Redundancies, the silk round and 2016 predictions – the best of Legal Week last week

Legal Week | Editor's Comment January 19, 2016 Redundancies, the silk round and 2016 predictions – the best of Legal Week last week Tue 19th Jan 09:45 The best read news and analysis from Legal Week over the last week Little more than two weeks into the new(ish) year and the stories so far suggest the legal market is in for a mixed year in 2016. Here is our round-up of some of the most read stories on Legal Week over the last seven days. Kicking off last week law firm leaders from the likes of Allen & Overy, Dentons, Herbert Smith Freehills and Macfarlanes looked into their crystal balls to make their predictions for a year already beset by economic and geopolitical uncertainty. While many were positive about the year ahead, Reed Smith on Friday gave some indication of the issues potentially facing law firms when it announced it was laying off 45 lawyers and a number of associated support staff. Turning to the bar, the 2016 silk round (announced last week) is the largest since 2010-11, with 107 new QCs made up, but the number of solicitor-advocates in the group remains stubbornly low, as does representation from women and ethnic minorities. Meanwhile at Legal Week we had news of our own last week with American Lawyer publisher ALM confirming it was acquiring us. The deal reunites us with our former sister company and creates a legal publishing company with unrivalled global coverage. Other most-read stories over the last seven days include: DLA, Freshfields and Skadden top 2015 M&A market league tables Matthew Arnold & Baldwin to close following partner exits to Dentons and Hill Dickinson KWM Europe managing partner to step down after just one year in the role Barclays appoints Victoria Hardy as GC for Europe and Middle East investment Freshfields partners face profit share cut and drop to lower lockstep ladder 'People can see through arrogance' - DLA Piper co-CEO on why confidence is key to success Jones Day to double in size in Australia Clifford Chance storms into Stonewall’s top 10 LGBT-friendly firms as Pinsents retains top spot Travers and Clifford Chance advise as Equistone takes juicy cut of Gaucho chain Ex-Olswang chief executive joins arbitrator group JAMS More stories from Legal Week Legal Week Conferences & Events Legal Week Private Client Forum Americas 2016 Conference Wed 10th Feb 2016 - Tucker's Point, Bermuda Legal Week Trust and Estates Litigation Forum 2016 Conference Thu 10th Mar 2016 - Fayence, France Legal Week Independent Law Firms Forum 2016 Conference Thu 17th Mar 2016 - London, UK More Legal Week Conferences & Events Legal Briefings & Resources Infrastructure investors: is your state aiding you? A global perspective on competition and antitrust: predictions and trends for 2016 Blame, claims and automobiles: lessons from the Volkswagen emissions scandal More Legal Briefings & Resources Legal Jobs Hudson: Experienced Commercial Property Lawyer Competitve Salary Chase Portland USA: Corporate - Finance - 3 to 5 years - Leading US firm - £150,000 salary Market leading salary and package on offer - Leading US rates JLegal: Corporate Crime, 2-5PQE, International Firm, City Negotiable More Legal Jobs

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