Legal Week

July 13, 2009 | International Edition

Reactions among my magic circle colleagues ranged considerably when I announced that I was qualifying into a niche private client firm. On the one hand, the hearty and genuine congratulations for having 'escaped', on the other, the frankly bemused.

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July 12, 2009 | International Edition

Unsurprisingly, given their size and diversity, international firms in London continue to defy easy categorisation. Having entered the UK market at different times, for different reasons, with different models, picking overall themes from Legal Week's annual survey of the largest foreign firms in London, is tricky.

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July 10, 2009 | International Edition

Female solicitors in private practice earned almost a third less than their male counterparts in 2008, with the gap most noticeable at the senior end.

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July 10, 2009 | International Edition

Addleshaw Goddard has rolled out a flexible working scheme after 95% of fee earners voted in favour of the plans.The scheme, which started on 1 July, will run for a 12 month period and will see the firm putting some fee earners onto a four day week in return for 85% of pay.

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July 10, 2009 | International Edition

BPP law school has declared that it will not publish the report which led to it being granted degree awarding powers.

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July 10, 2009 | International Edition

SJ Berwin has advised on a groundbreaking deal that has seen a private equity fund awarded a banking licence for the first time.

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2 minute read

July 10, 2009 | International Edition

The step-by-step guide to becoming a solicitor: Legal Week Student takes you through the steps you have to climb to get there.

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9 minute read

July 10, 2009 | International Edition

Allen & Overy (A&O) has managed a robust performance despite its heavy exposure to the battered banking sector with the firm achieving a 7% increase in revenue. The firm today (10 July) announced that fee income for 2008-09 hit £1.091bn, against £1.016bn the previous year. Profits per equity partner (PEP) fell 9% to £1m, according to the firm's own measure, against £1.122m the previous year.

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July 09, 2009 | International Edition

Mourant's Giels Corbin assesses a new law that will shake up trusts in Jersey while Charlotte Edmond reports on the tax evasion debate.

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July 09, 2009 | International Edition

Birmingham law firm Martineau has elected a new senior partner, with the firm's head of commercial Andrew Whitehead taking over the role from Roger Blears. Whitehead, an energy specialist, will start a three-year term on 1 January replacing Blears who served one term in the management position. Blears will remain at the firm as head of corporate finance.

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