Beyond the Bubble: Clarion’s world takeover
Clarion is making significant strides in the international legal market – despite having only one office and belonging to no formal network.
Richard Simmons
Rich is The Lawyer’s deputy editor. He has a particular focus on firms outside the UK top 50.
He was previously editor of The Lawyer’s student publication Lawyer 2B, and as such also has an interest everything to do with legal education, training contracts and pupillage, as well as lawyers’ ongoing career development.
Election 2024: The Conservative lawyers vying for your vote
A Birketts partner, Mayer Brown’s pro bono head, associates from Clifford Chance and White & Case, a Twenty Essex barrister and a part-time law student are among the Conservative candidates hoping to be elected to the Commons for the first time.
Birketts to launch in Bristol as it posts double-digit revenue growth
Birketts has recorded double-digit revenue growth for the 2023/24 financial year and is set to open an office in Bristol as it pursues a strategy of becoming a law firm that spans “the Wash to the Severn.” With six offices in the South East and East Anglia, this is an entry into a new region, […]
General election poll results: Lawyers turn to Labour in droves
Lawyers also fear a Conservative victory’s effect on business more than they do a hung parliament’s.
Beyond the Bubble: Lester Aldridge’s big London play
South: A couple of weeks ago Lester Aldridge and Mackrell Solicitors announced their forthcoming merger. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis, caught up with the former firm’s managing partner Matthew Barrow to get the lowdown on what it means for the two firms. For South Coast firm Lester Aldridge, this is very much a move […]
Not from Guildford after all
London’s commuter towns find themselves in a difficult position. We’ve reported in the past on how Tunbridge Wells firm Cripps has had to adapt to increased post-pandemic poaching from City giants, and how Reading risks being killed by the Elizabeth Line. Now it’s time to look at Charles Russell Speechlys which, it turns out, is […]
Election 2024: The Lib Dem lawyers vying for your vote
A university law lecturer and an in-houser formerly of Ince look like the best bets for more Liberal Democrat lawyers in the House of Commons.
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Election 2024: The Labour lawyers vying for your vote
A DAC Beachcroft associate, a Hausfeld partner and a Matrix barrister are among those lawyers hoping to be newly elected for Labour in the election on 4 July.
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Browne Jacobson hires EY team as it aims to double London headcount
Browne Jacobson has taken a team of five lawyers, including two partners, from EY in London as it looks to grow in the UK capital. Rowan Armstrong and Alex Mason are both commercial tech specialists. They are set to join Browne Jacobson in June, along with a legal director and two associates. Both Armstrong and Mason […]
There aren’t enough PRs, say PRs
Journalists aren’t natural champions of PRs, but sometimes we sympathise. Cleaning up the mess of lawyers behaving badly. Calming down those who haven’t been ranked in the latest directory release. Trying to pitch tedious not-quite-scholarly articles to uninterested reporters. Getting asked ‘can we just have a leaflet?’ by people who don’t comprehend the breadth of […]