Swooping into the UK Market: Alston & Bird open its first UK office
US law firm, Alston & Bird, launches its first London office.
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October 14, 2019
One In, All In: Stevens & Bolton moves to all-equity partnership model
Regional outfit Stevens & Bolton has levelled the playing field for its partners by implementing an all-equity partnership model, making good on its 2017 strategic plan.
October 14, 2019
Growth Continues: Dentons plants seeds in Argentina and Uruguay
Dentons (the world’s largest law firm by headcount) has merged with leading law firms in Argentina and Uruguay.
October 12, 2019
ElectroLinks: Magic Circle firm Linklaters has introduced digital training contract offers
Linklaters has started using digital training contract offers in a wider effort towards redesigning legal documents.
October 12, 2019
Recruitment Revamp: Linklaters launches 90 minute assessment for future trainees
Magic circle titan Linklaters has revolutionised how its UK and Asia training contract and vacation scheme hopefuls apply to the firm, placing technology at the heart of their new recruitment strategy.
September 24, 2019
Kirkland Will See You Now: Kirkland and Ellis’ new “Kirkland Concierge” service
Leading US Law firm Kirkland and Ellis has sparked a debate about stress in the workplace months on from the launch of a concierge service which provides personal assistants to their lawyers.
September 17, 2019
Too Traditional: Law Firms “incorporating” new business models
Law firms are moving away from the traditional partnership model, as 47% of law firms in the UK are now incorporated businesses. This is up from 32% five years ago.
September 16, 2019
Be There or Be Scared: Eversheds Sutherland debuts “Techtember” to dispel its lawyers’ fear of IT
Eversheds Sutherland is currently hosting a month-long training program to improve its lawyers’ confidence in the IT tools developed and adopted by the firm over the last few years.
September 13, 2019
Pension Pushing: Lane Clark & Peacock snap up KPMG Pension division
Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP), one of the UK’s largest financial consultancy firms, is looking to bid £200m in a takeover of Big Four auditor KMPG’s pensions advisory division.
September 10, 2019
Mind How You Go: Dentons appoints a “mindfulness” chief to help boost wellbeing
Global law firm Dentons has appointed a “chief mindfulness officer” to teach its employees about stress-management, perfectionism and the problems associated with multitasking.
August 30, 2019