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Back to SearchWANTED: A female leader
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Law firms have long had a problem with gender equality. Partners and senior leaders are weighted heavily towards men, with an average…
2 years ago
Bumble and billables: the woes of dating as a lawyer (and why partners should care)
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O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Last week, The Lawyer reported that time-poor lawyers are struggling to date in a profession…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why you should leave Big Law for a boutique (and why you shouldn't)
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Last week, all eyes were on A&O Shearman, a union hailing Big Law and its future. But in this week’s episode, we consider why so many…
2 years, 1 month ago
A&O Shearman’s five biggest challenges - and worst mistake
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The wait is finally over. In just under a week, the transformational merger between Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling will go liv…
2 years, 2 months ago
Emergency Episode: The SQE shambles
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The Lawyer's Christian Smith, Catrin Griffiths, Richard Simmons, Katy Dowell and Charlotte Lear are joined by College of Legal Practi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Big Law outside London: crumbling offices, crumbling strategies
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Regional offices have long been critical to some of the UK’s biggest law firms.
The essential components of today’s DLA Piper came fro…
2 years, 2 months ago
The SQE: Students deserve better than this
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Grabbing the attention of aspiring solicitors and spectators alike, criticism of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination has torn throu…
2 years, 3 months ago
Scream if you wanna grow faster
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Law firms leaders love saying they don’t want growth for growth’s sake, but the truth is, without any growth at all they soon find th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Who wants to be a millionaire associate?
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The new episode of The Lawyer Podcast is out now.
Last week The Lawyer reported that claimant firm Pogust Goodhead could pay its newly…
2 years, 4 months ago
Everyone wants to be Simpson Thacher’s friend
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London has become the biggest referral market in the world - and the Brits are nowhere
The rise and rise of American firms in London’s…
2 years, 4 months ago