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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
International firms and the European battleground
With growth in London far from reliable for law firms, is it time for Europe to take more of a leading role?
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Transatlantic law firm mergers a decade on: happy ever after?
A cohort of UK firms have entered into US mergers over the years, but did they lose their souls as well as their names?
The awkward question of succession at Bird & Bird
Critics insist Bird & Bird is a dictatorship, with CEO David Kerr ensconced at the top. It could make discussing succession a bit tricky
The magic circle’s succession problem
The day of the corporate big beast is over. What can the magic circle do to nurture its next crop of superstars?
A lost generation: Why firms are failing their older lawyers
Firms are missing out on the benefits of smoothing the path to retirement for their partners. But partners could also help themselves by being better prepared
Revealed: The scale of sexual harassment in law
The profession has a problem
The Top 20 cases of 2018
Public interest cases take centre stage this year, with Uber and the NHS among those to have their day in court. Meanwhile, rows over Harvey Weinstein and Brexit wait in the wings
Top private equity dealmakers of 2017
The lawyers and firms taking on the biggest mandates this year
Linklaters: We will succeed in China where others have failed
Nestling somewhere near the core of Linklaters’ new global strategy is China
Fieldfisher’s story proves you should never write off an ‘unfashionable’ firm
Under managing partner Michael Chissick the turnaround at mid-tier Fieldfisher has been remarkable – so much so that it hardly fits comfortably in the ‘mid-tier’ box any more
No deal is better than a bad deal: Simmons’ pursuit of the perfect US merger
Over the past decade and a half Simmons’ trajectory has been characterised by spurts of activity and troughs of timidity laced, until recently, with misapprehensions of the firm’s brand position.