Four lawyers, who shifted from tech-focused Kemp Little to Deloitte Legal following the acquisition four years ago, have now reunited at Simmons & Simmons. Andrew Joint joined Simmons yesterday from Deloitte Legal, having previously been Kemp Little’s managing partner from 2017 until its acquisition. He joins fellow partner Calum Murray, who made the same move […]
Military historians know all about the idea of a war on two fronts but they’re not the only specialists familiar with the concept. Over the past decade, more than a few leaders of UK law firms may also have felt doubly embattled, tasked with defending their home patch from overseas-headquartered firms that also regularly pinch […]
“Today, you are now earning more than the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom,” is the favoured introduction of one senior partner on day one of NQ induction at a US firm, and The Lawyer can reveal that in fact, 101 newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors are now earning more than the Prime Minister, with some taking […]
I started as a legal assistant at Freeths exactly one year ago. Since then, I have achieved two of my greatest goals of securing a training contract with the firm and becoming involved in the firm’s LGBTQ+ network, SHINE. At the age of 14, I declared to my parents that I would be moving abroad […]
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Welcome to The Passport, your regular round-up of the most important stories to come from the European legal market. In this edition we compare and contrast Latham’s City performance and how it’s faring in Germany; and why A&O Shearman associates in Central and Eastern Europe might be better off looking for partnership elsewhere. Latham’s German […]
Stephenson Harwood in new dispute with alternative investment platform Stephenson Harwood is at the receiving end of a fresh dispute brought by alternative investment platform Yieldstreet, filed on 31 May in the Commercial Court. Yieldstreet has instructed HFW to bring a part 7 ‘General commercial contracts and arrangements’ claim on its behalf. A part 7 […]
Lawyers also fear a Conservative victory’s effect on business more than they do a hung parliament’s.
An ex-Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) regarding allegations of “inappropriate and unwanted” conduct. Nick Williams is the ex-partner in question. He was made up as a partner as part of the disputes and investigations team in March 2017, but left Freshfields two years later following the outcome […]
British American Tobacco takes on PwC over negligence row British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary BTI is taking on Big Four firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) this week for a 39-day trial beginning tomorrow (4 June). The next eight weeks will see Hogan Lovells represent BTI as it goes head-to-head with Reed Smith for PwC in the Financial […]
A claim has been issued against the Financial Times by Crispin Odey, nearly a year after the newspaper’s investigation into the hedge fund manager was published. In June 2023 the FT published an investigation with allegations of sexual harassment or assault from 13 women who had worked for his firm, Odey Asset Management. Odey yesterday […]
In this week’s Spotlight, we take a look at Wiggin’s music team to discover the disputes behind our favourite hits. The market: The music industry has been one of the hardest hit by emerging technologies and mediums such as shortform video and artificial intelligence (AI). Streaming now dominates how music is consumed, and while it’s […]
Claimants, defendants and funders will be expected to engage with a new review into how disputes are backed by third-parties, amid concerns over rising costs caused by delay tactics in litigation.
England, London
Hydrogen Group Excellent competitive salary
Hydrogen have been mandated on an exciting opportunity with a leading international credit fund who are looking to hire a private funds lawyer to join their growing and established legal team.
Edwards Gibson
to £2 million
London (Greater)
Clifton Legal
Competitive Salary
Bristol (GB)
Competition and Markets Authority
£96,923 - £116,307 pa
England
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
£63k pa DOE
Isle of Wight /Remote
Taylor Root
£122,500 - £162,500 pa
England, London
London Borough of Merton
£60,510+ pa
England, London
Odgers Berndtson
Competitive Salary
Eton, Windsor (GB)
Sacco Mann
£90,000 - £100,000 pa
England, Sheffield
