Does your firm have a kindness code? London: Lewis Silkin‘s internal motto, as The Lawyer has noted previously, is ‘bravery and kindness’ – but how does that actually translate into busy working life? One of the firm’s pandemic initiatives has been helpful in embedding the ethos into the culture. When Covid-19 hit Lewis Silkin established […]
The latest mergers in Scotland will be followed by more soon enough
Browne Jacobson reaps the benefits of being on the ground Cardiff: Browne Jacobson is in Wales, and about blinking time too, some of its clients might say. The firm has a plethora of Welsh institutions on the books, not least Natural Resources Wales, Local Government Association Wales, Qualifications Wales, and the Welsh Government, for which […]
Taylor Rose MW is the latest firm to kick off a redundancy process as a result of the difficult economic climate, The Lawyer has learnt. It is understood that a consultation with employees is “well underway” and that the firm’s office in Birmingham could be closed in the process too. The office currently houses six members […]
TRMW ❤s JVs Manchester: If there’s one thing hybrid firm Taylor Rose MW loves right now, it’s a joint venture. In April The Lawyer reported on its opportunistic expansion into Australia via a partnership with GTC Group. Taylor Rose CEO Adrian Jaggard told us at the time the firm had planned to focus on domestic […]
Harbottle & Lewis has made the strategic decision to open up the equity to 10 more partners in the past year. The decision means that 65 per cent of its partnership is now in the equity. Harbottles’ managing partner, Charlie Leveque, told The Lawyer: “After discussing how to ensure the long-term success of the firm, […]
Leeds-based Walker Morris has added new metrics to its year-end bonus structure and increased the bonus pot in a bid to improve the firm’s financial hygiene. The firm has had a year-end bonus in place for several years now linked to chargeable hours, but during the last financial year it added elements linked to firmwide […]
All hail Hill Dicks “It’s back to business as usual,” comments one managing partner on the fog that has descended on baseline profits at the latest financial year-end. Revenues may be ticking upwards, but after the boom induced by the cost-cutting pandemic comes a bottom-line lull boosted by rampant inflation. For insight on the trends […]
Slaughter and May has called in consultants to help it achieve social mobility targets, but there are plenty of smaller firms that can show it the way
We’ll never forget the Elephant London: Big changes are afoot at South London firm Anthony Gold, which turns 60 this year. The firm has moved into a new headquarters – though only a couple of minutes’ walk away from its old HQ on Tooley Street it represents a significant upgrade. It retains a link to […]
There has been a change in mindset at one North West firm, not least a greater interest in building products.
Brodies has become the first independent Scottish firm to surpass £100m in revenue, having increased its top line by 8 per cent over the last financial year. Marking 13 years of consecutive growth, the firm grew its revenue from £98.5m in 2021/22 to £106.3m. Nick Scott, managing partner at Brodies, told The Lawyer: “Hitting the […]