London: Lincoln’s Inn firm Hunters Law has rebounded in the 2023/24 financial year, posting a 10.2 per cent revenue rise, from £12.7m to £14m. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: The firm had flatlined for several years, dancing between £12.1m at the lower end to £12.7m at the higher end for the previous five financial years. […]
The North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) has drastically reduced its legal services panel, cutting 17 firms from its £100m roster. The new panel – effective from 3 June 2024 to 2 June 2028 – features 18 firms, down from the previous 29. New additions to the panel include Bird & Bird, Brodies, Devonshires, TLT and […]
Climate activists rallied outside Linklaters’ London office yesterday to put pressure on the firm for its involvement in enabling fossil fuel transactions. The group, known as Lawyers Are Responsible, created placards highlighting the billions of dollars in fossil fuel transactions that Linklaters had allegedly facilitated since 2019 until 2023, questioning the firm about its role […]
Yorkshire firm Switalskis has rolled out its first formal bonus scheme, as the firm edges closer to the £30m revenue mark. The new scheme came into effect in April 2024, replacing the previous approach whereby bonuses were issued on an ad hoc basis. The new scheme is split into two tiers. The first tier is […]
Irwin Mitchell has boldly pivoted in recent years, moving away from the personal injury rat race to sharpen its focus on corporate and commercial services. This strategic makeover seemed to hit all the right notes: divisions were streamlined for client services and commercial growth, a smart sell-off of the fast-track personal injury arm to Minster […]
The global head of Freshfields’ client delivery group, based in Manchester, has left after 20 years at the firm. Olivia Wyld joined Freshfields in 2004 as a trainee and continued to work as an associate in the corporate team until 2015. Wyld then relocated to Manchester and took on the role as head of the […]
Clarion is making significant strides in the international legal market – despite having only one office and belonging to no formal network.
With over 5,000 suppliers on its books, Pinsent Masons must tackle its supply chain to hit its net zero target.
Gosh, it’s been all go at DWF these past few years. Back in March 2019, the firm became the first legal business to list on London’s Main Market. Since then it has navigated through at least four redundancy consultations, revamped its operating model to embrace combined profit centres in 2021 and made some bold geographical […]
It’s that time of year again when we enjoy a string of four-day work weeks thanks to Easter and the May bank holidays. With the last one behind us, many of you are likely daydreaming about making this a permanent perk. Sure, pitching the idea of maintaining the same salary for a 20 per cent […]
Addleshaw Goddard is urging partners to lead by example and work from the office by factoring in-person attendance into their performance assessments. The move follows a decision to mandate that all lawyers be present in the office for a minimum of three days per week, effective from 1 May 2024. Lawyers can still have the […]
Without that elusive US merger, Ashurst’s energy team has found other ways to grow.