Canada – a rocky ride?
Canadian lawyers have always itched to be on the world stage. The first sign of stardom was last summer, when BHP Billiton, advised by Slaughter and May and Blake Cassels & Graydon, launched a...
View ArticleHot 100: bringing hidden stars to light
Welcome to The Hot 100 2013: as you’ll see, this year we’ve devoted a lot of space to our highly anticipated feature. But there’s more; in our extended treatment we have video interviews with no fewer...
View ArticleLimber up for the Africa play-offs
When The Lawyer was researching The Africa Elite, one of the questions we asked the continent’s top independent practices was which international firms they worked with or they would like to work...
View ArticleWragges won’t turn away now that it is on America’s doorstep
In last year’s UK 200 we introduced a new ranking, the UK Market Register. This analysed the top 100 largest firms by their UK, as opposed to global, revenue. It included the UK operations of...
View ArticleSchool’s out, but not for trailblazers
Today’s issue is our last of the summer. Three, seemingly endless, weeks of scorching summer sun with nothing to do but soak up the rays as the Ashes stretch out ahead of us. Possibly. Today’s issue...
View ArticleDiversity and the profession: a reply to Lord Sumption
Last night, Lord Sumption, a Justice of the Supreme Court, was trending on Twitter. This, I think, was a first. The furore was linked to an interview given by Lord Sumption to the Evening Standard....
View ArticleTake control of your own career progression
Shiny faces, shiny shoes, shiny resolutions. The first proper week back from the summer holiday is often about putting into practice everything you’ve been mulling over in a rainy gîte: hence our...
View ArticleReal estate gems in this year’s UK 200
It’s UK 200 time, but this year there’s a difference. Several differences, in fact. As always over the summer months The Lawyer’s editorial team, which now includes data analysts from sister business...
View ArticleHow to build a business model around listening
The client has spoken. Earlier this year we surveyed 200 corporates about their preferences in terms of legal advisers. It was part of our annual Business Leadership Report that examines not the...
View ArticleChina’s law firms are looking for you
We didn’t deliberately co-ordinate the publication of our China Elite report (click here for an executive preview) with George Osborne’s visit to the PRC, but it’s happy timing. On one level, you...
View ArticleMeet the star firms of the next decade
Today sees the launch of a brand new investigation, the latest in the UK 200 series and one that focuses on the 100 firms in a £1.308bn, primarily domestic, market. And what a crowded, constricted and...
View ArticleA message firms should not ignore
There are driven in-house lawyers and there are driven in-house lawyers. And then there’s Vodafone’s Rosemary Martin. There are driven in-house lawyers and there are driven in-house lawyers. And then...
View ArticleUK firms: not as global as you think
This year The Lawyer’s Global Growth Index – a new part of The Lawyer UK 200 – tracks overseas revenues at UK-led law firms, and their office openings. Have five years of global expansion altered the...
View ArticleChina: one partnership, many systems
President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Britain has supposedly opened a “golden era” in the relationship between the countries. Already, some in the UK legal fraternity have been reaping the benefits...
View ArticleInclusivity is not ‘nice’ – it’s critical
Today The Lawyer publishes its second report on diversity in the legal profession. And some of the findings make for pretty sobering reading. Try this for starters: when we published our first report...
View ArticleOsborne deals a boost and a blow
It is the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday which makes this a big week for big numbers. But amid the certainty of George Osborne’s continuing cuts to public spending there is also the...
View ArticleBack-office questions to the fore
We’re breaking new ground today with our first-ever detailed analysis of trends relating to legal market business services professionals. In particular the UK 200: Business Services report examines in...
View ArticleCity’s status faces multiple threats
Andrew Mitchell is a man best remembered by the public for having told a policeman he was a pleb. It’s best remembered by litigators, though, for Mitchell’s lawyers missing a deadline. And that, says...
View ArticleTrue value of the FTSE 100 in-housers
Our exclusive report on the legal teams of the FTSE 100 is the first of its kind. Using information from The Lawyer’s new data platform Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI), we reveal the size of the...
View ArticleGoodbye transformative merger, hello smart deal
It’s rather depressing how many partners want their management teams to obtain shrinkwrapped deals that will magically propel their firm to a new market position. The national practice wanting a...
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