Freshfields promotes 40 to executive assistant but will recruit more in support staff review
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted around 40 of its personal assistants (PAs) to executive assistant after about 80 applied for…
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‘A process of transition’: Slater and Gordon to close more offices as UK restructure continues
Slater and Gordon‘s (S&G) group managing director Andrew Grech has provided an update on the firm’s UK restructuring programme which…
SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closes
As brewing giant SABMiller’s global general counsel (GC) John Davidson prepares to stand down in 2017, up to 35 staff…
Brexit effect hits home as mid-tier reveals job cuts and pay freezes
Large mid-tier firms in the UK were some of the first to feel the sting of the UK’s decision to…
SABMiller legal team faces autumn redundancies as £79bn AB InBev deal closes
As brewing giant SABMiller’s global general counsel (GC) John Davidson prepares to stand down in 2017, up to 35 staff…
‘Tough decisions’: Norton Rose Fulbright to open low cost centre in Manilla with 170 roles affected
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is to launch a global service centre in The Philippines in a move that will affect 170…
KWM to cut 15% of legacy SJ Berwin partnership following major shake-up
Following a major overhaul of its practice structure, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) said in March it would axe 15%…
Heads roll on Queen Street: KWM to axe 15% of European partners in sweeping shake-up
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) told its London partnership this morning that 15% of its European and Middle Eastern partners…
13 partners to go in Germany as Olswang announces ‘decoupling’ of Berlin arm
Olswang has announced that 13 German equity partners, specialising mainly in corporate and finance, will be leaving the firm later…
Redundancy watch: Hill Dickinson starts consultation regarding 30 insurance jobs
The insurance legal market continues to be hard pressed with Hill Dickinson confirming it is set to start a 30-day…
The ‘big move’: Shepherd and Wedderburn avoids compulsory redundancies as it finalises Tods Murray integration
Shepherd and Wedderburn has managed to avoid making compulsory redundancies as it looks to complete the integration of Tods Murray,…
Troubled markets: Allen & Overy lays off four Moscow associates as firms face sanctions fallout
The US and EU sanctions in Russia are taking their toll on some of the international firms located in the…
Blood from a stone: Walker Morris withdraws from personal injury market as Co-op Legal announces PI job cuts
The post-Jackson reforms have claimed further victims as Leeds-based Walker Morris has announced it is to close its personal injury…
Law firm collapse: SRA intervenes to close down insolvent Follett Stock
Set against a backdrop of over 100 UK law firms currently under threat of closure for failing to obtain professional…
TLT announces 10% hike in turnover as Maclay Murray kicks off redundancy round
As Bristol-based TLT yesterday posted a double-digit hike in turnover and announced a dual hire to launch an office in Manchester,…
Redundancy round continues as BLP latest to announce fee-earner cuts
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has become the latest major UK law firm to announce job cuts as firms increasingly examine…
Hill Dickinson to review its business to maintain profitability
Unusually for a firm that has averaged 10% growth over the last five years and posted a 22% leap in…