The prime minister David Cameron has announced his plans to make 2011 a year of job creation, in his New Year's Eve podcast. Mr Cameron said that he was relying on "businesses, entrepreneurs [and] wealth creators" to build jobs, as "ultimately, it's not government that create jobs". If employment is to be created by these [...]
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Archive for December 2010
Pinsent Masons enhances business crime capabilities
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed two specialist criminal fraud lawyers ahead of the Bribery Act next year. Neil McInnes and Benjamin Long have expertise in business crime investigations and prosecutions and will help to enhance firm's regulatory and business crime practice. Mr McInnes – a senior associate and barrister – arrives at Pinsent [...]
Freshfields appoints two debt capital markets partners
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed two debt capital markets (DCM) partners to help build a more focused bank facing DCM practice. Peter Allen joins the international law firm from Linklaters, where he had been since qualifying in 1999. He worked in London until 2008 before moving to the firm's Moscow offices, and is a recognised [...]
Latest REC forecast looking good for legal jobs prospects
The latest Jobs Outlook report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has suggested that more private companies than first predicted may be hiring next year. This could spell a rise in lawyers jobs available for people looking for jobs in law, with the head of the confederation saying "knowledge-focused sectors" are due a boost. [...]
Partner joins Hamlins media law team
Christopher Hutchings is the new partner for reputation protection and media management at Hamlins LLP. Mr Hutchings is regarded as a leading expert in defamation and privacy law, having represented a number of high-profile corporate and individual clients. He has acted for Tesco, the Mercedes Formula 1 team, the BBC and Lennox Lewis, and was [...]
Two employed in London-based legal jobs promoted to partner
On New Year's Day, two people in lawyers jobs in central London will have more reason than most to celebrate. That is because the law firm Jones Day has promoted two employees of legal jobs in London to partner as part of a worldwide partnership push, to take effect on that day. Overall, the international [...]
Eversheds advises Flybe on stock floatation
Professionals employed in lawyers jobs at an international legal firm have advised a leading regional airline on their stock market flotation. Eversheds International advised Flybe Group on the the initial public offering of shares on the London Stock Exchange. A team from the law firm, led by corporate partner Simon Masters, counselled Flybe on the [...]
Andrew Witts elected as senior partner at LG
Partners at international business law firm Lawrence Graham LLP (LG) have elected Andrew Witts as senior partner. He will replace Penny Francis, who decided not to stand for re-election after spending nine years as managing partner and senior partner. Ms Francis, who was previously head of real estate for four years, said it had been [...]
Linklaters ‘hat-trick’
Professionals in lawyers jobs at a City law firm may well be celebrating more than most this Christmas, after the firm won three top awards. Linklaters, which has offices across the world as well as in London, has been awarded the Legal Adviser of the Year at the fourth annual Financial Times and mergermarket European [...]
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