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10 March 2010
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Top 100 Best Companies for Lawyers

Seven law firms have made it into The Sunday Times’ annual 100 Best Companies to work for ranking.

 

Pannone again topped the league for the legal sector, achieving 18th place, albeit with a significant drop from its third place last year.

The Manchester firm has made the top ten for the last six years running.
Lewis Silkin ranked 33 in the table, Mishcon de Reya made 48, Mills & Reeve were at 72, Brabners Chaffe Street at 83, Freeth Cartwright at 94 and Cripps Harries Hall made a new entry into the table at 97.

Michael Stevens, senior partner at Cripps Harries Hall said: “We are delighted with this result as it demonstrates we have kept our employees happy in a particularly challenging economic climate.

“To achieve a place in the top 100 in the firm’s second year of participation shows our commitment to providing the very best working environment. This recognition is particularly rewarding given that the assessment is based on confidential surveys sent to everyone in the firm.”

 

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Sidley—James Inness

Sidley—James Inness

Partner joins capital markets team in London office

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Haynes Boone—William Cecil

Firm announces appointment of partner as UK general counsel

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Devonshires—Nicholas Barrows

Firm appoints first chief marketing officer to drive growth strategy

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