The customer is always right – which firms do clients rate most highly?
The data doesn’t lie – it’s been a good year for the Global 100. Eighty-eight of the world’s largest firms…
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Footing the bill – as chargeout rates spiral, will clients put their foot down?
‘The next revolution in the market will be clients waking up to the fact that chargeout rates go up so much…
Rising to the challenge – tough market rewards for firms with clearest focus
‘Challenging market conditions’ – a quick search of the LB news archives finds that phrase, or some variation of it,…
The Last Word: Private eyes
‘I’d rather have a say; I don’t want that late call on a Friday night when something has happened –…
High achievers – private equity is changing; meet the elite GCs at the vanguard of the transformation
From dating apps to entertainment venues, airports to music collections, there’s almost no industry left untouched by the multitrillion-dollar private…
The Last Word: ESG to the fore
‘Flexible working is something I hope to see the legal profession increasingly support. I’m a single parent of two five-year-old…
Making an ESG lawyer – law firms search for the magic formula
‘I don’t believe there is such a thing as an ESG lawyer’ – the words of one environmental, social and…
Stressing the positives – why opening up about the demands of City life helps everyone
If you knew nothing about City law and the gender diversity problems it has at senior levels, you certainly wouldn’t…
The Last Word: Capital call
‘Whilst we’re very much plugged into the global firm and there’s lots of synergies and certainly a very clear industry…
After the party – market slowdown pushes US leaders to take stock in London
The easy narrative is that the party is over. After years of rapid expansion by international law firms in London,…
Talk of the town: Why Kirkland/Paul Weiss underlines the value of controlling the management message
Clandestine conversations, a recruitment strategy on steroids, eye-watering salaries and internal politics galore, the Paul Weiss/Kirkland story has enough drama…
The Last Word: Euro vision
‘AI has not significantly changed the day-to-day operations of law firms. The emphasis is on staying alert and staying informed…
ChatGPT has drunk the Kool-Aid on A&O Shearman – let’s see what it makes of Paul Weiss
So much ink has been spilled over game-changing developments in recent weeks – namely the partnership vote in favour of…
Silence is not golden as Legal Business 100 firms need a different tune
A glance at our Legal Business 100 table this year shows the post-Covid, frothy corporate market conditions have finally come…
Women deal stars prove you can have it all – but don’t worry men, you are Kenough
Chatting with a male managing partner recently about – what else – the hire of Kirkland’s debt superstar Neel Sachdev…
Paul Weiss’ hire of Kirkland rock star is the shake-up we didn’t know we needed
‘Paul Weiss hasn’t got enough partners in London for doubles ping pong!’ scoffed a senior source at the beginning of…
The Last Word: Gender agenda
‘Firms have to be flexible and acknowledge they may have fantastic senior associates who want to put their partnership ambitions…
The Last Word: On message
‘I’m of the view that there’s no such thing as an ESG lawyer. What we can do, by educating the…
Big Law’s diversity stats remain uninspiring – time to revisit the problem of social mobility
As we go to press on Legal Business’ third annual ESG report, the data points gathered on firms’ ethnicity and…
Oversharing? Navigating social media can be fraught but there is much to admire
It’s surprising how much conversations around social media have shifted over the last three years. There used to be a…