Richard Simmons

Lawfront is on the move again, with not one but two law firm acquisitions sealed earlier this month. First up was the biggie: Kent firm Brachers adds £20m to the private equity-backed group’s revenue…

“I’ve seen the future, and it’s porn, sharks and Nazis.” Twitter hadn’t even been founded at the time, but the above quote from the niche 2005 sitcom Bromwell High turned out to be unintendedly…

Which is the best personal injury firm in the country? Irwin Mitchell, perhaps? Maybe Leigh Day, or Slater & Gordon? Wrong, wrong, wrong. The answer in fact is Cheshire six-lawyer outfit Gavin…

A Birketts partner, associates from Clifford Chance and White & Case, a Twenty Essex barrister and a part-time law student are among the Conservative candidates hoping to be elected to the Commons for the first time.

Name: Alex Barros-Curtis Seat: Cardiff West Legal clout: Trained and worked at Allen & Overy back in the day, and now the Labour Party’s general counsel. Chances: Cardiff is as red as they come and…

Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs

Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs

Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs

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Trainee retention season is now in full swing and if you want to see who’s done best at hanging on to this year’s crop of junior talent you can check out The Lawyer’s live blog for regular updates.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer will begin recruiting 100 trainees per year for the first time since 2009, reversing years of decreases. The qualifying cohort of 2022 was only 73 strong…

Fred Banning, one of the legal sector’s most popular communications professionals, has died after a lengthy battle with illness. He passed away on the evening of Friday 19 May, leaving behind his wife…

Welcome to Beyond the Bubble, a new feature from The Lawyer focusing on firms outside the City elite.

Joining the financial crime team as head of sanctions at Barclays in June 2008 just as the financial crisis hit was particularly terrifying.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has stepped in to close London firm Fletcher Day. As revealed by The Lawyer earlier this week, HM Revenue and Customs had issued a winding-up petition against…

Barclays has partnered with two law firms to launch a joint training contract that will see trainees spend half their time with the bank and half in private practice. TLT and Simmons &

Saleem Fazal, Taylor Wessing My mother always said (and still does!) “reach out for the stars as best you can, and you will never be disappointed.” Something I always remember in challenging moments.

Stevens & Bolton is to take on twice as many trainees from autumn 2023. The Guildford firm previously took five trainees per year, but from now on is increasing its intake to 10.

15 September Stewarts is retaining four of its six qualifiers, three in commercial litigation and one in probate litigation. 12 September Hogan Lovells has retained 17 of 19 trainees, or 89.5 per cent.

Can you believe it has been a whole five years since the last major transatlantic merger – that of Bryan Cave and Berwin Leighton Paisner? Major tie-ups have been thin on the ground since…