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Magic circle pay war: A&O matches Linklaters with £107.5k NQ lawyer salary

Trainee pay also up

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Careers

From trainee to private equity partner at a magic circle law firm

Allen & Overy’s Peter Banks talks to Legal Cheek’s Sky Martle about his career journey

Sep 14 2021 12:02pm
Top City law firms feature on ‘family-friendly’ employers list

Annual charity-compiled index looks at flexi working polices and parental support

Sep 9 2021 11:06am
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Solicitor accused of injecting blood into supermarket food previously worked for A&O, Milbank and HSF

Leoaai Elghareeb arrested last week

Sep 3 2021 3:50pm
A&O ramps up financial support for underprivileged aspiring lawyers

Six bursaries of £15k up for grabs

Aug 23 2021 9:32am
A&O partner resigns after footage of office canoodling surfaces online

‘The matter has been investigated and addressed’, says firm spokesperson

Aug 13 2021 11:54am

A&O ramps up US presence with new Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices

Scoops eights lawyers from White & Case

Aug 11 2021 9:09am
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A&O and Freshfields publish autumn trainee retention scores

80%+ results

Jul 30 2021 10:37am
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Careers

Legal tech: what aspiring lawyers really need to know

Four experts go beyond the buzzwords to examine the real impact technology is having on the legal industry

Jul 20 2021 1:40pm
A&O partner profits leap 17% to £1.9 million

Revenue rises to £1.77 billion

Jul 15 2021 3:00pm
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A&O becomes first magic circle firm to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London

Six apprentices to start in September 2022

Jun 23 2021 2:36pm
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Pride 2021: Clifford Chance lawyers belt out gender-neutral track

Magic circle marks Pride month 🏳️‍🌈

Jun 23 2021 9:19am
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A&O ups junior lawyer pay to £100k — includes £10k sign on bonus

Follows similar move by Clifford Chance

Jun 22 2021 12:52pm
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A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030

Addresses direct and indirect emissions produced by firm

May 20 2021 11:07am
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From homeless law student to magic circle trainee

A&O rookie and YouTuber Tashan Dwyer sits down with Legal Cheek to reflect on the challenges he’s had to overcome to realise his lawyer dream

Apr 30 2021 12:39pm
City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list

Recognised for paving the way towards gender-equal workplaces

Apr 30 2021 9:05am
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Careers

Why I ditched the traditional solicitor role to become a legal consultant

Alexandra Gladwell, a consultant with Allen & Overy’s Peerpoint, discusses her career change and offers advice around flexible lawyering options

Apr 14 2021 10:45am
UK law firms reward lawyers with COVID bonuses

Allen & Overy, Ashurst and Walker Morris latest to thank staff with cash sums

Apr 6 2021 10:47am
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Speakers announced for Legal Cheek’s Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme

Featuring 10 leading law firms, alongside in-house lawyers from Netflix, NatWest, BT and the BBC, as well as ULaw’s employability team

Apr 1 2021 5:05pm
New speakers announced for Living Room Law virtual conference

Remote-working pioneers from Re:link Linklaters, Peerpoint by Allen & Overy, Level and Hardwicke will join our previously announced speakers from Travers Smith and Hogan Lovells

Mar 30 2021 10:45am
Ex-A&O boss resurfaces at NewLaw firm

Andrew Ballheimer left magic circle outfit in October last year

Mar 25 2021 3:05pm