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Transatlantic tie-up: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner goes live
New outfit led by female duo The tie-up between City outfit Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and US law firm Bryan Cave has officially gone live today. The new global player, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner...
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Trump-Russia probe: Former City lawyer jailed for 30 days
Ex-Skadden associate admitted misleading FBI investigators A former City lawyer has become the first person to be jailed as a result of an investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald...
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Beano sends spoof cease and desist letter to Jacob Rees-Mogg
It orders MP to stop ‘masquerading’ as one its cartoon characters Beano has fired off what appears to be a spoof cease and desist letter to Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, requesting that he refrain...
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Deadline for gender pay gap reporting is today — here’s how law firms have done
The outfits with the biggest (and smallest) pay gaps in the City Today is the day all businesses with more than 250 staff members must, by law, release their gender pay gap data. With data from almost...
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Allen & Overy launches South London flexible working hub
Vauxhall satellite office will ‘significantly’ cut commuting time Allen & Overy is to pilot a new 24-hour office space in South West London next week, as part of a wider strategy to improve the...
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Clifford Chance launches ‘Tech Academy’ to help lawyers get to grips with coding
AI, blockchain and cybersecurity lessons also on the menu Clifford Chance has launched a global initiative to help its lawyers gain a better understanding of tricky tech topics including coding,...
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‘Skinny ties are for Hoxton bars’: We review the former BLP trainee’s fashion...
Katherine Cousins, now an associate, turned her tips into a book Judging by its inoffensive title and front cover, you may not think that Successful Solicitor: Get Ahead of the Game as a Junior...
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Dentons targets spacetech sector with new innovation hub
To boldly go where no law firm has gone before? Dentons has launched an innovation hub in its London office to encourage start-ups in the space technology sector through its doors. The global outfit,...
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Allen & Overy in merger talks with US giant O’Melveny & Myers to create...
Deal would be a legal market game-changer — if it happens Allen & Overy is in merger talks with Los Angeles-based counterpart O’Melveny & Myers, it has been reported. The potential tie-up —...
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‘It’s virtually impossible to reach the top of City firms without straight hair’
Is black hair and professionalism an oxymoron? An aspiring lawyer looks at the research Image credit: Pinterest Black British women’s natural hair, often kinky and curly, has historically been...
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Squire Patton Boggs and Trump’s personal lawyer part ways after FBI office raid
The President has described the search as an ‘attack on our country’ International law firm Squire Patton Boggs has cut ties with Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, after FBI agents raided...
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Reed Smith to launch Leeds support hub
There are currently no plans to offer training contracts at ‘billion dollar’ office International law firm Reed Smith has announced that it will open a low cost support hub in Leeds this summer. The...
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Fall of the robots? 86% of Brits prefer legal advice from humans
Though a quarter wouldn’t mind robotised MPs Most British people would rather punt for a lawyer made of flesh and bone than metal and circuits, according to new research. Automation software and...
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Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith boost junior lawyer pay to £75,000
Rises for some trainees too International duo Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith have upped the salaries of their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, Legal Cheek can reveal. First up, Bakers. The 77-office outfit...
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Event: You’ve qualified — now where next?
Legal Cheek junior lawyer soft skills workshop and social, with Axiom, Hardwicke and Herbert Smith Freehills Calling all junior City lawyers! On the evening of Thursday 10 May we are holding the...
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Hogan Lovells tells junior lawyers to ‘continuously seek feedback’ as it...
Following a succesful trial Hogan Lovells has told its junior lawyers to seek out feedback on their performance from partners and other associates on a continuous basis. The decision comes following a...
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Legal watchdog moves to quell MPs’ super-exam fears after dismissing calls to...
SQE received provisional go-ahead last month The Legal Services Board (LSB) has written to MPs on the Justice Committee to explain why it dismissed their calls to delay its decision to approve the...
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Criminal defence solicitors face extinction, warns Law Society
Lack of young lawyers entering the field has left justice system facing a ‘cliff edge scenario’ Criminal defence solicitors may become extinct in parts of England and Wales within five years, according...
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CMS reveals 75% spring trainee retention score
As first anniversary of triple merger fast approaches CMS has unveiled a spring retention score of 75%. Of the 40 trainees due to qualify this spring, 30 have been handed permanent contracts by the...
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Private school slammed over bus ad showing boys as aspiring lawyers but girls...
£34,000-a-year school says aspirations are ‘personal’ to the students Image credit: Twitter (@Argus_JoelA) Co-ed private boarding school, Ardingly College in Sussex, has been defending itself against...
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