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CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%

Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit

Sep 3 2015 12:11pm

Global firm CMS kicks off fourth year of state school student law degree bursary

Scheme is designed to encourage sixth-formers from “disadvantaged backgrounds” to have a punt at legal profession

Jun 8 2015 9:32am

CMS Cameron McKenna waves good-bye to 38% of spring NQs

CMS Cameron McKenna has kept just 16 of its 26 spring newly-qualified cohort, posting a comparatively woeful retention rate of 62%

Mar 27 2015 2:23pm

Law firms dominate latest social mobility rankings 

Charity behind annual index calls on more employers to ‘step up their game’

Oct 15 2025 10:48am
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Law’s rich list: Which firms are creating multi-millionaire partners?

How much are the country’s top partners raking in? 💷👀

Oct 7 2025 8:50am
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Why I chose to train at a global law firm — and why you should consider it too

Hannah Torpey shares her path into law, her journey as a solicitor apprentice, and her secondment experience with TikTok in Dubai

Sep 30 2025 8:14am

Money talks: What newly qualified solicitors earn at the UK’s top law firms

Who’s leading the way in junior lawyer pay? 💷 💷

Sep 29 2025 9:13am
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Legal Cheek Live in Bristol

FULLY BOOKED | Thursday 30 October, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON

Mayer Brown matches Magic Circle NQ pay at £150k

Exclusive: Extra £15k

Jul 31 2025 8:22am
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The Legal Cheek Scotland Law Fair 2025

FULLY BOOKED | Tuesday 21 October, 2pm to 4:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON

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County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report

Delays, rats and outdated paper processes

Jul 21 2025 8:31am
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Arctic shipping and the law: navigating state-corporate collusion in a thawing frontier

QMUL master's student Mai Jolie Maraj explores the risks of corporate expansion into the Arctic

Jul 21 2025 7:38am

Bird & Bird bumps NQ solicitor pay to £102k

Rise of just over 4%

Jun 30 2025 7:32am
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From NDAs to non-competes: The shrinking scope of commercial confidentiality

BPP bar student Catherine Chow explains why once-standard commercial clauses are under increasing legal and regulatory attack

Jun 23 2025 9:16am