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Freshfields rounds off magic circle spring retention season with 78% score
32 out of 41 qualifying trainees stay put Freshfields has become the fifth and final magic circle law firm to reveal its spring retention score. From a March qualifying cohort of 41, the Anglo-German...
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Former law student accused of stalking top government lawyer after he refused...
Sana Musharraf is said to have sent excessive messages, made allegations to the SRA and even accused him of rape A former law student at the London School of Economics (LSE) embarked on a campaign of...
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Hogan Lovells keeps 26 out of 29 spring qualifying trainee solicitors
90% International law firm Hogan Lovells has posted a spring 2019 retention score of 90%. From a qualifying cohort of 29, Hogan Lovells confirmed that 26 soon-to-be associates were staying put. The...
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College admissions scandal: Top US law firm partner placed on leave amid...
Gordon Caplan of Willkie Farr & Gallagher charged with fraud and suspended from prestigious firm Gordon Caplan A senior partner at a major US law firm has been placed on leave and scrubbed from the...
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Email reveals decision on Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers transatlantic...
US outfit suspends training contract applications A decision on whether Allen & Overy (A&O) and US outfit O’Melveny & Myers will combine to create one of the world’s largest law firms is...
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Dechert lawyers embrace denim with new relaxed dress code
Dress-down every day Lawyers at the London office of US firm Dechert can now opt to wear jeans to work any day of the week following a recent tweak to its office dress code. The firm already had a...
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Norton Rose Fulbright posts 95% spring retention score
Global firm keeps 19 out of 20 qualifying trainees Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office The London office of Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has retained 19 of its 20 trainees due to qualify this month or...
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Cambridge University triumphs in Vis Pre-Moot London tournament
Rookie arbitrators beat fellow uni teams from Denmark, Switzerland and Poland Two members of Cambridge University’s team prepare to make submissions A team of Cambridge University students have won a...
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Top body language tips for training contract interviews
Maintain eye contact and avoid fidgeting, says leading expert A leading body language expert has revealed what law firm recruiters should look out for when interviewing prospective trainees and lawyers...
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‘I am innocent’: Junior lawyer MP appeals to voters in bizarre YouTube video...
Fiona Onasanya released from prison last month Fiona Onasanya (YouTube) A junior lawyer turned MP who was jailed for perverting the course of justice has produced a bizarre YouTube video maintaining...
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Hedge fund lawyer ‘repeatedly punched’ fellow opera-goer in row over seat,...
Matthew Feargrieve denies assault by beating Royal Opera House (credit: Simdaperce) A high-flying hedge fund lawyer “repeatedly punched” a fellow opera-goer in the shoulder after a row broke out over a...
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Why AI may be less disruptive than email
Artificial intelligence is saving lawyers time, but it is also generating work From left to right: William Preston, Adam Watson and Simon McArdle At last week’s student careers and commercial awareness...
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Why Generation Z will revolutionise the law firm of the future
Lawyers and innovation experts give students a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities that await From left to right: Adam Curphey, Nitish Upadhyaya, Zoe Fuller, Molly Russell and Jeremy Coleman...
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Children of lawyers 17 TIMES more likely to become lawyers themselves
A family business Children of lawyers are 17 times more likely to become lawyers than children whose parents did a different job. The figure appears in a new book on social mobility, The Class Ceiling:...
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‘Victims of the justice system’ left to rely on free help from lawyers let...
Sir James Munby pulls no punches Sir James Munby (credit: PSU) Errors by courts and judges that left a couple’s final divorce decree potentially void was exposed in a judgment from the former head of...
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Law firm ordered to compensate transgender client after ‘using her birth name’
Incident had ’emotional impact’ on complainant, Legal Ombudsman finds A law firm has been ordered to compensate a transgender client after it referred to her by her birth name. The law firm is...
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Aspiring lawyers should embrace social media
Instagram Live interview: Ahead of Wednesday’s event, ‘Secrets to Success — Birmingham’, solicitor and vlogger Chrissie Wolfe explains why an online presence can have its advantages Chrissie Wolfe...
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London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face...
‘Allegations are as yet unproven’, says SRA A London-based solicitor who was jailed as part of an investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign team has...
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Linklaters and Clifford Chance latest firms to pay for gender reassignment...
Transitioning support also available for lawyers and support staff Both magic circlers, Linklaters and Clifford Chance, have confirmed that they have updated their insurance policies to include gender...
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Top UK legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg confronts heckler during debate
‘You be quiet sir’ YouTube A heckler has discovered first-hand why you should never interrupt a panel discussion chaired by one of the country’s top legal commenters. As part of this year’s Putney...
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