What opportunities will the increasing importance of private healthcare providers create for investors?

Meet Ugo Ebhogiaye, associate in the real estate team at Trowers & Hamlins LLP.

Property law (now sometimes labelled as ‘real estate’) embraces a wide range of work, including ‘real property’ such as contracts for sale, covenants and land registration, trusts over land; and commercial and residential tenancies involving issues as diverse as disrepair, possession claims, succession and assignment.

What does commercial awareness really mean to your clients and to your supervising partner?

In this LawCareers.Net masterclass, sponsored by Macfarlanes LLP, we explain what private wealth entails, covering a range of services such as immigration, contentious estates and trusts, tax advice, finance, funding issues and more. Our esteemed panel discusses what a career representing ultra-high-net-worth individuals is really like, plus they provide practical advice for those of you making applications and lots more!

The apprenticeship drive at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co continues, with three more apprentices set to join the firm’s real estate team.

Several City firms are set to expand their offerings and strengthen existing teams by opening offices in Europe.

The news comes after the UK officially left the EU at midnight on 31 December 2020.

Is the realistic aspiration to own your own home becoming a thing of the past?

A new strategic partnership unveiled between BT and DWF could see in-house lawyers at the telecoms giant move across to work for DWF, a first for the international firm that recently floated on the stock market.

News stories are flashing up all over the country stating that Britain’s mortgage rates are sky-high and that the young people of today are never going to be able to afford to buy a house. But what are the implications of the high mortgage rates?

Jasmine Coyne is a solicitor in the employment team at Gowling WLG (UK) LLP. She explains her route to qualification, day-to-day work and why Gowling stands out. 

In a bid to encourage equality across the business, leading private wealth and real estate firm Boodle Hatfield LLP has announced its new equal opportunity parental leave policy. 

Law firm A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has reopened its headquarters in Dublin, which has been redeveloped by IPUT Real Estate “using best-in-class building techniques, with an emphasis on renewable energy and low-carbon materials”.

Private wealth and real estate firm Boodle Hatfield LLP has reported a fee income of £32.5 million for the 2022/23 financial year, rising from £30.7 million the previous year.  

International law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched sector-specific training contracts in real estate and financial services as part of its plan to “increase sector experience for the firm’s future lawyers”. 

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, one of Japan’s biggest law firms, has opened a new office in London and is set to target UK and European companies entering the Japanese market.

Three more firms have published their retention rates, confirming how many of their spring 2014 qualifiers have been offered newly qualified roles.

Isabella Lewis (she/her) is a senior associate who works in debt finance at A&O Shearman. In this profile, Isabella discusses her area of focus, trade and commodities finance, how extensive research led her to decide on a career in law and the importance of business development. 

Laura Kendrick outlines what attracted her to Herbert Smith Freehills, talks about the interesting work on offer and explains how the firm adapted to covid-19.