Comment: Bakers in a #MeToo bind and big questions on the profession’s record on harassment
Referencing the Presidents Club fallout last month, LB noted that the profession’s record on sexual harassment would receive much tougher…
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Disputes Eye: Disclosure reform – time to err off the side of caution
It takes a brave soul to tackle the issue of extortionate disclosure in the UK, and finding the happy medium…
Letter from Paris: After the malaise, local counsel rediscover la joie de vivre
It was one of the defining moments of the year: on 7 May president-elect Emmanuel Macron strode towards the stage…
Tough times, new entrants and mobile talent – A Legal Business year in review
It’s been another eventful year on the front lines of the City and global legal profession marked by mergers, expensive…
Comment: Forget the Silicon Valley guff – can your firm shift course in 2018?
Well, 2017 promised to be a challenging year and it did not disappoint with its disappointment. With the Brexit vote…
Comment: Super growth or decline? Which firm are you?
Everyone knows the legal industry has been a different place since the banking crisis but it is only when you…
Comment: Ditching lockstep – better too late than never?
‘Lockstep in its current form has to go. It’s just not working.’ Legal Business, June 2015 ‘The current incarnation of…
Disputes Eye: Disclosure reform – time to err off the side of caution
It takes a brave soul to tackle the issue of extortionate disclosure in the UK, and finding the happy medium…
Letter from Paris: After the malaise, local counsel rediscover la joie de vivre
It was one of the defining moments of the year: on 7 May president-elect Emmanuel Macron strode towards the stage…
Deal view: A&O does private equity – faint praise confounded but a plateau lurks
‘Since Stephen Lloyd joined Allen & Overy (A&O) its star has definitely risen in the world of private equity,’ says…
A life in politics – the tricky art for law firm leaders of governing the ungovernable
Laura Empson reflects on the confidence trick required of successful law firm leaders Leaders, by definition, must have followers. This…
Any conversation is potentially significant – the emerging skills that will equip the best lawyers of the future
David Morley reflects on the impact of communication in professional services and opportunities for lawyers to improve My guess is…
Comment: What’s the point of Baker McKenzie? (And does Paul Rawlinson have an answer?)
Ever wonder what Baker McKenzie is waiting for? The firm once had a crystal clear market position as the only…
Letter from… Frankfurt: Where political deadlock is fine for business… but not all lawyers
What a difference a few hundred miles can make: an election not resulting in a clear majority; a government polling…
Deal view: Ashurst strives to reboot M&A brand but deal market is getting tougher
Ashurst’s once-admired M&A reputation has taken a pounding of late. One former partner delivers representative sentiments: ‘Corporate was the jewel…
Comment: The Legal Services Act ten years on – still waiting for the Big Bang
As our October/November issue hits desks, it will be ten years since the Legal Services Act gained Royal Assent, ushering…
Comment: What ails Freshfields? Time is running out for ‘The Last Champions’
The headline of the last lengthy piece Legal Business carried on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer said it all: The Last Champions.…
Comment: The associate pay smoke screen is fooling no-one
Associate pay used to be simple. Lockstepped and transparent to the nth degree on both sides of the Atlantic, you…
Guest Post: My kingdom for a horse – your literary introduction to the psychology of pricing
Think, just for a moment, exactly like a client. You asked me to provide you with a quote for a…
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:…