Manchester market takes another hit as Cobbetts seeks saviours
With Manchester-based Cobbetts on the verge of administration, signalling increasingly difficult market conditions in the north, local rivals will surely…
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Pay for female lawyers not up by much
Pay for male lawyers in the UK is significantly down from 2011, while women enjoyed a small rise in salary…
Lone star state of mind
Reed Smith’s assault on Houston is a brave move following its failed merger with Thompson & Knight three years ago.…
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square merges with public law specialists Atlas Chambers
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square has merged with Public law set Atlas Chambers in a bid to boost headcount following a…
Freshfields partners with Stephen Lawrence charity to provide scholarships to aspiring black lawyers
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is launching a scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (SLCT) to help students from black and…
Latest Dundas departures are reminder of pressure facing Scotland’s most storied firms
Dundas & Wilson is bracing itself for the departure of three more partners from the firm’s London arm. Corporate partners…
Beyond the boundary: India
Despite a raft of international alliances and the growing globalisation of Indian business, the opening up of India’s legal market…