Addleshaw Goddard LLP are pleased to invite you to the next instalment of the firm’s combined legal access scheme Ethnicity.Talent.Law. The aim of the scheme is to bring together students from ethnically diverse backgrounds studying at universities in London and surrounding areas with people from Addleshaw Goddard LLP as part of a growing effort to increase ethnic diversity within the legal sector. The Autumn instalment of Ethnicity.Talent.Law saw lawyers from Addleshaw Goddard LLP share their tips, stories, experiences and challenges in obtaining and undertaking a training contract at th ..read more

Paul Weiss has broken through the $2bn global revenue mark, posting a 10.8% hike on last year, as the firm’s bold London recruitment drive continues to make headlines. The firm’s 178 equity partners took home an average of $6.5m in 2023, with profit per equity partner (PEP) up 14.8% from $5.73m the previous year. Overall profit came in at $1.17bn, while revenue per lawyer was up 5.3% to $1.98m from last year’s $1.88m. In recent months, Paul Weiss has recruited some of the City’s biggest hitters, among a total of 17 partner hires. Most have joined from Kirkland & Ellis, following the d ..read more

The north’s finest were out in force last week for the second-ever Legal 500 Northern Powerhouse Awards. This year the awards were held in Leeds – handily timed to co-ordinate with the city being named the best place to live in the north.  Future Lawyers firms DLA Piper, Addleshaw Goddard and CMS scooped up reams of well-deserved awards. You can see the full list of winners, along with photos of the night here.  Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to sponsors Deminor Litigation Funding. After Manchester last year, there was much discussion on the night ..read more

In the latest instalment of the Future Lawyers blog, Katie O’Brien, law and Spanish student at the University of Strathclyde looks into PFAS and how we can reduce their impact on the environment. Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS, are a group of synthetic, man-made chemicals. Their prominence in manufacturing stems from their non-stick properties resisting heat, oil, stains, and grease.   Although used largely in the aviation industry, the creation of the non-stick pan and marketisation of ‘Teflon,’ a form of PFA, invited these harsh and unnatural chemicals ..read more

Despite having the common goal of qualifying as a solicitor, everyone will have slightly different priorities when choosing where to do their training contract.   Whether your aim is to get as much client contact as possible, work on headline-making deals or earn a sky-high salary, it’s important to find out exactly what each firm has to offer before you apply.   In this blog we set out some of the most important considerations when choosing a law firm:    Practice area  One of the first and most important things to consider is whether the firm actually has a depa ..read more

As a law graduate, the first step in your career is a vital one. It’s important to get broad experience, acquire a good understanding of the law and appreciate the commercial side of the business. Only then can you decide which area to specialise in. As a trainee at Cripps you’ll experience different practice areas covering all aspects of commercial property, corporate and commercial law as well as private client matters. You’ll carry out challenging and interesting work for a wide range of clients from blue chip household names and entrepreneurial businesses to high net worth private clients ..read more

Marie Johansen Nordland talks to leading London lawyers about patent trends in the life sciences sector. Buzz about blockbuster drug developments, expiring patents and the launch of the European Union’s Unified Patent Court – 2023 certainly kept the life sciences sector on its toes. Against a backdrop of several of the world’s best-selling drugs nearing their patent expiration dates and the market getting to grips with the implications of the long-awaited EU patent court, leading practitioners at UK law firms provide their perspective on the evolving world of IP and patent litigation in the li ..read more

Leading life sciences partners size up recent regulatory reforms and assess the UK’s position in a post-Brexit, post-Covid world. After years of delays caused by geopolitical instability and the Covid-19 pandemic, the new regulatory landscape for the life sciences industry is beginning to take shape in both the UK and the EU. As the UK pushes ahead with its post-Brexit journey of divergence, establishing itself as an innovation-friendly environment in the global life sciences market has become of paramount importance. In contrast, the EU’s attempts to draft comprehensive laws on AI have attrac ..read more

Magic Circle, international, US, regional or boutique? Being a lawyer is a completely different experience depending on the type of firm you work at. The life of a corporate lawyer at Clifford Chance bears little resemblance to the life of a family practitioner at Farrer & Co, which in turn is nothing like the day-to-day business of an insurance litigation lawyer at RPC or a personal injury solicitor at Irwin Mitchell. Just as the work is different, so too are the people. And the firms themselves, while sharing the common goal of business success, also vary in style and outlook. We aim to ..read more

Infrastructure has been one of the hottest London lateral markets in recent years, with US firms snapping up a stream of top talent. But what are the factors driving all this activity? If there was any doubt remaining that infrastructure is a hot asset right now, BlackRock just eradicated it with its market-moving $12.5bn acquisition of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The combined business will have infrastructure assets under management of more than $150bn worldwide, including London’s Gatwick Airport. The planned transaction is the latest evidence of the sector’s resilience even again ..read more