In-house interview: Croda International’s small but mighty in-house team
Croda International’s GC Tom Brophy talks to Jessica Boak about how its small legal resource achieves huge strategic objectives.
Jessica Boak
H1 revenues are up but the hard work has only just begun
UK law firm revenues are up for the first half of the 2022/23 financial year, but many leaders are beginning to feel the squeeze.
In-house interview: I retired from partnership to help save the planet
Patrick Cantrill, GC at Getech, talks to Jessica Boak about how reaching the partner cut-off at Womble Bond Dickinson encouraged him to move in-house.
Managing partners’ dinner: Psychological safety and how it relates to performance
On the day that Liz Truss resigned as Prime Minister after a rebellion by Tory MPs, The Lawyer’s managing partners’ dinner alongside LexisNexis returned – this time to talk about the timely topic of how psychological safety relates to performance. Hosted by LexisNexis’ Mark Smith, Matthew Leopold and Stu Greenhill, 13 delegates were tasked with […]
Let lawyers pee in peace
Howard Kennedy’s toilets decision is a small step to counter law’s always-on culture
Leeds united will never be defeated
The city’s smaller players are moving quicker than expected
Gowling hires seven-strong team for Leeds launch
Gowling WLG has hired a team of real estate lawyers from Womble Bond Dickinson’s (WBD) Leeds office to kickstart the firm’s entry into the city, The Lawyer can reveal. Seven lawyers have been hired by Gowling to bolster the firm’s housing development and regeneration (HDR) practice and better serve its national and northern-based residential development, […]
NFU reappoints 15 firms to legal panel
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has reappointed all 15 firms to its legal panel to “strengthen the bond” between advisers and its members. Clarke Willmott, Foot Anstey and Shakespeare Martineau are three examples of firms who have made the cut once again, along with regional names including Bowcock Cuerden, Napthens and Wilkin Chapman. Nick Hamer, […]
Squires hires ex-PwC partner to spur on Yorkshire growth
Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Sir Roger Marsh as senior business and strategy adviser, in a move that is intended to win more clients for the firm and bolster its connectivity across the north of England. A former senior partner at PwC, Marsh has spent the last nine years as chair of Leeds City Region […]
The Lawyer European Awards 2022: who’s made the shortlist?
The Lawyer European Awards is back and ready to crown the crème de la crème of the European legal market next month. Here is the shortlist. This year, 24 prizes are up for grabs as law firms, in-house teams and networks battle for regional accolades, the best initiatives and teams of the year across several practice […]
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The Brabners Bog: A substantial climate investment
Situated in the Yorkshire Dales, a restoration project spearheaded by Brabners is expected to prevent the loss of at least 450 tonnes of carbon per year.
Leeds’ Big Six should sleep with one eye open
The city’s smaller players are moving their way up the value chain