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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang eyes US merger
The firm’s name could be about to get even longer CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang is eyeing up US outfit Hunton & Williams if the latest merger gossip is to be believed. Earlier this month CMS...
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Do they read the rules, or just hit ‘Play Now’? Clifford Chance trials...
The battle for the best wannabe lawyers intensifies Clifford Chance is trialling a new video game psychometric test that monitors students’ approach to various things they’re not fully cognisant about...
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Cleary Gottlieb silent over claims it bills clients for students’ work
Blogosphere report says London office of US firm is charging out its vac schemers The London office of elite US megafirm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is not responding to requests for comment...
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Junior lawyers are failing to hit billing targets
It’s a similar story for trainees too An in-depth survey of 100 top UK law firms has revealed that junior lawyers are struggling to meet their billing targets. The statistics — published as part of...
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Addleshaw Goddard thaws post-Brexit vote pay freeze
Northern powerhouse “deferred” pay increases back in August Addleshaw Goddard has finally got round to lifting a post-referendum pay freeze it had imposed on all its lawyers earlier this summer. The...
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An in-depth look at the hot practice area of Brexit Britain With Britain gearing up for a wave of infrastructure investment under Theresa May, Legal Cheek Careers teamed with Burges Salmon to host a...
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The best corporate law firm perks in London
Some great reasons to become a lawyer Forget the quality of the practice, admire the perkiness of the perks. It’s all about status (symbols). Following Legal Cheek’s survey of over 1,500 trainees and...
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Why open-minded law students will re-shape the legal profession
Accenture consultant turned LexisNexis director Nigel Rea has high hopes for the next generation of digital natives More often than not, the technology environment that you see in a law firm is like...
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Suspended prison sentence for cash-strapped NQ solicitor who altered parking...
His legal career now hangs in the balance A 26-year-old newly qualified (NQ) solicitor has been handed a suspended prison sentence for changing the date on a parking permit with a felt tip pen. Steven...
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Baker & McKenzie gives Belfast-based training contracts the green light
International giant will take on its first trainees next September Baker & McKenzie has confirmed it will offer training contracts at its Belfast support hub from next year. The firm — which...
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Top Norton Rose Fulbright competition partner calls on lawyers of the future...
Brexit and technological change set to be the big challenges One of the City’s most renowned competition lawyers, Martin Coleman, has highlighted “agility” and “robustness” as the key traits that...
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Akin Gump’s London-based junior lawyers pocket nearly £150,000 thanks to...
NQs cash in as pound plummets Akin Gump’s London-based newly qualified (NQ) lawyers have seen salaries swell to an astonishing £146,800 after the firm revealed it was pegging salaries against the...
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Are they really worth it? Law firm perks are all the rage in the City right now. Students can’t move for complimentary pens, notepads, water bottles and phone chargers at university law fairs, but just...
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Trainee solicitor lifts the lid on his fast-paced ‘Wall Street’ lifestyle at...
He’s Bristol’s answer to Gordon Gekko A fresh-faced trainee lawyer at a small West Country-based law firm has revealed his Wall Street-esque lifestyle in an amazing online diary. Shaun White — who is a...
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Do I stand a better chance of getting a training contract if I look like Kim...
I won’t fit in if the legal profession is that superficial In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one law graduate wants to find out if the rumours are true. I’ve recently graduated...
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Top law firm partner who handed associate lover £550,000 chunk of client’s...
Ex-Penningtons Manches lawyer accepted his independence had become compromised A top private client lawyer who used his position as the sole executor of a will to increase the amount of inheritance...
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King & Wood Mallesons departures continue as rumours regarding firm’s...
A look at the turbulence shaking the international giant Rumours regarding King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) financial status continue to make front-page legal news, as yet more of the firm’s top...
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Baker & McKenzie becomes latest City outfit to embrace flexi-working movement
But does the hot law firm trend really help stressed out lawyers? Baker & McKenzie has confirmed it will implement agile working policies across all 76 of its offices, including London....
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Med neg giant gears up to offer more training contracts as it opens new...
Fletchers eyes North West talent One of the country’s biggest medical negligence law firms is preparing to expand its graduate recruitment programme as it opens a new office in Manchester. Fletchers...
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Defendant who went viral for questioning face tattoo lawyer’s skills reveals...
Never judge a book by its cover A defendant who tweeted he was going to jail because his lawyer has a face tattoo has revealed he walked away from court a free man. Just over a year ago to the day, New...
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