Boodle Hatfield has revamped its soft skills training format from traditional hour-long business development sessions to short-burst group calls done over several weeks. The new programme, introduced by business development director Lucy Rao, covers topics including sales, networking, pitching and LinkedIn usage. Each topic is covered over three 15-minute Teams calls spread over two weeks. […]
Myerson has become the third firm in the UK200 to transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT), in a move that bucks the trend of consolidation and private equity takeovers in the mid-tier. The Manchester-based firm – which focuses on disputes, corporate, real estate and private client work – completed the restructuring process at the […]
Flint Bishop has acquired Walker Morris’s 34-strong volume banking and finance recoveries division to launch in Leeds. As part of the transfer, director Justin Coley will continue in the role of head of recoveries, while Rebecca Calland and Ellen McLean have been promoted to the position of partner. Other key figures joining from Walker Morris […]
This week, a Yorkshire firm is investing to meet its staff’s new demands after doubling revenue in three years, while Walker Morris employees try a new hobby.
Concerned that its Elizabethan heritage may conjure up too many visions of dusty parchment, the world’s oldest firm is attempting to show its tech credentials.
And just like that, the Olympics are coming to an end. A bit of a comedown for many, but not for the sports lawyers of Northridge Law. Within the space of two Olympic cycles, the sports boutique has cemented itself as, just possibly, the most heavyweight sports team in the country, hop, skipping and jumping […]
Firms across the UK legal market are contemplating the effects of taking on additional financing to insulate themselves from the worst effects of HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) tax hit in January. The Lawyer understands that BDB Pitmans and Anthony Collins are just two names among the scores of firms preparing to take on additional […]
Manchester’s legal market has been saturated for many years. Nearly 50 firms (46) in the UK200 have offices in the city with only two more specialised firms managing to successfully edge their way into the confines of the inner ring road – Lewis Silkin and Foot Anstey being the more recent newcomers to set up […]
Stevens & Bolton has recorded growth of 20 per cent as it celebrates 150 years in business. The Guildford firm shortened its financial year to 11 months to accommodate Basis Period Reform, and so hit £38.8m in revenue for 2023/24, up 20 per cent on the same period the previous year. Grossed-up on a 12-month […]
South West: Growth at Exeter-headquartered firm Michelmores has hit a 10-year high following a period of inward investment. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: Revenue at the firm climbed 14 per cent from £42.8m to £48.8m, just shy of the psychologically important £50m revenue barrier, which the firm is likely to hit next year. […]
Leeds: Mills & Reeve is soon to double its footprint in Leeds with the relocation of its office. Beyond the Bubble, in association with LexisNexis: While the firm is staying put at 1 City Square, it is vacating its current premises on the fourth floor and has agreed to take a 10,200 sq ft office […]
No, don’t worry, Paul Weiss and Kirkland have not further stretched their partner compensation to £30m, so wipe away that bead of sweat that just appeared on your forehead. The £30m being referred to here concerns the UK’s independent firms – more specifically, the firms that have not reached this revenue milestone. There are 84 […]