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Fine for former Schillings operations chief who flogged 95 firm phones
He pocketed over £13,500 The former head of operations at London outfit Schillings has been fined and rebuked by the regulator after it emerged he had been flogging the firm’s mobile phones. Martin...
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What I’ve learned so far
Experts from Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and The University of Law share their tips for TC hunters With the clock ticking down to firms’ summer training contract application deadlines, we...
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Event: Inside Track: How to become a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan...
Wednesday 10 July in London; open to all students and graduates With exams over, and students’ attention turning once more to training contract applications, Legal Cheek is bringing together a host of...
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Linklaters becomes final magic circle firm to up NQ pay package to £100,000
City pay war continues Linklaters has become the fifth and final of the magic circle lot to up its total newly qualified (NQ) solicitor pay package to £100,000. Junior associates qualifying into the...
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How I leveraged my foreign language skills to secure a City training contract
Lewis Fairfax, corporate litigator at Hogan Lovells, chats to Legal Cheek‘s Aishah Hussain ahead of his appearance at next Wednesday’s ‘Inside Track: How to become a City lawyer’ event Lewis Fairfax...
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Macfarlanes ups NQ solicitor salaries to £85,000 with bonuses taking...
City player also confirms 100% retention score City law firm Macfarlanes has bumped the base salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers by 6% to £85,000. Up from a previous rate of £80,000, the firm...
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Irwin Mitchell keeps 45 out of 47 qualifying trainees
96% result Irwin Mitchell has released its annual trainee retention score. Of the 47 trainees to qualify this September, 45 will be kept on as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, the national outfit has...
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Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance remain steady at £1.6 million
Canary Wharf giant’s global revenues up 4% to £1.7 billion Clifford Chance has become the first magic circle law firm to post its 2018/19 financial results, revealing slight increases to profit per...
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City pay war latest: Herbert Smith Freehills ups NQ package to £105,000
New six-figure sum includes bonus Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest big legal player to join the City’s junior lawyer pay war. The global outfit confirmed this afternoon that its...
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Inside Norton Rose Fulbright’s new lawtech module with York University
Those behind the first-of-its-kind, jointly-taught programme reveal the thinking behind the move “It is both an amazing and daunting time for law students heading towards the profession,” says Jeremy...
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Equity partner profits at Freshfields hit £1.8 million
A rise of 6% Freshfields has become the second magic circle firm to release its 2018/19 financial results, reporting slight increases to both its partner profits and global revenue. The Anglo-German...
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My journey from trainee to partner
Baker McKenzie’s Jeremy Levy looks back at his path to partnership ahead of ‘How to become a City lawyer’ next week Jeremy Levy It was the ability to work on cutting-edge cross-border transactions that...
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Stephenson Harwood ups junior lawyer pay to £75,000
Trainees also handed extra cash Stephenson Harwood has upped pay for its trainees and newly qualified (NQ) solicitors. The ten-office-firm, which takes on roughly 20 trainees each year, has bumped...
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Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge
This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class Nearly a third of magic circle rookies went to Oxbridge, new research has revealed. The findings, based on interviews with 2,500...
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Pride 2019: Lawyers take to London’s streets to celebrate LGBT+ rights
Pride jubilee marked half-century since Stonewall uprising Lawyers were among the tens of thousands to take to the glitter-laden streets of London this weekend to march for lesbian, gay, bisexual and...
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Exclusive interview: Man who brought private prosecution against Boris...
Uncertainty over Marcus Ball’s future comes despite crowdfunding over £500,000 Marcus Ball The man who brought a private prosecution against prime minister hopeful Boris Johnson has told Legal Cheek he...
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Criminal defence solicitor expecting child with Celebrity Big Brother reality...
Couple met after she represented Jeremy McConnell for assaulting ex-Hollyoaks actress Stephanie Davis Credit: Instagram A criminal solicitor is expecting her first child with her Celebrity Big Brother...
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How to build a career as a real estate lawyer
Ahead of tomorrow’s event, ‘Inside Track: How to make it as a City lawyer’, Mayer Brown senior associate Sarah Rochelle explains what commercial awareness really means Sarah Rochelle As a senior...
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Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified...
Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line It’s been another summer of hefty pay rises for junior lawyers across the City. With Freshfields upping newly qualified (NQ)...
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Legal Twitterati sent into overdrive after former PM threatens to take Boris...
John Major says he’d consider lawyering up to stop the Queen suspending the House of Commons John Major and Boris Johnson A former Prime Minister has threatened to take his likely successor, Boris...
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