Slaughter and May
Want to be a Magic Circle partner? Answer these three questions
Your guide to the week’s top legal stories
Slaughter and May promotes six new partners
Magic Circle law firm adds to its London partner ranks in another tight round
1 min read
Slaughter and May names corporate boss as managing partner
Deborah Finkler will retire from the partnership later this year
1 min read
Slaughter and May boosts junior lawyer pay to £150,000
Slaughter and May newly qualified lawyers to get 20% pay bump
1 min read
Linklaters and Freshfields fire £150,000 salvos in salary battle
The uneasy peace between law firms in London after the US won the pay war is over. Now the Magic Circle are facing a fresh battle that they might not be able to win
7 min read
Will more Shearman & Sterling partners leave?
Your guide to the week’s top legal stories
5 min read
Slaughter and May promotes five new partners
Slaughter and May has boosted its partner ranks in London and Brussels
1 min read
JPMorgan, Goldman and UBS advise on Nationwide’s £2.9bn Virgin Money deal
Virgin Money’s share price jumped more than 30% following the disclosure of the deal
2 min read
Magic Circle law firms beef up crypto teams: ‘Everyone wants a piece of it’
Crypto's boom-and-bust cycles have pushed it into the mainstream. That means more work for lawyers
5 min read
Magic Circle should consider EY-style spin-offs, ex-Slaughter and May senior partner says
Top law firms should examine spin-offs to 'add pace' in race against US rivals, says Christopher Saul
3 min read
Slaughter and May boosts junior pay to £115,000 in post-pandemic overhaul
The raises follow a a 'period of intense home working' says the firm's senior partner Steve Cooke
2 min read
Magic Circle law firms must merge or move to mid-market in fight against US firms, says report
'They probably don’t have the right answer because they are a room full of millionaires that refuse to believe that their business model is in trouble'
EY ropes in Magic Circle law firms to advise on potential break-up
The Big Four firm turns to top lawyers as it weighs a split between its audit and consulting arms
