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• Olswang's profits down, Charles Russell's profits up

  Jan 30 2012 Olswang’s limited liability partnership accounts show that the firm’s profits fell from £31.6m in 2009-10 to £29.3m last year. The firm’s highest paid member took... more

• Five leading UK firms post double-digit growth

  Nov 11 2011 Many of the largest UK law firms have seen growth in revenues in the first half of 2011-1, with at least five of the top 30 firms set to reveal double-digit increases... more

• Olswang halves trainee program

  Nov 04 2011 Olswang has announced that it has cut its graduate program in half because of decreased client demand. In 2014 and 2015 the firm will take on just 12 graduates,... more

• News Corp parts with Farrer & Co and takes up with Olswang for Hacking suits

  Oct 18 2011 The Guardian reports that News Corporation has parted ways with Farrer & Co – the law firm that defended the company in lawsuits initiated by more than 60 victims of... more

• Could Acculaw change the way that lawyers are trained?

  Sep 30 2011 This article examines the implications of the entry onto the scene of Acculaw – a company that administers a low cost training program for law graduates and then... more

• Olswang outsources trainee program

  Sep 20 2011 Olswang is the very first firm to sign up to a pilot scheme run by Acculaw which takes care of recruitment of trainees. The scheme will train recruits for three... more

• UK partner promotions up by 38% this year

  May 30 2011 The number of partner promotions in the UK’s 50 largest firms rose by 38 per cent this year, according to a report in Legal Week. The 2011 promotions round saw 495... more

• Olswang promotes five to partnership in London

  Apr 08 2011 UK firm Olswang has promoted five London lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, up from two promotions last year - one in London and one in Berlin.... more

• Olswang defers trainees and cancels 2013 graduate recruitment

  Feb 11 2011 Olswang has announced that all new trainees are to be deferred, and has cancelled its London summer vacation scheme and 2013 graduate recruitment round. The... more

• Freshfields real estate team strikes out on its own

  Aug 13 2010 A team of lawyers from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is set to leave the firm’s Hamburg office to launch an independent firm. The departing team is led by partner... more

• Olswang and Cooley in transatlantic alliance

  Jun 24 2010 UK firm Olswang has announced a non-exclusive alliance with US law firm Cooley, with plans to boost referrals between the two firms. Olswang previously established... more

• Firms leave qualifying trainees out in the cold

  Jun 21 2010 Olswang has announced that 14 of the 24 qualifying trainees – just 58 per cent – will secure a place with the firm after September. RollOnFriday reports that 19 places... more

• Oslwang PEPs up 38 per cent, despite of modest growth

  Jun 03 2010 Olswang has posted a small increase in turnover for this financial year, up 2 per cent from £89.2m to £91m. Meanwhile the average profit per equity partner has jumped... more

• Olswang hires partner from Pinsent Masons

  May 31 2010 Olswang has announced the hire of the co-head of Pinsent Masons’ London restructuring practice, Seamas Gray. Olswang head of restructuring and insolvency Alicia... more

• Olswang abandons lockstep pay model

  May 24 2010 Olswang has followed an increasing trend away from the lockstep model for associate pay, introducing a new pay scheme for associates. The scheme sets three salary... more

• Olswang hires former Mayer Brown Partner as head of real estate group

  Mar 29 2010 Gary Watson has been recruited as the new head of Olswang’s real estate group. Watson comes to the firm from Mayer Brown, and has nearly 30 years of experience in the... more

• Olswang promotes two associates to partnership

  Mar 18 2010 Olswang has announced the promotion of two associates to the partnership in the 2010 round. The same number were inducted into the partnership in 2009, down from 10... more

• Freshfields loses 11-lawyer real estate team to Olswang

  Mar 27 2009 Christian Schede and Martin Wiemann, two real estate lawyers and long-standing Freshfields partners, will join UK law firm Olswang in Berlin bringing along a team of... more

• Greenberg Traurig to strengthen ties with European firm Salans

  Feb 17 2009 Greenberg Traurig is planning to strengthen its relationship with European law firm Salans to take advantage of Salans' network of offices in Eastern Europe. A... more

• Olswang to lay off 42 in the UK

  Jan 30 2009 Olswang, 682-strong UK law firm, has started a redundancy consultation. The firm told staff that up to 42 jobs in the UK will be affected by the cuts, including salary... more

• Freshfields, Linklaters advise struggling retailer Woolworths

  Nov 27 2008 The administrators of Woolworths have called on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters to help wind up the stricken retail giant. Olswang is representing BBC in... more

• Salary sparring continues in the City

  Jun 29 2008 Two leading City firms have reversed their earlier decisions to freeze pay. Olswang has upped its NQ salaries to £63,500 despite earlier announcing it was not going to... more

• Olswang unveils surprise pay hike

  Jun 12 2008 Olswang has performed a U-turn after announcing a £1,500 hike in its newly qualified (NQ) salary rate, taking basic pay to £63,500. The new rate represents an... more

• Salary reviews - Freshfields leads Magic Circle

  May 11 2008 Following the recent salary reviews, RollOnFriday has published a detailed "Table of Dosh" currently including City law firms such as Shearman & Sterling, Freshfields,... more

• Indian salaries rocket as UK firms poach talent

  Apr 08 2008 A full-blown salary war has erupted in India in response to increased local and international competition for talent, resulting in pay increases of more than 50 per... more

• Official - Law Firms Best Places To Work

  Mar 18 2008 Law firms made a dramatic impact in this year's Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For, with no less than twelve of them making the grade. Manchester-based... more