Referral relationships: how Travers’ best friends strategy is paying off
Travers’ determination to stay independent was once seen as its Achilles heel. But maybe it was ahead of its time.
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Addleshaw Goddard: why the firm needs to reboot
Too focused on the top line; a haphazard international strategy; no strategic direction. How will the firm answer its critics?
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I’m a managing partner… get me out of here
Lonely, a career cul-de-sac, the figurative punch bag, master and yet servant – just some of the ways the managing partner role can be hell. Still interested in doing it? Read on…
Don’t call us magic circle: can Freshfields win over Wall Street?
Freshfields is taking on corporate America as part of a wider mission – to become a leading player not in the magic circle but in the ‘international elite’
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How to build the perfect law firm from scratch
We gave managing partners an imaginary wrecking ball, permission to set aside the past and a wishlist of constituent parts and asked them to build from the ground up a law firm fit for 21st century demands. Here’s the result…
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Manches: Life after debt
The curious case of Manches’ suicidal cashflow management and its eleventh-hour rescue by Penningtons
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Beware the drizzle makers
Do the sums before making a lateral hire because many fail to live up to the hype, and are corroding firms from within
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Panel reviews: Partners on parade
Panel spots are disappearing and clients are demanding some dexterous hoop-jumping to secure one. So what does it take to win a place these days?
2018: A window into the future
What will the legal industry look like in five years’ time?
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Careers: Meet the Transformers
The lure of the law can kick in at any stage of life. We speak to four individuals who have made a radical switch to a legal career
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The age of marketing: the problem of law firm brand differentiation
Branding is top concern for private practice law firms but what do the clients think?
Norton Rose’s Martocracy
Norton Rose Fulbright’s expansionist strategy is based on strong leadership by CEO Peter Martyr – too strong for some