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Clifford Chance ups trainee pay packets by 3.5%
Despite generous pay boost for NQs, there is no guarantee they will receive it Elite Canary Wharf-based outfit Clifford Chance has finally revealed its 2016 pay increases, upping trainee pay packets by...
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‘Freshfields’ Nigeria office is a world away from glamorous magic circle law
Megafirm tight-lipped over developments in Lagos Magic circle outfit Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer appears to be a brand in hot demand, with a local Nigerian law firm using the name to promote its...
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Law firms, please start rejecting applicants that gain work experience from...
Then you’ll have hard-working trainees who aren’t used to receiving everything on a plate Gaining a training contract or vacation scheme at a City firm is tough, no doubt. And the recent growth in...
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Rush hour romp solicitor will NOT be charged with sexual assault
But the QC he was caught in a drunken tryst with outside Waterloo station with remain anonymous A lawyer caught in a drunken rush hour romp with a QC outside of Waterloo station will not be charged...
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Law Society has written a guide for lawyers about what a selfie is and how to...
It even features an example from someone called Christopher The Law Society has posted an explanatory article on its website about how to take a selfie. From today, the Law Society is asking its...
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This is what happens when you make a land law mistake in practice
Solicitor slapped with £5,000 fine after failing to register a notice of interest It would appear even the pros struggle with land law. A conveyancing solicitor has left an investor over £40,000 out of...
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Almost HALF of the British people don’t believe the current UK justice system...
And 80% feel it’s “too expensive” Almost half of the British people do not believe the current UK justice system is fair, according to the results of survey published last week. ClaimItOnline, a new...
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Legal education charity offers unprecedented number of training places to...
Exclusive: Big hopes to take the total number of fellows to 50 by next year A legal education charity has today announced that it’s giving 13 wannabe lawyers the chance to train up in the fiercely...
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Criminal barrister and his property lawyer wife in court on stalking charges
The couple deny launching a “vulgar” campaign of threats against the Legal 500 barrister’s former mistress A pair of married lawyers who allegedly launched a “campaign of embarrassment and threats”...
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‘You be the judge’: Lord Harley calls on his legion of supporters as judgment...
Harry Potter lawyer claims the tribunal deliberately listed the hearing on his birthday and pleads for comfortable gallows Alan Blacker, the controversial solicitor-advocate who goes by the bizarre...
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Teacher knows best: BPP lecturer plans civil justice shake-up
Legal Cheek talks tech with former Addleshaw Goddard lawyer James Martin, whose new start-up could revolutionise the way lawyers give legal advice The broken criminal justice system is rarely out of...
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How pro bono can help you land a Biglaw training contract and develop as a...
Norton Rose Fulbright associate Jonathan Iyer highlights the multiple benefits of pro bono work As training contract application season commences, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Norton Rose...
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US outfits Kirkland & Ellis and Milbank Tweed boost London NQ pay packets to...
US law firm pay war benefits fresh-faced associates this side of the pond US outfits Kirkland & Ellis and Milbank Tweed have boosted the pay packets of their London-based junior lawyer talent to an...
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Lawyers unimpressed by multi-millionaire Brexiter’s ‘nonsense’ judicial...
Leave.EU campaign founder has plans to challenge the pro-Remain government, but lawyers don’t think he stands a chance Lawyers have done a collective eye-roll today after a leading Brexit campaigner...
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Latham & Watkins London office latest to up NQ pay to £124k as US salary war...
Megafirm follows UK arms of Kirkland and Milbank into ‘MoneyLaw’ Growing numbers of English law graduates who are barely out of university will be handed massive amounts of money as the effects of a US...
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Aspiring prosecutors left frustrated as CPS video interview system ERASES...
And this isn’t the first time the hi-tech system known as “LaunchPad” has failed Aspiring prosecutors have been left frustrated after a glitch with a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) video interview...
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How I became a competition lawyer
Be ready when opportunity knocks, recommends Shearman & Sterling’s James Webber Instagram (subini77) Looking back at my experiences as a trainee, I’m reminded of just how key it is to keep an open...
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Twitter revolts after lawyer tweets photo of the Queen and Prince Philip with...
No words A family lawyer has really felt the wrath of the legal Twitterati this morning, after he tweeted a photo suggesting that the Queen and Prince Philip are “two candidates for anyone’s death...
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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with the Black Solicitors Network
Top BME lawyers share their wisdom with students looking to pursue careers in corporate law — apply to attend for free below As the 31 July training contract application deadline nears, Legal Cheek...
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Outrage as law firm takes to social media to boast of ‘great win’ over parents
How NOT to use Twitter A small Milton Keynes-based law firm may want to give its social media strategy a rethink after a tweet appearing to boast of a “great win” over parents sparked outrage on...
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