Career Development

Turning points – the career conversation starter

By Legal Week | June 5, 2014

With the aim of helping you to shape your future career in law, Legal Week, in association with BLP, has launched this online hub...

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Lawyers on Demand to offer transactional teams as extension of on-call service

By Legal Week | May 14, 2014

Berwin Leighton Paisner's legal services provider Lawyers on Demand has launched a transaction-based service offering clients a low-cost means of carrying out routine transactional work.

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Barclays to partner with panel firms for university work experience scheme

By Alex Newman | March 23, 2014

Barclays' in-house team is to offer work experience places to undergraduates, amid plans to launch legal apprenticeships from 2015.

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In-house lawyers aiming for top company roles must gain business experience outside of legal, says CEO

By Alex Newman | October 3, 2013

Senior in-house lawyers aspiring to top corporate jobs need to work in business areas outside of legal, according to United Biscuits chief executive Martin Glenn (pictured). The former head of PepsiCo in UK and Ireland made the comments at Legal Week's Corporate Counsel Forum last month.

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Lloyds legal heads agree flexi-work setup in rare senior job share

By Alex Newman | July 25, 2013

Lloyds Banking Group's two most senior lawyers have moved into a job-sharing arrangement, in a high-profile example of changing attitudes towards flexible working in the legal profession. Group general counsel Andrew Whittaker (pictured) and his deputy Kate Cheetham have agreed a flexible working plan following Whittaker's move to the bank in May from the Financial Services Authority, where he was also GC. Though Cheetham works full time, she effectively shares the leadership of the legal team with Whittaker, who is contracted to a 0.6 full-time equivalent post. The duo said Whittaker's regulatory experience complements former Linklaters lawyer Cheetham's background in corporate law.

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Near-shoring and LPO takes hold as more top 30 firms eye moves

By John Malpas | July 4, 2013

Fifteen of the UK's top 30 law firms by revenue have either set up their own low-cost legal centre or are sending routine legal work to legal process outsourcing (LPO) providers, according to research conducted by Legal Week. Several other leading firms are reviewing their options, including Stephenson Harwood, which is considering opening a low-cost legal centre, and SJ Berwin, which is in early stage talks to outsource its document production team.

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Firms team up for new effort to tackle lack of diversity on career track

By Legal Week | March 18, 2013

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), Hogan Lovells and Eversheds are among a line-up of eight City firms spearheading a new initiative to promote diversity and multiculturalism for all legal sector employees. NOTICED, which will be launched at the Law Society this Wednesday (20 March), will feature a series of events at which legal professionals from all backgrounds can network, debate diversity issues and share good practice, in an effort to make the legal industry more accessible and boost cultural awareness.

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The laws of happiness - how content are law firm employees?

By Legal Week | November 23, 2011

Overall employee satisfaction has increased among lawyers – however, dissatisfaction over bonus schemes has reached a new low. Vanessa Ip reports

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Clydes, CMS and BLP gain edge over top 20 rivals on key lifestyle factors

By Suzi Ring | June 29, 2011

Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) lead their key peers in providing a rewarding lifestyle for their lawyers, according to a flagship research project from Legal Week. The research shows Clydes emerging as the highest-ranked top 20 UK law firm in terms of providing a rewarding lifestyle and personal experience for its staff, closely followed by CMS and BLP.

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The Recorder

Pass Rate on California's October Bar Exam Jumps to 12-Year High

By Cheryl Miller | January 8, 2021

The numbers reflect a sharp increase in the pass rate from July 2019, when a slim majority of applicants passed California's exam.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Public Interest Calendar of Events

By The Legal Intelligencer | January 8, 2021

In this month's Public Interest Calendar of Events, attend several CLEs via Zoom.

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Legaltech News

Legal Ops May Still Struggle for a Seat at the Table in 2021

By Victoria Hudgins | January 8, 2021

COVID-19's transition to remote working and economic fallout might seem like the perfect storm for legal ops to shine, but that wasn't the case for all. Legal ops professionals and observers offer their 2021 predictions, both good and bad, for the profession.

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The Recorder

Promote Healthy Habits in the New Year

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | January 7, 2021

For lawyers, there are many resolutions that can help improve their personal and professional lives and that require relatively limited time commitment.

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Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Promotes More Partners As Firm Sees Work Tied to Florida Migration

By Dan Roe | January 7, 2021

A Northeastern migration to Florida influenced new real estate and private wealth partners at the Am Law 100 firm. 

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Corporate Counsel

Winning at the Interview

By Mike Evers | January 6, 2021

Interviewing is a competitive sport. Play to win.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Where Do I Start? Using Merge Lanes to Conquer Procrastination

By Dena Lefkowitz | January 6, 2021

Getting started is the hardest part of any endeavor, even those you love doing, which is paradoxical.

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New Jersey Law Journal

On the Move: Wong Fleming; Sciarrillo Cornell

By Jonathan Erway | January 6, 2021

Wong Fleming Adds Associate Wong Fleming announced that Brittany L. Parisi joined the firm as an associate in Princeton. Prior to joining Wong Fleming,…

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Daily Report Online

Not Who You Think: Trump Hand-Picks New US Attorney

By Katheryn Tucker | January 5, 2021

U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine added one tiny sentence to his bio on the Southern District of Georgia website: "On January 4, 2021, by written order of the President, Bobby was named Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia."

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The Legal Intelligencer

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Managing Your Law Firm Separation

By Gaetan J. Alfano and Leslie A. Mariotti | January 5, 2021

We have counseled dozens of firms and attorneys with respect to professional transitions over many years. In our experience, our attorney clients who successfully forged new careers have followed these five suggestions.

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