Thursday 21 January, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually; open to all students, trainees, and junior lawyers Skadden’s co-head of private equity will be joined by a Brussels/London-based competition and antitrust partner from Latham & Watkins, alongside a New York ...
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Feed SubscriptionAllen & Overy kicks off spring retention season with 92% result
34 out of 37 trainees kept on Allen & Overy’s London office Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the first law firm to reveal its spring 2021 trainee retention result. Of the 37 trainees due to qualify in March this ...
Read More »Kennedys opens 36-strong Leeds office as TLT and Clydes expand overseas
In an expansive start to the new year, UK firms Kennedys , TLT and Clyde & Co have established new frontiers at home and abroad. Kennedys has opened its 42nd global office, and its 12th in the UK, with a Leeds launch via the acquisition of Langleys’ insurance team. ...
Read More »Speakers announced for The SQE Sessions
28 January virtual event marks super-exam launch year; speakers include key figures from law firms and legal education The speakers for Legal Cheek‘s The SQE Sessions virtual event have been unveiled today. The speakers, who include key figures within law ...
Read More »New year hiring spree continues apace
Firms have doubled down on their recruitment efforts in the new year as the likes of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), K&L Gates, Mishcon de Reya, Morrison & Foerster and Keystone Law all made hires. Shakespeare Martineau, Burges Salmon, Lewis ...
Read More »New management roles at Macfarlanes as Martin retires from partnership
Change is afoot at City leader Macfarlanes as Luke Powell has been lined up to succeed Julian Howard as managing partner, while the firm has appointed its first chief operating officer. At the same time, it was announced the much-admired former senior ...
Read More »Sign of the times for advisers on Priory Group and vegan foods deals
Innovative, Covid-driven transactions have continued to emerge in recent months, with the first working week of 2021 proving no exception. As many embark on ‘Veganuary’ after the meaty excesses of the holiday season, a timely deal has been the acquisition ...
Read More »Is it worth investing in listed law firms?
Legal profession’s stock market performance was poor last year but 2021 could bring a recovery Since the Legal Services Act allowed law firms to go public, listed law firms have hardly set the world alight. Last year was a particularly ...
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Read More »A year of opportunity – and threats | Feature
Traditionally, this is the time when people make predictions for the year ahead – but in 2021 predictions seem somewhat hollow. Nobody anticipated 2020’s global pandemic, although it has been flagged up as a possibility multiple times in recent decades. ...
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