Legal sector continues to grow despite rising costs March 5, 2025 New research indicates that the legal sector remains resilient in uncertain ties after law firms' average earnings experienced single-digit growth.
Navigating the unknown: How Hogan Lovells advises businesses in an unpredictable world March 3, 2025 With the increased geopolitical risks and unpredictability, regulatory and public law specialised lawyers, such as Hogan Lovells, are in the spotlight
Slaughter and May picks David Johnson as next managing partner February 6, 2025 Magic circle law firm Slaughter and May has elected David Johnson to replace Deborah Finkler as the firm's next managing partner
Freshfields: Revenue passes £2bn at Magic Circle law firm but profit cut February 3, 2025 Profit at Magic Circle law firm Freshfields was cut during its latest financial year despite its revenue passing £2bn for the first time. Freshfields has reported a pre-tax profit of £668.9m for the 12 months to 30 April, 2024, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. Profit before partners’ annuities increased from £497.8m to £675m. [...]
Big Law and the four day week? No, they’re moving the other way January 29, 2025 Big Law is resisting the four-day workweek trend, with City firms opting for at least four days in the office, and sometimes more
London law firm ‘acted appropriately’ for Putin’s warlord Prigozhin January 28, 2025 The legal regulator is reported to “have decided to take no further action” against law firm Discreet Law which acted for the former leader of leader of Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin. As revealed by Democracy for Sale, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) decided that London-based Discreet Law “acted appropriately” when representing the sanctioned Wagner leader. [...]
Law firm RPC elects new managing partner January 15, 2025 City-based law firm RPC has selected Antony Sassi to step up to the leadership role of managing partner of the firm, succeeding James Miller
Why the London Stock Exchange is no longer a home for the legal sector January 14, 2025 A scandal broke out at one of the only remaining listed legal groups last week. It is time to say the London Stock Exchange is not the place for the legal sector
Quinn Emanuel: US law firm’s City of London office revenue soars January 13, 2025 US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s revenue over 2024 in London was up double-digits as litigation continues to boom
Lawyer hourly fees at US firms boom January 10, 2025 The hourly fees charged by lawyers in the US have jumped nearly seven per cent in the last year, the fastest rate since the global financial crisis