How Burges Salmon fixed its queen bee problem
Burges Salmon has recently been grappling with a succession issue – just not the challenge firms typically face.
Jessica Boak
Skadden swipes second finance partner from Linklaters
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has hired another finance partner from Linklaters in London. The US firm has snapped up financial regulation partner Sebastian Barling, who has spent the last 12 years at the magic circle firm. He was promoted to partner in 2018. Before his time at Linklaters, Barling spent several years at […]
The Energy Edit: Addleshaws head reveals plans to double revenue
Addleshaw Goddard’s energy practice has come a long way from doing the “weird renewables stuff” in the 90s, now aiming for £70m in revenue by the decade’s end.
Hill Dickinson swipes two more Irwin Mitchell teams to build Birmingham office
Hill Dickinson is swiftly growing its new Birmingham office, with the addition of two more teams from Irwin Mitchell. The firm has significantly strengthened its real estate capabilities in the Midlands, adding expertise in both transactions and litigation to the five-strong corporate team it onboarded in February to launch the office. The real estate team […]
DLA Piper can’t risk losing its regional talent
Amid a nationwide economic slowdown last year, the North West stood out as the life and soul of the party. And no, this is not a reference to Liverpool hosting the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine. And nor is it a reference to Manchester City winning the treble. Obviously, […]
Beyond the Bubble: Inside Brabners’ new strategy
North West: As revealed in The Lawyer on Tuesday, Brabners has kicked off a new three-year strategy. The last one certainly paid dividends, and newly-reelected managing partner Nik White was in ebullient spirits when he talked to Beyond the Bubble earlier this week. “It’s the power of 24,” he says cryptically, before explaining that “it […]
Bird & Bird names first responsible business boss
Bird & Bird has turned to DWF to fill the newly-created role of head of responsible business. Dan Noakes makes the move, where he held the role of head of ESG operations and business development at DWF for the last three years. Before that, Noakes has held similar roles in both the professional services and […]
Knights joins wave of firm redundancies
Listed firm Knights has become the latest firm to make lawyers redundant across the country, The Lawyer can reveal. It is understood that both partner and associate roles have been cut across the firm’s restructuring and insolvency, corporate, and real estate teams. The redundancies have taken place across the firm’s offices in the UK, with […]
Brabners mulls London launch as new strategy gets underway
Partners at Brabners have appointed Nik White as managing partner to a third term, as the firm kicks off its next three-year strategy and explores whether or not to open in London. White will start his new term on 1 May for a period of three years. The reappointment coincides with the start of the […]
The Hearing: Red Bull’s mystery barrister
Welcome to your weekly edition of The Hearing, your insider’s guide to the UK litigation market. Yesterday marked the last day of the Hilary Court term, so in this final edition of The Hearing before we take next week off, we take a look at the Supreme Court decision that has come as a relief […]
Making partner: How this senior associate is building a tech practice in Leeds
Not every lawyer aspires to make partner anymore, but for Mills & Reeve senior associate Oliver King, it is “absolutely” his intention. But, like with any promotion, he must first build and plead his business case, which he believes is rooted in Leeds’ thriving tech sector. “The tech sector in Leeds has been huge for […]
Staff at Yorkshire firm granted two “wellbeing” hours per work week
Yorkshire firm Chadwick Lawrence has introduced new initiatives and enhanced its benefits package to strengthen its competitive edge in retaining and attracting talent in the region. One of the initiatives is a wellbeing policy, granting every staff member two hours per week during work hours for personal health and wellness activities. The initiative was originally […]