City Exclusive – Criminal barristers lured to law firms as strikes set to escalate August 19, 2022 City law firms are making concerted efforts to capitalise on the collapse of the criminal justice system by hiring disgruntled barristers into their firms, recruiters and law firms exclusively told City A.M. Legal sector recruiters said they’ve seen a sharp uptick in law firms approaching them seeking to bolster their teams by hiring criminal [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? August 12, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Deloitte Deloitte has built out its financial advisory practice with a new London-based director. Stepping into the real estate team, ex-KPMG Tracey Hancock brings some experiences from across CBRE and JLL. Hancock, a chartered surveyor and registered [...]
City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile? August 3, 2022 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Nuveen Investment manager Nuveen has bolstered its UK consultant relations team in London with a fresh director. Barry Lee had previously been an associate director for LGT Capital Partners UK, where he held a similar role. Reporting [...]
‘The Great Resignation could be followed by a Great Redundancy,’ DWF chief says July 29, 2022 A downturn in the legal market could see widespread layoffs in the City’s top-ranking law firms, the head of London listed law firm DWF told City A.M. The lawyers that jumped ship in “big numbers” in pursuit of six-figure salaries in London’s most prestigious firms could soon be laid off, as the top firms make [...]
Lawyers value culture and friendships over cold, hard cash, new report says April 21, 2022 Lawyers place more value on culture and friendships with colleagues than they do on cold, hard cash, according to new data from Reuters. A survey of 900 lawyers found those who planned to stay with their firms were more likely to cite their colleagues, firm’s culture, and the quality of their work as their reasons [...]
City A.M. Awards 2022: Personality of the Year April 5, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
Freshfields outbids Magic Circle rivals by offering newly qualified lawyers £125,000 a year April 1, 2022 London’s oldest law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to pay its newly qualified lawyers more than any other Magic Circle law firm, after upping pay for its new associates to £125,000 a year. Freshfields salary hike will see it pay NQs considerably more than its Magic Circle rivals – including Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Allen [...]
City A.M. Awards 2022: Law Firm of the Year March 23, 2022 The City is back, and so are the City A.M. Awards, recognising the best of the Square Mile, Canary Wharf and London’s business community – which has shown shown resilience, innovation and adaptability like never before over the past year. We’re delighted to host what will be a wonderful celebration of the capital’s rebound, but [...]
DWF looks towards Africa and Latin America after striking deals with Iberian firms March 22, 2022 Listed law firm DWF has struck deals with two separate firms, in Spain and Portugal, in line with its plans for global expansion. The Manchester headquartered company said it had come to agreements with Spanish firm RTS Group and Portuguese law firm Nobre Guedes & Associados (NGA), with a viewing to strengthening its position on [...]
Eversheds Sutherland matches rivals after upping pay for new lawyers to £95k February 15, 2022 Eversheds Sutherland’s has given newly qualified lawyers in its London offices a 15.8 per cent pay rise after upping their salaries to £95,000 a year. The firm also said it will give lawyers in the rest of its UK offices a 24 per cent pay rise, which will see their salaries increase from £50,000 to [...]