Legal Week observed recently that the success story of City law firms in the British economy is still going comprehensively unsung outside the legal goldfish bowl. Well, fresh proof of just how badly underweight commercial lawyers are punching in terms of recognition and profile comes this week in the shape of a list-based opus from the Evening Standard.
If you haven’t seen it, the booklet published this week lists the 1,000 most influential people in London. Of course, there’s a section on law and it’s not going to be a shock to find that deal lawyers are not dominating the list.
