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Bookie slashes odds for Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams to enter I’m a...
Could the reality TV star be Oz bound? Her time on the Spanish island may have been cut short, but rumour has it we could see Rosie Williams swap sun loungers for camp beds and strut into the Aussie...
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You can now teach your children the ABCs of law
From A is for attorney to Z is for zealous advocacy L is for Law When it comes to children’s books, you won’t find many (or any at all) gracing the shelves of your law school library. Enter L is for...
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Junior lawyer leaves Slaughter and May after signing for Juventus
And lands sports writing gig with a national newspaper Image credit: Instagram (@enialuko) A junior lawyer has left magic circle law firm Slaughter and May after putting pen to paper on a professional...
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Mayer Brown boosts junior lawyer pay to £78,000
Trainee salaries and LPC maintenance grant also up International law firm Mayer Brown has upped the salaries of its trainee and junior lawyers. The Bishopsgate-based outfit has confirmed that its...
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Linklaters rounds off magic circle autumn retention season with 73% score
Global titan keeps 43 out of 59 qualifying trainees Linklaters has become the fifth and final magic circle law firm to reveal its autumn retention score. From a qualifying cohort of 59, the global...
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LawCatz: New TV chat show aims to demystify the legal world with the help of...
Pilot to air on Sky next month, according to programme’s creator A new TV chat show is aiming to demystify the legal profession by speaking to those who work in it. The programme, LawCatz, hopes to...
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Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers chiefs meet at Frankfurt hotel as...
Two months after representatives from both firms met in London Image credit: Sofitel Frankfurt Opera Senior lawyers from Allen & Overy (A&O) and US outfit O’Melveny & Myers met at a plush...
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Allen & Overy releases partner gender pay gap data following criticism from MPs
Magic circle outfit publishes 2018 and 2017 results Magic circle player Allen & Overy (A&O) has released its long-awaited partner inclusive pay gap data. Publication of the fresh figures come...
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Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 90% autumn retention score
Global giant retains 28 out of 31 rookies Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has revealed its autumn 2018 trainee retention score. Of the 31 trainees due to qualify this September, 28 were offered permanent...
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What commercial awareness is and what it should not be
Legal commentator and solicitor David Allen Green considers what this law firm buzzword actually means Is this commercial awareness? A commercial solicitor has to have ‘commercial awareness’. But what...
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Mid-size money movers: Forsters, Trowers & Hamlins, Withers and Farrer & Co...
Some trainees also awarded modest salary boosts A plethora of mid-sized London law firms have upped the salaries of their trainee and newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. First up, Mayfair-based Forsters....
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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner posts 79% autumn retention score
Recently-merged global player retains 15 of its 19 rookies Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has confirmed an autumn retention score of 79%. From a September qualifying cohort of 19, the outfit...
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Solicitor fined £2,000 after being caught drink-driving THREE TIMES in just...
Regulator tipped off about convictions by two members of the public A solicitor who was caught drink-driving three times in just one month has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal...
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Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans to vote on £50 million tie-up
London player and Thames Valley outfit confirm ‘exploratory merger discussions’ London law firm Bircham Dyson Bell (BDB) and Thames Valley outfit Pitmans are in talks over a possible merger. In a joint...
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Clyde & Co bumps trainee and junior lawyer pay as it confirms autumn...
One NQ is on a fixed term deal Clyde & Co has upped the salaries of its trainee and newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, as the City player confirmed an autumn retention score of 83%. Clyde & Co’s new...
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How Lehman Brothers’ collapse paved the way for MoneyLaw and the minimum wage
2008 financial crisis shaped the legal profession as we know it Ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers, Legal Cheek‘s Alex Aldridge considers how the effect...
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Eversheds Sutherland bumps London NQ lawyer pay to £72,000
Trainees also handed pay boosts Eversheds Sutherland has upped the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. The transatlantic firm, which takes on around 50 trainees each year, confirmed that...
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Hogan Lovells partner ordered to pay £18,000 after sacking pregnant nanny
Employment tribunal judge finds City lawyer’s nanny was unfairly dismissed A partner at international law firm Hogan Lovells has been told to fork out in excess of £18,000 by an employment judge after...
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A third of solicitors attacked or threatened, new research suggests
Vast majority of incidents took place within offices or a court Over a third of solicitors north of the border have been on the receiving end of violence or threatening behaviour, according to new...
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DLA Piper boosts junior lawyer pay to £77,000 as City rises continue
Global giant’s trainees also handed extra cash DLA Piper has upped the salaries of its trainees and newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, as City law firms continue to chuck extra cash at their rookie...
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