They always are. Unless you work at Ince.’ So…
A&O, Latham and Reed Smith up for the top prize as shortlists unveiled for 25th Legal Business Awards
Allen & Overy, Latham & Watkins and Reed Smith are among the firms competing to be named Law Firm of…
The profession must not let yesterday’s ESG news turn into today’s chip paper
As we publish Legal Business’ second ESG report, the words years ago of a male partner at a Magic Circle…
Target on your back – the rise and fall of the ESG lawyer?
A lot can happen in a year, and never more so it appears than in the constantly evolving world of…
‘A true star and magnificent friend’: Industry greats bid farewell to Skadden M&A doyen Scott Simpson
Asking around the market for tributes to Scott Simpson, Skadden’s eminent M&A partner who died suddenly at the age of…
‘I’ve acted for every villain you can name’: Lessons in ESG from its trailblazers – and how to dodge the greenwashing bullet
Big Law came late to the ESG party compared to regulated financial services industries, with many law firms only getting…
The ESG report – Event: Advising and acting for clients on ESG-related risks
ESG imperatives have never been more at the fore for partners, general counsel (GCs), or indeed any professional with exposure…
A class act: Skadden and the industry mourn death of M&A icon Scott Simpson
Skadden’s Scott Simpson, one of the most influential M&A lawyers of his generation, has died suddenly at the age of…
Comment: A personality crisis and the great WFH salary cut brouhaha
Hasn’t what I’m snappily calling ‘Stephenson Harwood WFH pay cut-gate’ caused a furore? In case you’ve missed it, the RollOnFriday report…
Leader: Now more than ever, succession is paramount
Truism alert – talent, especially in the ultra-competitive world of dealmaking, has never been in such high demand. It is…
ESG – What is it good for?
When Legal Business rounded off our inaugural ESG report last summer, we concluded that the coronavirus pandemic had given law…
Time for a reality check on salaries
That one of the chief concerns among law firm leaders in Legal Business’ annual Global London report is the retention…
Deals perspectives: Samantha Thompson
I saw a seagull trying to drink a glass of red wine the other day. I was at the House…
Deals perspectives: Sylvia Andriessen
In high school I got fascinated by courtrooms, the idea of standing in front of a judge and arguing! I’ve…
Deals perspectives: Nallini Puri
I wanted a career that appealed to my academic side but was also practical; set in real life. Law appealed…
Lessons in management: Spoiler alert – it doesn’t get easier
‘You can’t appeal to people’s better natures because they don’t have one. Everyone is fundamentally selfish.’ Nihilistic as this remark…
Life During Law: Linda Woolley
My mum got me my first job at Essex County Council in PR. The first exam I ever failed was…