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An open letter to all trainees who weren’t retained this summer
Some of the best decisions people make are often forced on them, says career coach Husnara Begum Angry. Resentful. Rejected. Lost. Embarrassed. Panicked. De-motivated. This is how most final seat...
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Big Four giant EY buys NewLaw firm Riverview and pledges to ‘disrupt’ legal...
Watch out, traditional law firms Image credit: Instagram (@merveeroglu_) Big Four accountancy titan EY has taken a large leap on to lawyer turf today with the purchase of legal innovation outfit...
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White & Case posts 84% autumn trainee retention score
There is a strong requirement for English-qualified lawyers despite Brexit uncertainty, says US megafirm The London office of US outfit White & Case has posted an autumn 2018 retention rate of 84%...
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Freshfields leapfrogs to top of magic circle trainee pay table
Will others follow latest pay rise? Anglo-German giant Freshfields has jumped to the top of the magic circle trainee pay league table after confirming summer rises. First-year trainee salaries now sit...
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Former The Apprentice star’s law app hits half a million pound funding mark
Solicitor turned lawtech entrepreneur Lauren Riley appeared on the popular reality show four years ago Image credit: Instagram (@misslaurenriley) A former family solicitor who shot to fame following a...
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Law school that won SQE contract seeks someone who understands the SQE
Any takers? Education giant Kaplan is looking to recruit someone who can help it build a more “comprehensive understanding” of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) — just two days after it secured the...
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Ex-commercial lawyer to put crayfish, dogs and a sheep on trial with launch...
All in the name of art, obviously Image credit: Lizzie Coombes A commercial lawyer turned artist has unveiled ambitious plans to turn Leeds Town Hall into a courtroom for animals. Jack Tan will...
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‘I have training contract offers from Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance,...
Magic circle versus US megafirms In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, one soon-to-be trainee City lawyer finds himself in the enviable position of having four training contract...
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The solicitor who launched a law firm while waiting for a new heart
City broker turned defender of the underdogs shares her story “Without sounding really pompous I’ve always had a natural sense of justice,” says Karen Jackson on her motivations for becoming a lawyer....
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City lawyer launches appeal to raise £360,000 to help fund his daughter’s...
She needs surgery in the US Anupreet and his daughter Daya A City lawyer has launched an urgent appeal on behalf of his one-year-old daughter after she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of...
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Introducing the law firm fleece gilet
US penchant for business casual is a test for transatlantic tie-up There are many wonderful things about transatlantic mergers: offices in exciting places, new colleagues infused with American...
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DLA Piper abandons policy to pay London and regional trainees equal salaries...
And not everyone is happy about it DLA Piper has ditched a policy which ensured the firm’s London and regional trainees were paid the same while completing secondments overseas. Until recently, the...
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This is how you get a training contract as a career changer
Top lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling share their routes into the profession ULaw careers consultant Candy Kobrak, speaking at Legal Cheek‘s live career changers event at...
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‘New Rules’: Law students release parody Dua Lipa music video addressing...
It’s racked up over 57,000 views already A group of law students have released a music video that takes aim at sexual harassment in the legal profession. The viral video is a parody of UK singer Dua...
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A legal education charity is offering 14 social welfare training contracts
Applications open today Applications to a legal education charity’s solicitor training scheme open today with 14 spots up for grabs. Backed by The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF), the programme aims...
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Hogan Lovells, Stephenson Harwood and Pinsent Masons up trainee and junior...
All three firms now in £70k-£80k range A trio of international law firms have increased the salaries of their trainee and newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers. Hogan Lovells has bumped its London-based NQ...
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Lawyers slam firm over six-week internship offering ‘travel expenses’
Nicholls & Nicholls silent over whether the role will be paid but states that it will ‘tailor packages according to the successful applicant’s circumstances’ A London law firm has drawn criticism...
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Hogan Lovells unveils new indoor putting green in its Birmingham office
Golfing zone is named ‘Gallimore Green’ in honour of sports-loving office chief Michael Gallimore Left to right: Hogan Lovells’ regional managing partner Susan Bright, alongside Birmingham office head...
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Trainee solicitor pay reaches £60,000 for the first time ever
Davis Polk’s unqualified rookies now earn more than some City associates Trainee solicitor pay has reached £60,000 for the first time ever, thanks to a fresh round of rises by US giant Davis Polk. The...
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Allen & Overy ups junior lawyer pay to £83,000 as it confirms 80% trainee...
Magic circle outfit’s rookies handed £1,000 boosts Allen & Overy has boosted the salaries of its trainee and newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers by a modest 2%, as the magic circle player confirmed 37 of...
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