Clifford Chance, the product of a merger in 1987 between Coward Chance and Clifford Turner, used to be looked down on as the new kid on the block by the more established members of the Magic Circle.

Founded in Boston in 1865, Ropes & Gray now has around 1,500 lawyers and 16 offices - seven in the US, five in Asia, and one apiece in London, Dublin, Milan and Paris. With a focus on corporate work ...

Osborne Clarke is a happy firm. It has been for years, really. It's gone from having six offices in three countries to 20 offices over nine countries, covering Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Hong ...

Fieldfisher unfairly dismissed a senior associate after conducting a deeply flawed investigation into allegations he sexually assaulted a colleague, an employment tribunal has found. Djamshid ‘Jams’ ...

An employment judge has been accused of peppering a ruling with inaccurate and nonexistent quotes from other judgments. Scottish Employment Judge Sandy Kemp handed down his keenly-awaited judgment ...

The death of a Pinsent Masons partner has ignited a debate on stress and work/life balance in private practice. Vanessa Ford, known professionally as Vanessa Heap, had been working 18-hour days and ...

At least no-one's overreacting. Law firms and even the Law Society have been left floundering after the Supreme Court unanimously decided that biological sex determines who is a man and who is a woman ...

Shakespeare Martineau has come bottom of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2025 survey, making it officially the unhappiest firm in the UK. Staff at ShakeMart gave it the lowest overall score ...

Over recent weeks, the degree to which law firms have provided their people with satisfactory pay, career development, work/life balance and the office/amenities has become clear thanks to the ...

The SRA has called off its case against the Allen & Overy partner involved in drawing up a gagging order on behalf of Harvey Weinstein, due to the solicitor's ill health. Mark Mansell drafted the ...

Shoosmiths is running a "client excellence" competition with a top prize of a new car or £25k towards a house deposit. Over the past year, the firm had awarded prizes valued up to £1,000 to five staff ...

Shaping up to be the most expensive trip to the woods, ever. An A&O Shearman partner has resigned from the firm after being convicted of drink driving. The partner was stopped by police earlier this ...