Law firm’s model focuses on time-intensive work that requires input of senior associates or partners
Law firms are changing how they manage their people and are reinventing their services and delivery models
London’s legal elite post surge in profits despite growing threat from US rivals in the capital
‘Magic circle’ firm posts 17% jump in profits in year before transatlantic tie-up
‘Magic circle’ law firm latest to wade into fresh war for talent
Awards highlights include: digital tools, deal making and the most innovative law firms and individuals
Examples of how firms are changing how they manage their own people and are reinventing their services and delivery models
Featuring the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients
Whatever their area, practice lawyers who stand out for legal expertise have usually made a mark by challenging preconceived ideas and doing something a bit different
Law firm works with Microsoft and AI start-up Harvey in attempt to ‘disrupt the legal market before someone disrupts us’
Growth, the ideal size and generative AI are key questions for US law firm leaders
The London-headquartered law firm is the latest major corporate targeted by cyber criminals
UK law firm is latest business to take PE money to help expand non-core units
Tie-up between ‘magic circle’ law firm and US rival creates $3.5bn transatlantic law firm after 99% of votes cast in favour
The new tech is not just a tool, it is a ‘game-changer’ for law firms. Plus: Pinsent Masons tops the FT 50 most innovative law firms in Europe
Rising salary costs and decline in dealmaking hits earnings at City’s international law firms
Fall comes as firm embarks on merger with New York’s Shearman & Sterling
The magic circle law firm’s senior partner has long held ambitions for a transatlantic merger
Merger between US and UK firms would create a legal giant with almost 4,000 lawyers worldwide
The firms may need each other so much that they have to combine
Deal is first tie-up between a ‘magic circle’ group and an American rival in more than 20 years
Featuring examples of the most innovative services that lawyers have developed for clients
Awards highlights include: cyber security, deal making and the most innovative law firms and individuals
The need to untangle differences in business culture, politics and regulation means the region’s legal sector is open up to experimentation
Breakthroughs in generative artificial intelligence are forcing a rethink of the tech being used by lawyers
