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US law firm wooed magic circle partner with incredible annual package worth...
Whopping sum guaranteed for three years, according to report A US law firm secured the services of a top City lawyer after offering him an annual package reportedly worth $6.9 million (£5.3 million)....
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Why diversity and inclusion must become a ‘critical business priority’
Ahead of Thursday’s virtual event, RPC employment partner Kelly Thomson explains how, as businesses plan for the future world of work, it is important they hold onto the lessons learnt during the...
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Hogan Lovells announces new partner diversity targets
Global partnerships to be 15% ethnic minority and 4% LGBTQ+ by 2025 Hogan Lovells has set two new targets to increase diversity and inclusion (D&I) among its global partnership. The international...
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SRA prosecutes former Hong Kong Law Society president over comments during...
Lawyer and pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho is also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that it is pursuing professional misconduct...
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Allen & Overy kicks off pay gap reporting season
Magic circle outfit reveals a partner inclusive gender result of 59.9% Allen & Overy (A&O) has fired the starting pistol on a fresh round of pay gap reporting, revealing slight improvements in...
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Ex-Freshfields partner ‘caught on the shifting sands of attitudes towards...
Ryan Beckwith appealing £35,000 fine over drunken sexual incident with junior colleague Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith, who was fined by a tribunal after engaging in sexual activity with a...
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Top London lawyer joked about KKK and groped member of staff, tribunal hears
Samuel Maurice Charkham fined £30,000 A tribunal has heard how a senior lawyer joked about the Ku Klux Klan and repeatedly groped a female member of staff. The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)...
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Fieldfisher boss: ‘My heart drops when I see NQ lawyers in US firms earning...
Six-figure pay packets ‘unsustainable’, agrees Pinsents senior partner A pair of top City law firm partners have gone public with their concerns over the eye-watering sums of cash being earned by some...
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From labs to law: Why I became an IP lawyer
Chemistry graduate turned Pinsent Masons intellectual property associate, Kirsteen McEwen, shares her career story, ahead of next week’s virtual event with STEM Future Lawyers Pinsent Masons...
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Linklaters sets ‘aspirational’ 35% ethnic minority recruitment target for...
Follows similar moves by A&O and HSF Linklaters has unveiled a series of “aspirational” diversity targets as part of the magic circle player’s ongoing efforts to improve the representation of black...
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JLD welcomes decision not to strike off struggling junior lawyer
Susan Orton binned documents ‘in a moment of sheer panic’ The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has welcomed the decision not to strike off a young solicitor for acting dishonestly after a tribunal found...
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US law firm duo dish out COVID bonuses to London lawyers
Associates at Simpson Thacher and Akin Gump rewarded up to £31,000 for lockdown endeavours UK lawyers at two US law firms have been handed substantial bonuses. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s London...
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Trio of ex-Supreme Court justices join 800 legal figures in call for Johnson...
Open letter follows series of public attacks on profession An open letter calling on the Prime Minister and Home Secretary to apologise for their “display of hostility” towards the legal profession has...
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Training contract numbers return to pre-financial crash levels for first time
Annual rookie registrations jump by over 500 to 6,344 The number of training contracts registered across England and Wales has returned to levels not seen since before the 2008 global financial crisis,...
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Meet the City lawyer flying the flag for renewable energy
Alex Underwood, associate director at Osborne Clarke, discusses how the actions we take over the next 30 years will determine whether we can meet the climate challenge Alex Underwood, associate...
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Strike off for solicitor who changed dates on property paperwork with Tipp-Ex
Nicholas St John Gething described move as ‘quick fix’ A property solicitor who used Tipp-Ex to alter important paperwork has been struck-off the roll. Nicholas St John Gething, who worked at the Cheam...
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Which industries will define the 2020s?
A trio of Taylor Wessing partners share their thoughts At Legal Cheek’s latest virtual event, a trio of Taylor Wessing partners, with specialisms in technology, life sciences and private wealth, came...
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Linklaters extends virtual internship to sixth-formers
No plans to offer solicitor apprenticeships Magic circle player Linklaters today confirmed that sixth-formers will now be able to take advantage of its virtual internship programme. The original scheme...
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Norton Rose Fulbright sets BAME trainee recruitment target of 25%
Follows similar ethnicity goals by Links, A&O and HSF Norton Rose Fulbright’s London office Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has become the latest global law firm to announce a series of diversity...
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Diversity and inclusion: What lies ahead for the legal profession?
RPC lawyers join diversity and inclusion experts to discuss organisational change and what it means for those seeking to enter the legal profession At Legal Cheek’s latest virtual event, ‘Gender,...
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