Litigation too bespoke to pin down on price? HSF didn’t think so
HSF has adapted the fixed fees approach used for transactional work to the much less predictable world of disputes
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The legal tech revolution is here and these are the firms ahead of the curve
Firms are targeting an emerging breed of professional able to span the gap between technology and the practice of law
BWB gains new COO from Linklaters
Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) has hired Linklaters global finance and projects division business manager Sally Procopis as its next chief operating officer. Procopis, who was at Linklaters for nearly a decade, will take over from outgoing partnership executive officer Peter Bennett. Bennett is retiring from the firm after 12 years. Procopis will coordinate all of […]
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The day DLA went dark: how WhatsApp saved the firm after its crippling cyber-attack
One year on from the day DLA Piper went down to a Russian cyber attack, its leadership recalls the firm’s fortnight of crisis – and how it survived.
Dentons-backed ‘Space Camp’ unveils six new startups
Six European startups have been chosen to join the first round of a SpaceTech startup accelerator backed by Dentons. The nine-week programme called ‘Space Camp’ is being hosted in Dentons’ London HQ and is sponsored by the global firm. The scheme was established by spacetech-focused venture capital fund Seraphim Capital, which claimed that it had […]
Slaughters to launch second tech incubator to “find the next Luminance”
Following the success of its Fast Forward programme last year, Slaughter and May is launching a second legal tech incubator to engage with startups, The Lawyer can reveal. This new incubator follows hot on the heels of Fast Forward, which was entirely aimed at developing tech for clients. The firm is looking to repeat […]
Deliveroo calls on 11KBW in human rights case
Less than a week after the landmark Pimlico Plumbers ruling, online food delivery company Deliveroo has turned to Lewis Silkin and 11KBW to defend it after a High Court judge gave the go-ahead for a judicial review. On Friday Mrs Justice Simler overturned a previous High Court decision and granted permission for the Independent Workers […]
Mayer Brown posts 80% retention for autumn 2018
Mayer Brown has retained 80 per cent of its trainees in its September 2018 round, across four different practice areas. Eight out of the 10 applicants were offered a role as newly-qualified lawyers at the firm; all of the eight accepted these positions. These eight new lawyers will be distributed evenly across corporate and securities […]
Taylor Wessing boosts PEP by 20% in last year under Eyles
Taylor Wessing‘s UK profit per equity partner (PEP) has skyrocketed by 20 per cent to £579,000 in the last full financial year under managing partner Tim Eyles. The firm posted a 12 per cent boost in UK turnover from £128.9m to £144.6m, while UK profit increased by 16 per cent from £49.1m to £56.8m in […]
Because they’re worth it: DWF’s valuation and the Knowles effect
Who better to deliver DWF’s IPO narrative than a man once dubbed the Tigger of law firm management?
Kirkland enters associate pay battle with “one time summer bonus”
Kirkland & Ellis has waded into the battle for US associate pay, joining trendsetter Cravath Swaine & Moore in offering the highest rates to its most senior lawyers. Kirkland is also paying a “one time special summer bonus” this year to US associates and its non-share partners, which is understood to reach up to $25,000. An […]
DWF poised to go public with £1bn IPO after international expansion
DWF is understood to be planning a £1bn public listing on the London Stock Exchange following a year of international expansion, in a move that would make it the sixth UK firm to IPO. Should the DWF IPO go ahead, it would be the largest public offering from any UK firm so far. DWF was rumoured […]