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Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Clifford Chance lead the way on 2020 brand power rankings

Based on opinions of multinational bigwigs

2 days ago
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Lawyer event: How to follow your dreams outside law while still working as a lawyer — with A&O Peerpoint

Thursday 13 February at Allen & Overy, London — open to lawyers from 2QE and up

4 days ago
Do lawyers really start work later than other people?

It depends…

Jan 7 2020 10:23am
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From US law firm debt finance lawyer to artist and A&O Peerpoint legal consultant

‘I could see the relentless long hours would never stop and I wanted to focus more on my interests outside of work’

Jan 6 2020 4:43pm
Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2020

Junior lawyers are a pretty pampered bunch but which firms offer the perkiest of perks?

Jan 2 2020 8:47am
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How to found a start-up while working as a magic circle lawyer

Anup Mehta switched from Allen & Overy to its legal consulting arm, Peerpoint, and is now launching a parcel delivery venture

Dec 6 2019 12:03pm

Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Eversheds Sutherland top Ireland’s ‘Brexit transfer list’

As record number of UK-qualified solicitors register in Ireland

Dec 4 2019 12:39pm
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First speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020

Sales of Super Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Nov 25 2019 12:36pm
13 City law firms make top graduate employer list

All five magic circle firms named in Times rankings

Sep 27 2019 8:57am
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New tribunal date set for Allen & Overy partner who helped draft Weinstein NDA

Mark Mansell to face SDT on 5 December

Sep 11 2019 10:42am
Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers abandon merger talks

No deal

Sep 2 2019 2:41pm
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Summer vac scheme round-up: Ball games, boat tours and a bountiful supply of bubbly

Which City player won the summer’s wooing-war?

Aug 16 2019 9:18am
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Allen & Overy bumps trainee pay as it reveals 89% autumn retention score

£46,500 in year one, rising to £52,500 in year two

Aug 8 2019 11:40am
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Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students

Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Aug 8 2019 8:50am
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US firm in merger talks with Allen & Overy denies authorising bid to get evidence of its Trump support erased from Wikipedia

Fake news?

Jul 26 2019 3:56pm
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6 City law firms secure spots on LGBT ‘Top Global Employers’ list

Stonewall index celebrates businesses inclusion efforts

Jul 16 2019 8:41am
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Average partner profits at Allen & Overy and Linklaters hit £1.7 million

Rises of 1% and 11%

Jul 11 2019 3:03pm
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Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified lawyers?

Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line

Jul 10 2019 9:00am
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Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge

This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class

Jul 5 2019 12:32pm
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Allen & Overy ups NQ solicitor package to £100,000 as City pay war intensifies

Six-figure sum includes sign-on bonus

Jun 25 2019 11:50am
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Life as a junior lawyer during the financial crash

ULaw campus dean, Matthew Tomlinson, reveals why Leeds is on the up-and-up ahead of tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in the northern city

Jun 3 2019 1:38pm