Secondments have long been used as effective means to both develop the careers of young professionals – particularly in terms of acquiring international experience - and to provide added value to important client relationships. Typically, a young professional is sent to work as part of the client team for a Read More
Slaughter & May (average 8.47 out of 10), Bird & Bird and Berwin Leighton Paisner emerged as the top rated law firms in the UK top 20 according to the ninth major client satisfaction research project by Legal Week which canvassed the opinions of more than 1,200 clients. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Read More
In the pitching course I deliver for Professional Marketing Forum http://www.pmforum.co.uk/training/index.aspx – “Helping fee earners prepare the perfect pitch” (next presentations are on 7th February and 6thNovember 2013) and in the training I do for firms in-house, I provide a pack of information on major pitches and panel reviews as they have Read More
PwC recently announced its annual revenues increased 6.5% to a record £2.6bn with overall profits for UK, Channel Islands and Middle East operations rising 10.8% to £727m in the year ending June 2012. PwC audits 40 of the FTSE 100 firms and posted 4.1% revenue growth to £656m for its Read More
Whilst the divorce statistics continue to generate concern and there are constant articles about the causes of divorce, there is a new Open University research project called “Enduring Love?” which explores why people stay together. Following discussions with policy makers, there is an online questionnaire, which has so far been Read More
