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Clifford Chance unveils 'most diverse ever' partner promotions round
Largest cohort since 2007 sees 37 lawyers made up as firm measures up to latest diversity targets
Herbert Smith Freehills elevates 14 women in record 34-strong promotions round
UK and Australia account for majority of new partners as gender balance puts firm on course to meet latest target
Ropes & Gray secures three-partner private equity team from Fried Frank in London
Boston-based firm continues ‘impressive trajectory’ in UK as PE team seeks to build on record 2021
Ten make the grade at Stephenson Harwood in London-heavy round
Chief executive Eifion Morris signals ongoing commitment to diversity as proportion of women dips from previous years’ even split
Allen & Overy promotes 39 in bumper round
Women make up 36% of cohort dominated by banking and corporate
DLA Piper taps Bates Wells partner to lead UK contentious public law team in London
Emma Dowden-Teale joins after six years at rival firm
Half of UK corporate lawyers expect to leave their job within two years, report finds
Axiom Law research shows many are considering joining an ALSP
Ashurst makes up 25 in record partner promotions round
Ongoing strength of transactional market sees corporate and funds groups dominate
Pay for London NQs at Weil hits £150k as salary war goes on
Elsewhere HFW announces 16% salary boost to £85k and extra performance bonus for associates of up to £10k
Irwin Mitchell sets up shop in Cardiff and Liverpool
National firm recruiting for offices helmed by medical negligence and personal injury team leads
Gateley acquires property insurance claims specialist Smithers Purslow to expand platform business
Deal could be valued as high as £20m, Gateley’s largest acquisition to date
Simmons & Simmons hires new global ESG head from Morgan Stanley in London
Sonali Siriwardena was head of sustainability regulation at the bank’s investment management arm
Clyde & Co makes up 23 in bumper partner promotions round
Twelve women included in largest cohort for UK firm since 2019
Gatwick adds new legal eagle from Capita
Rachel Ford succeeds veteran GC Robert Herga ahead of his retirement later this year
Stephenson Harwood announces refreshed partner development programme
Training will equip junior partners with soft skills needed to progress faster to equity partnership
Pinsent Masons ups London NQ pay more than 20% to £92k amid ongoing salary war
Salary for regional NQs grows by 36% to hit £61k
Simmons & Simmons lands London real estate partner duo from Stephenson Harwood
Former Stephenson Harwood real estate head Jonathon Wilkes is joined by Ashley Davidson
P&O chief's parliamentary testimony didn't have to be such a car crash
Assurety co-founder Ed Williams QC dissects Peter Hebblethwaite's select committee appearance from the perspective of a witness preparation lawyer
Slaughter and May revamps associate pay scales and raises NQ rate to £115,000
Move comes after Freshfields increased NQ salaries to £125,000 as talent war heats up
Regulator withdraws case against junior lawyer who left documents on train
Decision prompted by new medical evidence in case that put spotlight on mental health in UK profession