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Slaughter and May’s 2018 spring retention rate is 95%
Firm ‘very pleased’ as 35 rookies qualify into magic circle outfit Slaughter and May has become the second magic circle outfit to announce its spring retention score, and it’s a good one. Of the 37...
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Baker McKenzie reaches ‘confidential settlement’ with female associate who...
Incident occurred several years ago Baker McKenzie reached a “confidential settlement” with a female associate following an allegation of sexual assault involving one of the global outfit’s partners,...
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Baker McKenzie partner at centre of sexual assault scandal will be leaving...
As firm admits ‘we should have handled it better’ Baker McKenzie has confirmed that a partner at the centre of a sexual assault scandal is set to leave the firm. The unnamed partner hit headlines last...
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Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham
Legal Cheek Live joins forces with The University of Law and a host of leading law firms to take our commercial awareness series on the road Legal Cheek is partnering with The University of Law and...
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RPC launches new training contracts with 2018 start date
No two-year wait for firm’s Bristol trainees RPC has bucked law’s graduate recruitment penchant for hiring years in advance, offering brand new training contracts in Bristol with a start date of...
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‘Zombie’ corporate lawyer avoids being struck off for dishonesty after being...
He sent misleading emails to buy himself time An award-winning corporate lawyer who sent a number of misleading emails to a client has been handed a lifeline by a tribunal after it heard how his heavy...
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Booming in Bristol: Should junior lawyers shun London for the West Country?
City’s six-figure salaries will boost your ego but little else Famously, London was once described as “a splendid place to live in for those who can get out of it”. Now, with average one-bed rent a...
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Ex-Eversheds lawyer who ‘fabricated’ email escapes dishonesty charge after...
Tribunal again shows mercy in face of medical evidence A lawyer who fabricated an email while he was working at Eversheds and then tried to cover it up has been thrown a career lifeline by the...
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Ex-Clifford Chance trainee LOSES bid to sue Oxford University over...
Faiz Siddiqui was seeking £1 million for lost legal dream An Oxford University graduate who claimed “inadequate” teaching cost him a lucrative career as a high-flying lawyer has had his case dismissed...
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High Court showdown on the cards as SRA confirms Leigh Day tribunal appeal
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared in Iraqi torture case The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed it’s lodged a High Court appeal against the decision which exonerated...
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SRA appeals tribunal’s decision to show mercy on junior lawyer whose hair...
Received a suspended ban for faking documents The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is to appeal to the High Court over the sanction imposed on a junior lawyer who forged letters. Sovani James was...
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The law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire – 2018 edition
The rivals that rookies rate best Law firms pride themselves on their reputation. From slick branding to even slicker offices, many big legal players certainly know how to present themselves. As part...
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9 things that aspiring magic circle lawyers should be doing to secure a...
Linklaters lawyers and graduate recruiters share their advice 1. Get on a law firm work experience programme For those in their first-year of uni, now is the time to start thinking about getting an...
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Dentons partner leaves firm following allegations of sexual misconduct
But global outfit says it found no evidence of harassment A partner at Dentons who was placed on a leave of absence following allegations he acted inappropriately towards female members of staff has...
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Decision to approve or reject solicitor super-exam delayed
Legal Services Board gives itself more time to consider LPC and GDL’s demise The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to overhaul legal education have hit a slight bump in the road, after the...
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‘I quit the magic circle to practise in Bristol — and I regret it’
A Legal Cheek reader shares their story For many aspiring solicitors, practising in London is the dream: more top firms, more training contracts, more money, the list goes on. But is life as a City...
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Five secrets shared on how to do well on the LPC
Gareth Richards, the LPC Programme and Student Lead at ULaw Moorgate, tells Aishah Hussain what 20 years of experience have taught him about doing well on the Legal Practice Course Be realistic...
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Shoosmiths solicitor among three Britons dead in Grand Canyon helicopter crash
He joined the firm as a trainee Image credit: Sky News Corporate outfit Shoosmiths has confirmed one of its associates, Jason Hill, has died in the Grand Canyon helicopter disaster that claimed three...
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How being a campus ambassador for Hogan Lovells has strengthened my...
Five months’ into the programme and ahead of the deadline for next years’ ambassadors, Durham University law student Tommy Adeyefa reflects on his experience so far Law firm campus ambassador roles are...
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Law’s cut-throat ‘sink or swim’ culture has been laid bare in a string of...
Is the profession beginning to show mercy to its stressed-out juniors? Suits lawyer Harvey Specter once famously declared: “When you’re backed against the wall, break the goddamn thing down!” And while...
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