Allen & Overy has increase trainee remuneration for the first time in three years. Starting from 1 September, first year trainees will receive £39,000, up from £38,000. Second year trainees will get £44,000, up £800…
With law firms announcing the results of their annual promotions rounds, the people at RollOnFriday have taken…
Baker & McKenzie remains the leading legal brand among in-house counsel, according to a new survey by legal researcher Acritas. The firm has held the top spot since 2009, when the survey first began. Freshfields…
The 30% Club - an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women in leadership positions in the professional services - has recommended a shift in focus from traditional diversity programs to focussed “talent…
Leading Vietnamese law firms have started a campaign encouraging the government to impose greater restrictions on foreign law firms operating in the country. Vietnam is one of the most open markets in Asia for…
Though Freshfields maintains its denials, evidence is mounting that Freshfields plans to launch in Australia. The firm has hired top headhunter John Colvin to scout out potential recruits in Australia, according to The…
The London office of US firm Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has secured the hire of respected financial disputes partner Charles Evans from Norton Rose. Norton Rose Group litigation and dispute resolution chief…
A small number of law firms dominates the international market for legal services, according to a global ranking published last week, the AM Law Global 100. The ranking created the ‘global law firm’ designation to…
UK firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is boosting its US litigation team with the hire of partner Michael Lacovara from Sullivan & Cromwell. Lacovara will join Freshfields in New York, where he’ll practice commercial…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has reentered the Singapore legal services market, launching a new base there five years after it pulled out in 2006. Freshfields received regulatory approval for the office two months ago,…