Linklaters becomes second magic circle law firm to offer Covid bonus March 30, 2021 Linklaters has become the second magic circle law firm to offer a five per cent ‘thank you’ bonus to non-partners for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic. The five per cent bonus is that of a person’s annual salary, and is pro-rated where Linklaters deems to it to be appropriate. The bonus will be paid [...]
Next stop £195,000? Another law firm hikes junior lawyer pay May 29, 2024 Clifford Chance is the latest magic circle firm to raise its newly-qualified salary in a salary war that has no sign of slowing down
JP Morgan makes Linklaters partner its co-head of UK investment banking February 17, 2021 Charlie Jacobs, senior partner at magic circle law firm Linklaters, will join JP Morgan as co-head of UK investment banking. Jacobs, who is one of the city’s major players in the M&A space, will replace Ed Byers who has been promoted to Vice Chair of UK Investment Banking. Jacobs will co-lead the investment banking operations [...]
Ex-Linklaters chairman returns to Monckton Chambers November 2, 2020 Ex-chairman of 'Magic Circle' firm Linklaters Sir Christopher Bellamy QC has returned to Monckton Chambers.
PwC global execs take the reins at Australian unit amid tax leak scandal May 18, 2023 PwC’s global bosses will take control of its Australian business after the unit became embroiled in a tax leak scandal. International executives were flown out earlier this month to help contain the crisis, but they are now set to stay for several months longer in a bid to prevent any further damage to the firm’s [...]
Telegraph and Spectator appoint Goldman Sachs to run sale July 28, 2023 The boards of the Telegraph and The Spectator have appointed investment bank Goldman Sachs and law firm Linklaters to advise on their sale, they said in a statement on Friday. Lender Lloyds Banking Group seized control of the centre-right Daily and Sunday Telegraph and the politics-led Spectator last month after their ultimate owners, the Barclay family, failed to [...]
Legal League: Why have top lawyers fallen in love with sports? August 15, 2024 Big players are coming into sports fields recently, and no, I'm not talking about athletics, but big-ticketed lawyers who have fallen in love with the sports industry
Thames Water faces bondholder pressure amid default fallout April 26, 2024 Following the recent default by Kemble Water Finance, concern has rippled through the ranks of Thames Water's lenders.
Telegraph sale continues as Barclay family bids higher October 16, 2023 Lloyds Banking Group has reportedly turned down an increased offer for the Telegraph newspaper and Spectator magazine from its former owner, and is pressing on with the auction.
‘We aren’t what people expect’ – Linklaters on the firm’s virtual internship and social mobility November 23, 2020 Last year Linklaters launched a virtual internship - the first of its kind among the legal profession. The magic circle firm believes launching such a programme has facilitated greater social mobility, by opening up the business to those who may not see themselves as a natural fit.