Blood, guts, new management and lots of money - the best of Legal Week last week

Legal Week | Editor's Comment February 2, 2016 Blood, guts, new management and lots of money - the best of Legal Week last week Tue 2nd Feb 11:19 Legal Week's most popular stories over the last week If ever there was a quote to put pressure at work into context, this would be it: "When people around me at the law firm are stressed out and running down the corridor, I'm thinking, 'what's the matter? Nobody died, no one is haemorrhaging in front of you'." The Hogan Lovells senior associate in question not only works full time in the firm's patents practice, but also holds down a weekend job as a GP. She is one of a band of latecomers to law profiled in our feature this week who all had careers elsewhere before training as lawyers. Not all coming from white collar backgrounds, they are certainly achievers. Elsewhere, with some law firms accused of trading on their reputation and overcharging, general counsel certainly don't pull any punches when rating their advisers in our latest Best Legal Adviser report. Meanwhile, as Ashurst managing partner James Collis annouced he was stepping down, the first contenders for his role have started to emerge. And with LLP accounts season in full swing, we learnt quite how much Freshfields' top earner - who saw a 70% pay hike - took home in 2014-15. It was also a good year for Clydes' big billers, while over at Hogan Lovells there was a dramatic change in the volume of cash in the business as offices outside the US struggled to turn a profit. Other stories you may have missed: Simmons & Simmons to close Abu Dhabi office Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughters among firms advising top UK banks on ringfencing Latham continues German buyout push with hire of Linklaters' local head KWM launches second UK base in Cambridge for lower-cost real estate work 'Culture beats strategy': Macfarlanes senior partner Martin on what defines an independent law firm   CMS becomes first international law firm to open in Iran post-sanctions Quinn Emanuel makes London litigation hire from Clyde & Co 'There is a risk the UK's legal system will be tarnished' - the challenges facing the Bar's future stars 'In 10-15 years we will not be trusted advisers' - Boardman and others on why firms need to improve their game Nabarro boosts funds practice with BLP partner hire in London 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 Best Employers Report 2016 Launch Industry Briefing Thu 3rd Mar 2016 - London, UK Legal Week Trust and Estates Litigation Forum 2016 Conference Thu 10th Mar 2016 - Fayence, France More Legal Week Conferences & Events Legal Briefings & Resources Stamp Duty Land Tax: consultation on additional rate for second homes and buy to let properties What the new Online Dispute Resolution Platform means for consumers and traders Implied terms can no longer be used to make bad contracts more reasonable More Legal Briefings & Resources Legal Jobs Peerpoint: Consultant Lawyers (Interim) - International Capital Markets Competitive (hourly or daily rate) Peerpoint: Consultant Lawyers (Contract) - Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Competitive Medical Protection Society: International Medicolegal Assistant Attractive Salary Plus Benefits More Legal Jobs

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