The Bar
The profession may not yet have had its ‘Weinstein moment’, says John van der Luit-Drummond, UK Bar editor, but would you lay a bet it isn’t just beyond the horizon?
From the famous advocates she worked alongside to the infamous clients she rubbed shoulders with, you cannot help but smile listening to Nemone Lethbridge, 85, recount tales of her life at the Bar. Yet smiles soon turn to incredulous laughter when she talks of chambers’ culture. At a time when a spotlight is intensely focused …
Continue reading “Why the Bar needs to talk about its past, and its future”
Country spotlight: Sweden
Tone Myhre-Jensen, managing partner of Cederquist
How are client demands changing in Sweden? High asset availability and a transaction-intensive market characterise the Swedish economy and many say we are on top of a boom. It is a strong legal market but the competition among business law firms are tougher than ever. Clients become more proficient and professional buyers of legal services …
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Country spotlight: Sweden
David Aversten, managing partner of Delphi
How are client demands changing in Sweden, and how have you adapted? Our clients’ demands have not changed dramatically over the last few years. We are working with professional clients who expect nothing but the very best. However, apart from providing first-class legal advice, we acknowledge the importance of building and maintaining a close and …
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Interview with...
Brad Karp explains how he finds the time to bill so many hours, run a top-level law firm and still be meet with firm clients every day
How would you define your firm’s culture? How important is firm culture to you? The Paul, Weiss culture is grounded in our shared values of professionalism, collaboration and deep mutual respect. We value transparency and collegiality, and we share a longstanding and passionate commitment to diversity, pro bono and public service. Our commitment to inclusion …
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Interview with...
Vinson & Elkins’ Chairman talks about the ‘V&E family’ and why he believes it makes a huge difference in the firm’s ability to attract and retain talent
How would you define your firm’s culture? How important is firm culture to you? Culture is vitally important to our Firm and to me personally. We often talk about the V&E Family, which I believe is real. Our lawyers and administrative staff become part of that family when they join the firm. We have a …
Continue reading “Mark Kelly: Our culture sets us apart”
Interview with...
Holland & Knight’s managing partner outlines issues clients need to understand regarding the current administration, and where the trend of
government investigations work might be heading
The notion of government work has risen in recent years, with general counsel realizing how critical it is – do you see this trend continuing? Yes, we do. Our country has weathered the Great Recession and now has fully emerged from those historically tough economic times. Even so, our national focus continues to be on …
Continue reading “Rich Gold: every administration brings to Washington its own style and cadence”
Interview with...
Walker Morris’ managing partner talks about being pigeonholed as a firm, the largest professional services relocation in Leeds for almost 15 years, and how to stand apart in a crowded market
How would you define your Walker Morris’ culture? How important is firm culture to you? If I had to summarise our culture in one word it would be collaboration. By that I mean not only collaboration internally and with clients, but also with other professionals, including from other law firms. Having all our employees based …
Continue reading “Malcolm Simpson: Misconceptions don’t hold us back”
Interview with...
Luther’s co-managing partners, Elisabeth Lepique and Dr Sebastian Lorenz, discuss Germany’s talent war, nurturing future partners, and the challenge of managing entrepreneurial lawyers
How would you define your Luther’s culture? How important is firm culture to you? At Luther, we are living an open, teamwork-oriented, and business-driven culture with a clear focus on the needs of our clients. We also encourage an environment of continuous learning. The firm culture is very important since it holds us together and …
Continue reading “Bridging the gap between independence and management”
Leadership focus
J Stephen Poor outlines how the interaction of senior leadership with clients leads to more efficient legal advice and solutions still undertakes client-facing work
This spring, together with a couple thousand others, I had the opportunity to attend the CLOC conference in Las Vegas. The conference was all about expectations around service delivery and the changing needs of the legal operations profession. Seems pretty on point in a profession undergoing change. A couple of things struck me, however. First, …
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Practice area spotlight: M&A
King & Spalding’s Sergey Komolov, managing partner, and Ilya Zotkin, of counsel, discuss the latest challenges facing M&A lawyers, including client expectations and the redistribution of market share
Please give us an overview of the current legal market in Russia and how any recent developments have impacted your practice? The legal market in Russia and, more specifically, the M&A practice area generally follow and are influenced by the relevant economic and political drivers. Political turmoil (including continued and worsening budgetary problems), geopolitical tensions, …
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