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Research: Far more private school kids at corporate firms than in crime
State school educated underrepresented across the board New data has further confirmed the legal profession’s social mobility problem, revealing corporate law firms are particularly dominated by...
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London law firm partner among Grand Canyon helicopter crash survivors
Another solicitor on board has sadly died One of the three passengers to survive the fatal Grand Canyon helicopter crash is a partner at Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB), the firm has confirmed. Jennifer...
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Sixty paralegals to join Clifford Chance as firm snaps up Carillion’s...
Construction giant went into liquidation last month Clifford Chance has acquired the Newcastle-based legal services arm of troubled construction giant Carillion. The deal will see Clifford Chance take...
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Addleshaw Goddard boosts London junior lawyer pay by 5%
Trainees and those in the regions also handed extra cash Corporate player Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered the pay packets of its London newly qualified (NQ) solicitors and trainees. Until recently,...
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Ex-Linklaters partner jailed for sexual assault on student intern at...
Tax specialist sentenced to three years and three months Munich, Germany A former partner at Linklaters has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison for sexually assaulting a female...
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Firms with the fewest women pay the most money
Burden lies with top-paying outfits to attract more women, researchers say New data reveals that law firms with the lowest percentage of female partners pay, on average, in excess of £90,000 on...
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The global law firm building a full-service practice (with training...
Training contracts are central to success in northern city, says BLP Manchester office head Damian Fleming — ahead of his appearance at Legal Cheek‘s latest student commercial awareness event in the...
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How future lawyers should be thinking about technology
Ahead of Womble Bond Dickinson’s vacation scheme and training contract application deadline next week, the firm’s lawyers answered questions from students about blockchain, AI and a changing legal...
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Solicitor suspended for texting prisoner 102 times cites legal aid cuts in...
She was ambitious to succeed in competitive legal market A solicitor who qualified in 2010 has been suspended from the profession for sending 102 texts to a client in prison over a two-and-a-half-month...
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Ex-City lawyer pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI during...
Alex van der Zwaan was an associate at the London office of US giant Skadden A former high-flying City associate has admitted making false statements to investigators examining links between Russia and...
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Baker McKenzie calls on Simmons & Simmons to review its handling of sex...
Victim reportedly received a payout and entered into a confidentiality agreement Global outfit Baker McKenzie has drafted in Simmons & Simmons to conduct an independent external review into the way...
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Four secrets shared on how to secure a training contract
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s Secrets to Success event in Manchester tomorrow, panellist Catherine Morgan, the Careers Centre Manager at The University of Law, gives her top tips for success Catherine Morgan...
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Linklaters and Slaughter and May latest magic circle firms to increase LPC...
After one City trainee revealed they’ll be living in an Airbnb because their grant doesn’t cover London rent Linklaters and Slaughter and May have increased their Legal Practice Course (LPC)...
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Criminal law bigwigs float hybrid prosecution-defence career path to tackle...
A training contract of two halves? Bar and solicitor representatives are hatching plans to review career paths in criminal law to encourage more law students into it. Chair of the Criminal Bar...
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Vlogging junior solicitor shares training contract tips on YouTube channel
Chrissie Wolfe speaks to Legal Cheek about what the future holds for ‘Law and Broader’ A personal injury solicitor who qualified two years ago is sharing her training contract wisdom through the medium...
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High Court strikes off depressed solicitor who stabbed wife in murder-suicide...
It overturns a more lenient tribunal decision to suspend him indefinitely A solicitor who stabbed his wife in a murder-suicide bid while struggling with work-related depression is to be struck off, the...
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Travers Smith launches safe word to help lawyers flag inappropriate language
#ThatsNotCool City outfit Travers Smith has encouraged its staff to say “that’s not cool” if they feel uncomfortable about a colleague’s language. The firm-wide #ThatsNotCool campaign provides a...
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner: Transatlantic merger deal confirmed
New global outfit will be led by two women International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US outfit Bryan Cave have agreed to join forces to create a new transatlantic titan within the legal...
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Mystery man spotted with Princess Beatrice in Los Angeles is former Clifford...
Leeds law grad counts Floyd Mayweather Jr and Robbie Williams among his celebrity pals The mystery man spotted dropping Princess Beatrice off at a posh Italian restaurant in Los Angeles has been...
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Exclusive: Trowers & Hamlins senior associate on trial over ALLEGED late...
UPDATE: It has been reported that Simon Bryning has been found NOT guilty. More to follow when we receive confirmation UPDATE: Simon Bryning reportedly found not guilty. A 34-year-old man currently on...
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