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Building a better tomorrow as a real estate lawyer
Taylor Wessing partner Adam Marks reflects on his career journey to date and his latest project, City 2040, ahead of his appearance at this week’s virtual student event Taylor Wessing partner Adam...
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Ex-Eversheds trainee who sexually assaulted two sleeping students at house...
Attacked law student before groping another woman while she slept A former trainee solicitor at Eversheds Sutherland has been jailed for eight years after he sexually assaulted two women, one of whom...
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NQ solicitor pay hits £140k at Cleary Gottlieb
Trainees handed substantial rises of £7,500 Newly qualified (NQ) solicitor pay at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hit £140,000 as trainees are handed salary rises of as much as 15%. Cleary...
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‘Own your experience as a law career changer’
Mayer Brown trainee Cheryl Stevart discusses her career journey from publishing to corporate law, ahead of her appearance at this week’s virtual student event Cheryl Stevart spent over ten years in...
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Law firm partner workloads increase as remote working makes it more difficult...
Many outfits report rise in chargeable hours, especially at senior levels Partners worked up to 10% harder this year as remote working made it more difficult to delegate to remote working juniors and...
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‘The hurdles I overcame on my path to partnership’
Squire Patton Boggs partner Michelle Adams didn’t get the A-Level grades she’d hoped for and started training at the peak of the 2008 financial crisis; here she talks to Legal Cheek Careers about...
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Dechert boosts trainee salaries to £50k and £55k
Rises of up to 11% Dechert has boosted the salaries of its trainees as law firms across the City continue to splash cash in a bid to attract and retain the best junior lawyer talent. The US outfit...
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Why litigation is a game of chess
DWF senior associate Paul Maddock explains how his passion for board games helps in his day-to-day legal life Image credit: Unsplash The reason Paul Maddock, senior associate, DWF, enjoys commercial...
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Navigating multi-billion pound deals and cross-border transactions as a City...
Goodwin senior associate Raymond Fang tells Legal Cheek Careers about his day to day and the standout deals he’s advised on Raymond Fang Ahead of ‘What corporate lawyers do’, a virtual student event at...
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Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London
Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights Junior lawyers at some US law firms in London are averaging 14-hour workdays, exclusive Legal Cheek research has shown. The data, derived...
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Macfarlanes launches ‘app scheme’
TC hopefuls can now get the ‘trainee experience’ via their phones Macfarlanes has created a new mobile app that it says will give wannabe lawyers a flavour of life as a trainee at the City law firm....
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From airports in Croatia to railways in South Africa: the varied career of a...
Pinsent Masons partner Sonal Shah contemplates her career journey to date and comments on how the infrastructure sector has fared throughout Covid-19, ahead of her appearance at tomorrow’s virtual...
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City Consortium outlines SQE plan for future trainees
11-month programme includes super-exam prep and ‘bespoke’ top-up course The City Consortium has revealed further details of its new solicitor training programme. The first cohort of trainees at six...
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SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund
Law Training Centre’s ‘Access to Law’ scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950 A legal training provider has launched a substantial new scholarship programme to help...
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49 tips candidates need to know before starting as a trainee solicitor
Courtesy of five trainees at Shearman & Sterling Five current Shearman & Sterling trainees offer their insights on all things training contract related. The below guidance, agreed between the...
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UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT
Crypto art billable hours A UK law firm is auctioning off time with its lawyers in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in what is understood to be a first for the legal industry. Bristol outfit...
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Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22
Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements Image via Unsplash Legal Cheek research has provided an...
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‘Diversity is not optional — it’s what we must be’
Senior legal figures discuss issues around Black lawyer retention and career progression during Dechert-sponsored panel event to mark Black History Month Senior legal figures and diversity advocates...
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My journey from vac schemer to junior lawyer at a global law firm
Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon’s virtual student event White & Case...
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Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm
Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner...
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Clyde & Co introduces coloured wristbands so lawyers can indicate how Covid...
Traffic light system What Clyde & Co’s new Covid wristbands might look like (credit: ITV) Clyde & Co will give coloured wristbands to UK lawyers and staff working in the office as a way to...
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