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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2023 are…
Who won what: revealed
A&O keeps 34 of 39 spring NQ solicitors
All permanent contracts
Turkey-Syria earthquake: City law firms rally in support of victims
Simmons, Clydes, Osborne Clarke and Kennedys among outfits providing financial assistance
A&O hires ‘Harvey’ chatbot to help lawyers
ChatGPT-style tool can tackle contract analysis, due diligence and more
- Careers
3 ways that changing the way you work can change your life
Your career is yours to shape and it doesn’t need to take a linear path
Revealed: The law firms with the fanciest offices 2023
The results are in! Legal Cheek‘s exclusive research reveals the outfits with the swishest digs
Revealed: The law firms with the best perks — 2023 edition
From gym subsidies to concierge services, which firms do it best when it comes to those little extras?
Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2023
From top career development to big ticket deals — which outfits do it best?
- Careers
Different cultures, different projects: Life on international secondment with a Magic Circle law firm
Time overseas is a prized opportunity among trainees. But what is it actually like, how much support are secondees given and what are the high points and challenges? We asked two A&O secondees about their experiences so far
What top City partners would tell themselves if they were starting their TCs now
Legal Cheek asks leading lawyers to share their pearls of careers wisdom as firms across the country welcome new trainees
US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
Has the Magic Circle lost its magic?
After a quarter of a century of pulling rabbits out of the hat, the elite quintet is facing arguably its toughest test yet
A&O opts against NQ lawyer pay rises citing ‘challenging’ economic conditions
Rates remain at £107.5k
A&O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund
City duo to support organisations in countries where same-sex relations and trans identities are criminalised
A&O to help fund disadvantaged students through Queen’s University Belfast
Magic circle player to provide 45 bursaries
Top City firms help establish Black British civil rights group
The Black Equity Organisation aims to ‘address issues of structural racism’ through six key mandates
Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O
‘Changes continue to be small’, says magic circle player, ‘but the overall trend is moving in the right direction’
A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion
Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues