Sign up here to get the updates to this blog | Email address:

Recent Posts

Archives



<< Go Global or Stay Local - The Jury Is Still Out | Home | Partners not Shareholders - Law Firms are Different >>

April 22, 2008


Consolidation Trends of Legal Services

Consolidation is driven by the desire of some corporate customers, who require a host of legal services, to have one firm handling all of their needs, a "one-stop-shop".

Firms typically add specialist lawyers and practice groups to do this. However, they can achieve this more rapidly and on a grander scale by merging with other firms.

Non-global players traditionally share an international mandate with a local player, or refer the client to a firm which they recommended. An example of this is the Slaughter and May (UK) / Cravath (US) "best friends" relationship.

One of the hottest current debates regards whether firms will consolidate globally to offer cross-border one-stop-shopping or whether firms will be chosen on their ability to provide the best service in a particular jurisdiction similar to a specialist boutique.



Comments
No comments posted yet

Add your comments on this page using the form below.
Name
Your e-mail address
Town/city and country
Your comment

 

http://www.cmstalklaw.com
http://www.aograduate.com/en/
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/nls/
http://www.slaughterandmay.com/careers.aspx
http://www.freshfields.com/uktrainees/
http://www.bpplawschool.com/index.htm
http://bls.uwe.ac.uk/
http://careers.dechert.com/careers/uktraineesolicitor/
http://www.jonesdaylondon.com/
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/faculties/law/
http://www.irwinmitchell.com/Recruitment/default.htm
http://www.mishcon.com/
http://www.multiplyingyourpotential.co.uk/
http://www.dlapiper.com/uk/careers/
http://graduates.lovells.com/
http://www.herbertsmithgraduates.com/
http://www.ashurst.com/recruitment.aspx?id_Content=18
http://www.simmons-simmons.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=trainee.lawyer_home&page=850
http://www.sjberwin.com/plum_english.html
http://www.blplaw.com/recruitment/trainee/
http://www.lw.com/
http://www.mayerbrown.com/careers/index.asp?nid=11805
http://www.addleshawgoddard.com/graduates/