High retention at Watson Farley as NQ pay rises to £68,000
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has recorded 93 per cent trainee retention for this autumn. The firm is keeping 13 out of its 14 final seat trainees in newly-qualified roles. Five trainees will join...
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Pointless pay rises can’t buy loyalty
Richard Simmons, Careers editorBack in 2007 The Lawyer and YouGov partnered up to publish a huge census of the legal profession. It found that only 46 per cent of those surveyed believed higher...
View ArticleBLP hires knowledge director from Shearman & Sterling
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has appointed its first knowledge strategy director after hiring Judy Mackenzie Stuart from Shearman & Sterling. Stuart joined Shearman in 2001, first as head of...
View ArticleAddleshaws hires Charles Russell Speechlys projects head
Addleshaw Goddard has hired Charles Russell Speechlys projects head Matthew Newing in an attempt to pick up more London healthcare and projects work in London. Newing joined legacy Speechly Bircham in...
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KWM senior partner Stephen Kon to step down as firm launches leadership...
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) EUME senior partner Stephen Kon will step down from his post later this year. He exits the management role after almost five years having overseen a dramatic period of...
View ArticleOlswang exits continue as PE and competition partners leave on same day
Olswang has seen two partner departures in one day as former head of competition Howard Cartlidge and private equity partner Duncan McDonald both exit the firm. Cartlidge has worked at Olswang for 17...
View ArticleWebcast: How to be the ideal trainee
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UAE: No longer the land of opportunity for international firms
Once seen as the land of opportunity for international law firms, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become a tough market for those unprepared for its challenges. Before the financial crisis hit the...
View ArticleMcDermott hires Taylor Wessing healthcare head to kickstart practice
Taylor Wessing London head of healthcare Hamid Yunis has left the firm for McDermott Will & Emery in London. Yunis worked at Taylor Wessing for 14 years, having also served as head of Islamic...
View ArticleCleary Gottlieb NQs get bumper pay rise to £105,000
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has handed its newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors a 9 per cent pay rise. NQs at the US firm will now be paid £105,000 – up from its 2015 salary of £96,000. The salary...
View ArticleKorea’s Lee & Ko opts for Lex Mundi after Dentons offer
Korea ‘big five’ firm Lee & Ko has joined the ranks of global referral network Lex Mundi, two months after reportedly being approached by Dentons to join its Swiss verein network. In July, sources...
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K&L Gates boss Kalis to step down after 20 years
K&L Gates chairman and managing partner Peter Kalis will step down after two decades at the firm when his term concludes next February. Kalis, who has served continuously as the firm’s leader since...
View ArticleKennedys becomes latest firm to expand Dublin office
Kennedys is set to double its office space in Dublin following a report that suggested some British businesses would look to leave the UK following Brexit. The firm will move from its base in Ulysses...
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Balkan firms seek to boost UK relationships as Britain exits EU
Brexit is a topic that continues to provoke a sense of disbelief, uncertainty and considerable irritation across the nation. It is also a subject of persistent interest and fascination for the lawyers...
View ArticleSchoenherr advises Albéa on Scandolara Slovakia buy
Schoenherr Bratislava has advised the Albéa Group on the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares in Scandolara Tub-Est, a Slovak subsidiary of the Italian Scandolara Group, which produces laminate...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Gauss on Delta acquisition
Khaitan & Co advised Gauss Networks Private Ltd (Gauss) and its shareholders, including foreign investor Velo Partners, in relation to the acquisition of 100 per cent of Gauss by Delta Corp Ltd...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Hon Hai on Sharp offer
Khaitan & Co advised Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd (Foxconn Group) on the India leg in relation to a mandatory offer to acquire 25% stake in Sharp India Limited, pursuant to indirect...
View ArticleA&O sees second German partner exit in a week
Allen & Overy (A&O) has lost another corporate partner in Germany, as Michael Ulmer leaves for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. He is the second Frankfurt partner to quit the magic circle...
View ArticleTravers Smith retains 94% of qualifiers
Travers Smith has retained 94 per cent of its qualifying trainees this September. In a result that exactly matches the firm’s result for autumn 2015, Travers took on 17 of its 18 final-seat trainees in...
View ArticleOgier partner heads Cayman Special Economic Zone body
Ogier regional managing partner James Bergstrom has been appointed chairman of the authority that oversees the Special Economic Zones Law in the Cayman Islands. Bergstrom, who joined Ogier in 1991, is...
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