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Magic circle partners bill £110 for typing ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and hitting ‘send’...
The knives are out for ‘£1,100 an hour’ City law firms City law firms are taking the piss when it comes to billing, a legal costs expert has claimed in a report he has authored for the Centre for...
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Kirkland & Ellis latest firm to join ‘100 club’ with junior lawyer pay boost
London office of Chicago-based outfit becomes the seventh firm to pay its NQs £100k US law firm Kirkland & Ellis is now a fully-fledged member of the illustrious ‘100 Club’ — boosting the pay of...
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Lawyers stir up animal pic Twitter storm against UN’s polarising Assange ruling
#ArbitrarilyDetained Controversial Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been thrown a lifeline after a UN panel ruled today that he had been “arbitrarily detained” — and lawyers can’t help but poke fun...
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The SRA is to call 16 witnesses from institutions on Lord Harley’s CV to...
Five-day hearing to put to bed 18 months of confusion The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) plans to call 16 witnesses to determine the legitimacy of Lord Harley of Counsel’s CV at a five-day...
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City law firm promotes 29 year-old to managing partner
Adam Ramlugon is joined by a 27 year-old, who was made partner alongside him A 29 year-old Cardiff Uni grad has hit the jackpot and been made the managing partner of a City law firm — and his 27...
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Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers unveil glamorous wedding in national press
Rookie solicitors share romantic story A loved up pair of newly married City lawyers have taken to national press to share their fairy tale romance and New Years Eve wedding with the world. Herbert...
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A new law firm has opened in a start-up incubator and wants its young...
Hipster law is here A brand new Manchester law firm is calling on young solicitors to embrace their inner hipster and turn their back on a boringly conventional legal career. The outfit gunnerbloom —...
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Event: What will the proposed solicitor super-exam mean for law students and...
International law firm King & Wood Mallesons hosts debate about impact of proposed changes that could revolutionise legal education and training The London office of international firm King &...
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Law firms flock to the West Country as Bristol is declared biggest legal...
Is surfing helping to give law firms the Bristol bug? Want to bag a training contract, but don’t fancy moving house? It’s no longer the City of London or bust: the rise of the regional firm means that...
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Wragge & Co gear up for Gowling WLG name switch
Newly formed international firm will continue to “review” training contract numbers post merger Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co is about to bite the bullet and implement a firm wide rebrand, after...
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Starbucks not so starry
Coffee powerhouse in the doghouse As if it hasn’t got enough to worry about with allegations of not paying its fair share of UK taxes, Starbucks has come under fire again. This time the global...
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From trainee to partner — at the same international firm
Hogan Lovells’ Richard Diffenthal and Rebecca Wales on their journeys to the top At the start of the year Hogan Lovells announced that three of the appointments to its five new partner positions were...
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Outdated common law marriage rules dragged through the courts
But should grieving grandmother have listened to cast-iron legal advice from Beyoncé? A grieving grandmother is hoping to cast aside entrenched legal principles as she fights for her deceased...
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Number of criminal solicitors set to rise as Michael Gove has a major change...
Weren’t the government meant to be cutting the number of criminal law firms a few weeks ago? First the government say they want to slash the number of legally aided criminal law firms by two thirds,...
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Why does the ‘Do you know anyone at the firm’ question appear on application...
Law student tweets frustration after being asked for “personal contacts” Is it what you know, or who you know? One law student has taken his concern about this question to Twitter, to ask why they were...
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Ministry of Justice confirms 86 courts across England and Wales WILL close
Twenty-two will be relocated to other sites The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that 86 courts and tribunals will close. Late last year the government unveiled plans to close 91 sites across...
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Sacked Chelsea FC-mad corporate solicitor who branded Liverpool fans ‘scouse...
Lawyer was fired late last year after foul-mouthed football rant that swept YouTube A Chelsea-mad City lawyer who was sacked after branding Liverpool FC fans as “scouse scum” during a hot-tempered...
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Senior lawyers slam ‘entitled’ millennial training contract hopefuls
But they admit that corporate law is a different beast to when they were growing up With all their fancy brochures and often extravagant recruitment stunts, you’d be forgiven for thinking that City law...
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15 great photos of dogs dressed as lawyers
Dog lawyers is even more of a thing than cat lawyers After posting a countdown of our favourite lawyer cats last week, we thought it was only fair to share with you our 15 favourite lawyer dogs. Here’s...
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What it’s like to work at a global law firm while also studying for an LLB
The hardest part is managing your time During the evenings in Mayer Brown‘s London office, David Elikwu can often be found, head down, beavering away just like the handful of other lawyers who populate...
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