Big Four
The Magic Circle is ‘being attacked from all angles’ by US and Big Four competitors
New report suggests elite UK quintet may need to focus on mid-market work
Big Four structural overhaul could spawn ‘multidisciplinary beast’ capable of swallowing up City law firms
Splitting audit and advisory functions could be key, says Richard Susskind
KPMG reveals plans to double UK lawyer headcount
Targets extra 220 solicitors by 2024
KPMG teams up with BPP to offer SQE training contract
Big Four player embraces solicitor training shake-up
Big Four giant Deloitte snaps up London law firm
Acquires Kemp Little
Big Four giant PwC boosts NQ solicitor salaries to £72,000
Trainees receive fresh rises too
Accountancy giant Deloitte in ‘SQE training contract’ first
First ten up for grabs from today
Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students
Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career
Big Four told to keep lawyers and accountants apart
Competition and Market Authority stops short of banning accountancy giants from legal sector altogether
Big Four giant KPMG to DOUBLE lawyer headcount to over 3,000 within ‘next few years’
It would make it one of the largest law firms in the world
Legal market expert predicts that Big Four accountancy giants will challenge top law firms
The legal teams being assembled by bean-counter megafirms could shake-up the law