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The partnership of Allen & Overy has voted through reforms to its lockstep in a bid to increase rewards for star performers as market pressure from US competitors continues to take its toll on London’s big four international firms. Partners voted through the changes ...

As highlighted in the first article of the Gazette’s Black History Month series (5 October), I can attest that networks like the Black Solicitors Network (BSN) are both a precursor to progress and a way of defending it.  An award-winning ...

Thursday 29 October, from 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place virtually The first in Legal Cheek’s new autumn 2020 series of Secrets to Success virtual events — held in association with The University of Law (ULaw) — is this coming Thursday. ...

Susan Orton binned documents ‘in a moment of sheer panic’ The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has welcomed the decision not to strike off a young solicitor for acting dishonestly after a tribunal found that her mental ill-health represented exceptional circumstances ...

As part of the Law Society’s series of articles to celebrate Black History Month, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight three black men who have been role models in my career. Without a doubt, they have all ...

The deal market continues to be a product of the coronavirus environment, with the rescue buyout of Gourmet Burger Kitchen dominating headlines as the pandemic devastates the UK’s high street. Elsewhere, I Squared Capital’s $2bn acquisition of GTT Communications’ infrastructure business ...

The global coronavirus pandemic has changed the world in ways we would never have expected, and its effects have been felt in every part of our everyday life, not least at work. That said, however negative and challenging the crisis ...

Allen & Overy has become the first of its peer group to reveal its pay gap statistics and, while gender disparities are still concerning, the firm has made a positive statement of intent by disclosing its disability pay gap for the ...

Magic circle outfit reveals a partner inclusive gender result of 59.9% Allen & Overy (A&O) has fired the starting pistol on a fresh round of pay gap reporting, revealing slight improvements in both its gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Combining ...

It has been a quieter week in the City recruitment market, with Clyde & Co the only firm to make a notable move while Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher made significant hires on the Continent. Clyde & Co’s London hire saw disputes ...