Nearly one in two lawyers expect profit per equity partner to grow by up to 10% in the next year, according to a NatWest survey of 400 lawyers attending the annual NatWest Legal Conference series across the UK in October. More than half expected fee income to rise by up to 10% in the next year, and a quarter expected an even bigger rise of between 10% and 20%. Steve Arundale, head of professionals at NatWest, says: “The optimism could be down to the uplift in the economy which has stimulated an increase in transactions.”
20 November 2014
More optimism over profit for lawyers
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
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Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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