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How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am
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Allen & Overy appoints innovation hub chief to partner

Fuse’s Shruti Ajitsaria among 14 City lawyers to get nod

Apr 8 2019 1:24pm
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BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership

Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus

Apr 8 2019 9:01am
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Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco

Regulator confident lawyers’ attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed

Apr 3 2019 3:34pm
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Careers

Why Generation Z will revolutionise the law firm of the future

Lawyers and innovation experts give students a glimpse into the challenges and opportunities that await

Mar 21 2019 1:53pm
Email reveals decision on Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers transatlantic mega-merger due in ‘coming weeks’

US outfit suspends training contract applications

Mar 14 2019 1:56pm
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LinkedIn row: Former magic circle lawyer slams barrister’s TV entertainment show

Sham Uddin’s videos show he has ‘no regard or respect’ for his own legal career, says ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Melanie Daniels

Mar 11 2019 2:14pm
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Allen & Overy launches Belfast training contracts

Open to grads currently working in the magic circle outfit’s Northern Irish centre

Feb 4 2019 2:46pm
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Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of 47 qualifying trainees

Spring score of 83%

Jan 31 2019 11:46am
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City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am
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Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter

Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

Jan 15 2019 10:49am
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition

Imagine going to work in these buildings!

Dec 18 2018 8:50am
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Cardiff, Swansea and BPP law students scoop awards at annual pro bono event

Access to justice takes centre stage

Dec 5 2018 11:25am
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Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19

From swimming pools to sleeping pods — and everything in between

Dec 4 2018 9:12am
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Magic circle and the bar team up with Oxford University on £1.2 million AI research project

Education and training of future lawyers is a central aim

Nov 30 2018 8:39am
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Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data

City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%

Nov 1 2018 2:13pm
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Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 31 2018 11:05am
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Careers

Countdown begins for UK’s only careers event for STEM students interested in becoming lawyers

Dedicated law careers event for STEM students takes place on evening of 14 November

Oct 29 2018 2:55pm

Allen & Overy releases partner gender pay gap data following criticism from MPs

Magic circle outfit publishes 2018 and 2017 results

Sep 6 2018 4:08pm
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Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers chiefs meet at Frankfurt hotel as mega-merger talks continue

Two months after representatives from both firms met in London

Sep 6 2018 10:19am
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Allen & Overy ups junior lawyer pay to £83,000 as it confirms 80% trainee retention score

Magic circle outfit’s rookies also handed rises

Aug 16 2018 12:02pm
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Partners from US giant O’Melveny & Myers jet into London to hold mega-merger talks with Allen & Overy

Discussions reach ‘due diligence stage’, report claims

Aug 1 2018 11:59am
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City law firms dominate LGBT global employers power list

Stonewall’s index celebrates the efforts of organisations to create inclusive workplaces

Jul 19 2018 8:39am
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Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million

Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

Jul 6 2018 8:06am
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Facebook acquires Allen & Overy tech hub company for £26 million to help fight fake news

Artificial intelligence specialist was founded three years ago

Jul 5 2018 2:52pm
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YouTube-ing Warwick law grad whose Allen & Overy vac scheme led to a training contract shares career advice

Charlotte McGing joins vlogging lawyer trend

Jun 28 2018 8:55am
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MP slams Allen & Overy over refusal to ‘come clean’ on partner gender pay gap data

As Freshfields and Slaughter and May reveal figures to select committee

Jun 21 2018 11:46am
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MPs ask Allen & Overy to hand over partner gender pay gap data — magic circle firm says no

Outfit to publish new salary stats in September

Jun 15 2018 12:23pm
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Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list

Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel

May 3 2018 1:37pm
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‘A cosy old boys’ network’: MP grills SRA over its handling of Weinstein NDA scandal

Regulator says there is an investigation under way into Allen & Overy, the firm that drafted the document

Apr 25 2018 2:59pm
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Allen & Overy reveals latest tech start-ups to join its ‘Fuse’ innovation hub

AI-powered app and virtual assistants that can read among this year’s successful applicants

Apr 25 2018 1:47pm
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Allen & Overy in merger talks with US giant O’Melveny & Myers to create transatlantic magic circle megafirm

Deal would be a legal market game-changer — if it happens

Apr 8 2018 2:50pm
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Allen & Overy launches South London flexible working hub

Vauxhall satellite office will ‘significantly’ cut commuting time

Apr 5 2018 10:53am
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Awkward! Allen & Overy partner stumbles in face of grilling by MPs over non-disclosure agreements

As committee publishes Harvey Weinstein NDA

Mar 28 2018 2:58pm
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Allen & Overy partner to give evidence before MPs on abuse of non-disclosure agreements in sex harassment cases

Magic circle titan hit headlines over historic role in Harvey Weinstein scandal

Mar 26 2018 3:00pm
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Allen & Overy launches ‘lawtech training contract’

STEM students preferred

Mar 23 2018 1:47pm
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Allen & Overy’s gender pay gap is 27%

Second magic circle firm to release data, as Irwin Mitchell and Leigh Day unveil far smaller figures

Mar 12 2018 1:11pm
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Allen & Overy becomes final magic circle firm to boost LPC maintenance grant to £10,000

Future trainees pocket extra £3,000

Feb 26 2018 12:10pm
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Allen & Overy keeps 32 out of 40 spring NQs

Magic circle outfit’s new associates will start on £81,000

Feb 20 2018 3:12pm
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The law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire – 2018 edition

The rivals that rookies rate best

Feb 9 2018 9:06am
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The best use of social media — 2018 edition

Lawyers wow with Supreme Court selfies, Snapchat vac schemes and Suits recruitment vids

Feb 1 2018 10:42am
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16 City firms make it to LGBT top 100 employer list

Legal profession most represented sector

Jan 31 2018 12:28pm
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2018 edition

Where spectacular views and top-notch facilities are part and parcel

Jan 10 2018 9:34am
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Allen & Overy’s top-earning partner earns more in a week than its trainees do in a year

Fat Cat Thursday

Jan 4 2018 12:28pm
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Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018

2017 was quite a ride — this year could be even more of a rollercoaster

Jan 2 2018 9:49am
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