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Law firm teams up with Liverpool Uni in bid to create clinical negligence...
Litigation giant bringing in PhD students to realise AI dream The UK’s largest medical negligence law firm has teamed up with the University of Liverpool, with the aim of creating the world’s first...
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Police, priests and hairdressers more ‘trusted’ than lawyers, according to...
But judges fared better in new ‘Veracity Index’ New research has revealed the public trusts police officers, priests and hairdressers to tell the truth more than it trusts lawyers. The 2016 ‘Veracity...
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RPC launches new Singapore secondment for London trainees
Opportunity is part of firm’s continued expansion into Asia International law firm RPC has just become a little more international, thanks to a new Singapore secondment for its London trainees. The...
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Exclusive: Solicitor suing Oxford Uni over 2:1 trained at Clifford Chance
Faiz Siddiqui bagged a magic circle training contract, but still wants £1 million for lost legal dream Legal Cheek can exclusively reveal that the 38-year-old solicitor who has taken legal action...
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The best law firms for work/life balance
For those who value free time Having revealed law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times, it’s now time to disclose which firms are rated highest for work/life balance by those who work for...
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Legal profession’s defence of Phil Shiner dries up as ‘ambulance chasing’...
Human rights solicitor accepts tribunal “must strike him off” A former law firm partner dubbed an “army ambulance chaser” by the press has admitted — fully or partly — 18 of the 24 Solicitors...
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Rescue deal: King & Wood Mallesons reveals takeover talks with ‘small number’...
As the international firm’s bank takes out additional security over its assets King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has confirmed that it is holding “detailed discussions” with a “small number” of potential...
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Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London?
Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes? For money-chasing Suits types, landing a job at a US firm used to be akin to finding one of Willy...
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Addleshaw Goddard joins Freshfields and Clifford Chance in signing deal with...
Futuristic tech gets the green light after 18-month pilot Addleshaw Goddard has followed in the footsteps of magic circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance, putting pen to paper on...
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Exclusive: City law firm partner resigns amid Christmas party grope claims
Winckworth Sherwood lawyer describes his behaviour as “not acceptable” in internal apology to colleagues A City law firm partner accused of drunkenly groping female employees at a swanky Christmas bash...
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Uncertain times for King & Wood Mallesons trainees as Dentons pulls out of...
Twitter account set up to help staff find jobs The futures of King & Wood Mallesons‘(KWM) trainee solicitors hang in the balance today as a potential merger deal to save the firm will now not go...
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My life as a real estate lawyer
If you can master land law a potentially great career lies ahead, writes Pinsent Masons’ real estate chief James Crookes Property law is a bit like maths, in the sense that some people love it and...
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Slaughter and May bumps junior lawyer salaries by 9% to £78,000
But trainees have had their pay frozen Slaughter and May has finally got round to increasing lawyer pay, upping newly qualified (NQ) salaries to a not so magical £78,000. The elite magic circle outfit...
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Email scammers impersonate City law firm partner in attempt to dupe public
Withers lawyer’s name pinched by internet wrongens Online scammers have impersonated a top City law firm partner in an ambitious attempt to dupe the general public out of their hard-earned cash....
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Solicitorsupermarket.com coming soon?
Competition watchdog report focuses on price transparency — oh and full independence for the SRA from the Law Society Price comparison websites are just one of the recommendations for regulators in a...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Slaughter and May is calling a recession
Modest pay rise and work/life perks signal tough times ahead Gossip was circulating last week on our magic circle open thread about Slaughter and May announcing a mega pay rise to take its newly...
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Battle of the law firm Xmas trees: Legal Cheek’s official round-up
‘Tis the season to hit billing targets be jolly It’s that time of year again where law firms, embracing the Christmas spirit, turn their plush marble-clad lobbies into veritable festive feasts for the...
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Eversheds Sutherland: Partners green-light merger to create new transatlantic...
Tie-up will go live on 1 February 2017 International law firm Eversheds and US outfit Sutherland Asbill & Brennan have agreed to join forces to create a new transatlantic giant within the legal...
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Low grades caused by health problems, what will law firms think?
I’m back on track now but worried the damage has already been done In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one training contract-seeker — whose legal education has been blighted by...
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Herbert Smith Freehills litigators share their advocacy tips
Advice from the global disputes frontline Lawyers of varying levels of seniority at Herbert Smith Freehills have been sharing their advocacy tips on Legal Cheek’s Facebook page over the last few days....
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