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Georgina Stanley

Georgina Stanley

Georgina Stanley is the editor of Legal Week. She joined the magazine in October 2005 and has since written news, analysis and commentary about a range of leading UK and international commercial law firms, as well as trends in the profession. Before joining Legal Week she worked at several business titles, starting her journalism career at Euromoney.

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July 17, 2014 | Legal Week

Opinion: law firms should not be afraid to cull partners to keep rising talent

Firms have to balance pruning senior ranks with promoting new talent

By Georgina Stanley

9 minute read

June 26, 2014 | International Edition

Nowhere to hide – shining a light on the financial health of the UK's leading law firms

As numbers from the UK's largest law firms slowly drip out for the most recent financial year, at first it may seem a little fruitless to take a detailed look at firms' accounts for the previous year.

By Georgina Stanley

2 minute read

June 26, 2014 | Legal Week

Nowhere to hide – shining a light on the financial health of the UK's leading law firms

As numbers from the UK's largest law firms slowly drip out for the most recent financial year, at first it may seem a little fruitless to take a detailed look at firms' accounts for the previous year.

By Georgina Stanley

7 minute read

June 19, 2014 | International Edition

Opportunity knocks – global giants have the world at their feet, but size alone doesn't guarantee success

Last year's merger between Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski heralded the arrival of a new breed of global giant.

By Georgina Stanley

3 minute read

June 19, 2014 | Legal Week

Opportunity knocks – global giants have the world at their feet, but size alone doesn't guarantee success

Last year's merger between Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski heralded the arrival of a new breed of global giant.

By Georgina Stanley

18 minute read

June 12, 2014 | International Edition

Lawyers still need a PEP talk – Dentons calls for an end to profits reporting, but it's still a valid comparator

It may not have quite the same pull as the World Cup, but if anything in the legal world is likely to divert attention away from the goings on in Brazil, money is always going to be a likely candidate.

By Georgina Stanley

3 minute read

June 12, 2014 | Legal Week

Lawyers still need a PEP talk – Dentons calls for an end to profits reporting, but it's still a valid comparator

It may not have quite the same pull as the World Cup, but if anything in the legal world is likely to divert attention away from the goings on in Brazil, money is always going to be a likely candidate.

By Georgina Stanley

11 minute read

May 22, 2014 | Legal Week

Bubble trouble – why Kirkland's latest hire has upped the stakes

Kirkland's hire of Weil banking partner Stephen Lucas is the latest example of US firms wielding ever-more hefty chequebooks to secure the right names...

By Georgina Stanley

6 minute read

May 22, 2014 | International Edition

Bubble trouble – why Kirkland's latest hire has upped the stakes

Kirkland's hire of Weil banking partner Stephen Lucas is the latest example of US firms wielding ever-more hefty chequebooks to secure the right names...

By Georgina Stanley

3 minute read

May 15, 2014 | Legal Week

Different strokes – firms racing to go global risk losing their grasp on their USP

In a world where globalisation and consolidation are increasingly the buzzwords of choice, it takes a brave man to stand up and be different.

By Georgina Stanley

5 minute read