Last Word: Global vision
‘To use a mountain biking analogy: coasting downhill might be fun in the moment, but when you reach the bottom,…
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‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law
The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s…
Political persuasions – what City partners are hoping for from the next Government
On the eve of a general election that looks set to promise a wipeout for the Conservative Party and the…
The Last Word: Movers and shakers
‘The US firms don’t have any magic formula – it’s just that they have a very large economic driver behind…
The Last Word: LB100: Market comment
‘AI is the bandwagon of the day. The last six months or so have seen an explosion of law firms…
Pride Month 2023: ‘There is a real risk we are retrenching the hard-fought rights of our LGBTQ+ populations’
BCLP global inclusion and diversity client relationship partner Daisy Reeves on why the UK can’t rest on its laurels in the fight…
Pride Month 2023: ‘I was told that I needed to tone my “gayness” down in order to be successful’
Allen & Overy DE&I ambassador Justin Farrance on the challenges still facing the City law LGBTQ+ community and how social…
Pride Month 2023: ‘Most clients don’t care whether you’re black, pink, green, red with blue spots, LGBTQ+ or not – they just want someone to win the case’
Old Square Chambers’ employment and discrimination barrister Robin White talks to Amy Ulliott about transitioning at the Bar, the need…
Sponsor foreword: Beginning the ascent to normality for M&A
The M&A market needs stable economic, political and financial conditions in order to thrive. Liquidity remained, but as for the…
Sponsor foreword: Is resilience on the rise?
Bad things happen in threes (so my mum used to say). The cumulative impact of the UK leaving the EU,…
Guest comment: How are law firms retaining the top talent?
Nathan Peart, managing director of the Associate Practice Group at Major, Lindsey & Africa, analyses associate retention The race to…
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…
Sponsored foreword: What’s next for M&A?
The key question at the present time is ‘what’s next for M&A’? Ever since the financial crisis, the M&A market…
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…
Sponsored foreword: expect the unexpected – 2022 and beyond
It hardly seems a year ago that I was writing a commentary on the state of the UK disputes market…
Guest comment: The new differentiator for law firms?
A quiet revolution is happening, and I am here to champion it. For many years, the role of a professional…
Guest comment: ESG, the war for talent and the GC
Evangelos Apostolou of the EMEA and Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel group at Major, Lindsey & Africa discusses why demand for ESG-ready…
Comment: Why giving associates exposure to clients could be a win-win scenario
Law firms spend big money making sure they have the best junior lawyers. A newly qualified lawyer at a Magic…
Comment: Value is critical but ESG intentions must check out in Morrisons take-private
‘This level of scrutiny of governance is quite unusual. Historically in deals of this kind, no-one ever used to ask:…
Guest comment: time for law firms to play catch-up on parental leave
Nathan Peart, managing director at Major, Lindsey & Africa, says firms must move with the times when it comes to…