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Student event: Artificial intelligence and the law — with Clifford Chance
Top City lawyers discuss the impact AI is having on the profession; students ask the questions Legal Cheek’s first student event of the autumn 2018 season kicks off on the evening of Thursday 13...
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Dechert boosts junior lawyer pay to £110,000
A rise of 16% US law firm Dechert has upped the salaries of its London-based newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Dechert NQs will see their salaries swell to a staggering £110,000, up £15,000 from the...
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Lawtech hub launched by Barclays and Law Society unveils first batch of...
New incubator supported top City law firms and universities The Eagle Lab A new lawtech innovation hub launched jointly by Barclays and The Law Society has unveiled its first batch of start-up...
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Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard boost NQ pay to £75k and £70k
Rises for trainees too International law firms Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard have increased the salaries of their junior lawyers. Up first, Dentons. The global super-giant confirmed that its London...
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Baker McKenzie retains all 14 autumn qualifying trainees
One associate-to-be is on a fixed term contract The London office of global law firm Baker McKenzie has revealed its autumn retention score. The 77-office-outfit today confirmed that all 14 trainees...
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Addleshaw Goddard to offer six-month lawtech seats to trainee lawyers
The option will form part of the outfit’s standard training contract Rookie lawyers at Addleshaw Goddard will soon have the option to spend six-months immersing themselves in the weird and wonderful...
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No-deal Brexit could cost legal sector £3 billion, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane’s number crunchers paint a bleak picture A no-deal Brexit could cost the legal sector up to £3 billion by 2025, the Law Society of England and Wales has warned. The economic forecasts...
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Life as a Clifford Chance lawyer on the tech frontline — and how you can...
A sneak preview of the hints and tips magic circle associate Jamie Andrew will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Artificial intelligence and the law’ event next month Jamie Andrew Cross-jurisdictional work,...
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CMS and Macfarlanes up junior lawyer pay as City duo confirm autumn trainee...
NQ salaries now sit at £70k and £80k Corporate duo CMS and Macfarlanes have bumped the salaries of their newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers, as the City duo confirmed their autumn 2018 retention results....
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Freshfields keeps 34 out of 41 London qualifying trainees
Autumn retention score of 83% Freshfields has become the fourth magic circle law firm to announce its autumn 2018 retention result. From a September qualifying cohort of 41, the Anglo-German giant...
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Once-aspiring City lawyer who rejected Slaughter and May training contract...
Gemma Chan appears in Crazy Rich Asians Image credit: Warner Bros. Picture It would appear Gemma Chan’s decision to turn her back on a potentially lucrative career in law has paid major dividends. The...
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Film review: The Children Act
‘I loved the quiet and careful cameos by those unseen people who make our legal system work’, says barrister and writer Sarah Langford Image credit: The Children Act It is only fair to disclose at the...
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Slaughter and May boosts London trainee pay for the second time this year
Uplifts of between 2% and 4% Slaughter and May’s London office Elite magic circle player Slaughter and May has nudged rookie remuneration northwards for the second time this year. The Bunhill Row bunch...
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White & Case boosts LPC grant by 40% to £10,500
Surpasses recent uplifts by a host of top City firms US law firm White & Case has upped its Legal Practice Course (LPC) maintenance grant by a healthy 40%. The hike follows similar moves made by a...
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You can take a tour of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal from the comfort...
There are a lot of chairs Members of the public can now go on a virtual tour of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) thanks to a new interactive online tool. Launched this summer, the website...
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Event: Re-imagining global law firms through legal design — with Norton Rose...
Top lawyers share their thoughts on integrating lawtech, innovation hubs and more; students ask the questions Investment in emerging technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) has been at the...
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Norton Rose Fulbright, Travers Smith and Ashurst increase trainee and junior...
All three outfits now in £75k-£80k range A trio of top City outfits have upped the salaries of their trainee and newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has bumped...
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Law student receives absolutely brutal vac scheme rejection email
Was it justified? Vacation scheme rejection emails aren’t great. Clichéd phrases such as “thank you for your interest” and “we had a lot of high-quality applicants this year” are enough to bring even...
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Howard Kennedy brought in to prepare legal action for cave diver branded a...
City outfit’s top libel lawyer Mark Stephens named on pre-action letter Elon Musk – Image credit: Dan Taylor / Heisenberg Media A British cave diver who helped coordinate the rescue of 12 Thai children...
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‘It took me finding a training contract to discover what commercial awareness...
A first-seat trainee on what she learnt along the way My quest for a training contract pushed me to consider what commercial awareness actually is and attempt to come up with an explanation more...
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