Last Word: Global vision Legal Business ‘To use a mountain biking analogy: coasting downhill might be fun in the moment, but when you reach the bottom,…
‘More uncertainty than any other recent election’ – US partners on what the Trump-Harris race means for Big Law Alex Ryan The comparison between City partners’ attitudes to the UK general election in July and US partners’ attitudes to next Tuesday’s…
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The Last Word: Movers and shakers Legal Business ‘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 Legal Business ‘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’ Amy Ulliott 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’ Amy Ulliott 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’ Amy Ulliott 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 Guest Blog 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? Guest Blog 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? Guest Blog 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 Nathalie Tidman 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…
Leader: Now more than ever, succession is paramount Nathalie Tidman Truism alert – talent, especially in the ultra-competitive world of dealmaking, has never been in such high demand. It is…
Sponsored foreword: What’s next for M&A? Guest Blog The key question at the present time is ‘what’s next for M&A’? Ever since the financial crisis, the M&A market…
Sponsored foreword: expect the unexpected – 2022 and beyond Guest Blog 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? Guest Blog 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 Guest Blog 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 Becky Pritchard 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 Nathalie Tidman ‘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 Guest Blog Nathan Peart, managing director at Major, Lindsey & Africa, says firms must move with the times when it comes to…
