RollOnFriday has uncovered discrepancies in Freshfields ’ diversity and inclusion data which cast doubt on its claims about its DEI achievements. The Magic Circle firm launched a five year Diversity ...

Broadfield, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, has missed its financial targets for the start of 2025 and brought in a new boss, RollOnFriday understands. In a firmwide call last Thursday, Managing ...

An associate with ADHD and autism has claimed that Trowers & Hamlins unfairly dismissed her and subjected her to disability discrimination. ‘J’ is suing the firm for constructive unfair dismissal, ...

Accounting for every second is fun and easy. Freshfields is stepping up its monitoring of business services staff. The firm has launched pilot schemes which require assistants in London to record ...

A Ropes & Gray lawyer has been targeted with a campaign to publicly shame him at work - by his wife. The solicitor, who RollOnFriday is not identifying, has been plastered across banners which his ...

The head of the Legal Services Board has quit, the latest in a spate of top level resignations at law's regulators. It comes after a year in which the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the LSB ...

HSF Kramer and HFW are the latest firms to announce NQ salary rises as the City pay war continues to heat up. Newly merged HSF Kramer will increase the base salary for its NQs in London by more than 7 ...

There's no wrong way to do it. As promotion season sees advancements for some lawyers and plateaus for others, RollOnFriday has learned of tensions spilling over at an international law firm where a ...

In-house lawyers have been spilling the beans on what they want from the lawyers they instruct and, so far, only a handful have expressed a preference for external advisors to work from the office.

Over 8,000 people working in law firms told RollOnFriday how satisfied they were with their pay, work/life balance, career development, management, and their firm's culture. The results provide a ...

Herbert Smith Freehills merged with US firm Kramer Levin in June 2025, becoming Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, after both partnerships voted “overwhelmingly” to combine. HSF's merger with the New ...