Allen & Overy
Social mobility work experience scheme pledges to stay closer to students as chair passes from Allen & Overy to Hogan Lovells
PRIME seeks to move to next level after giving 4,000 kids City law placements in five years
Rich parents blocked from buying kids legal work experience as magic circle firms withdraw from charity auction
Allen & Overy and Freshfields in significant U-turn
Half of Allen & Overy’s new London partners are women
Internationally the figure is 29%, as firm homes in on rather low gender diversity target
First ever City law firm business school trains up 250 junior lawyers to advise start-ups
Programme is part of wider corporate law drive to up-skill trainees
Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of its 43 London qualifying trainees
91% retention figure is impressive, if not magical
Weil Gotshal joins ‘100 Club’ with Christmas pay boost for junior lawyers
Exclusive: Newly qualified salaries at US giant hit the £100,000 mark
Top lawyers are ten times more likely to be privately educated than anyone else
The legal profession just can’t seem to shake its ‘old boys’ club’ reputation — for good reason
Note to students: Avoid shirtless photos if you want to become a magic circle campus ambassador
First impressions are everything
A&O and Links reveal disappointing junior lawyer autumn retention figures
Several newly-qualified lawyers wave good-bye to magic circle player, despite one having showered juniors with cash only a few weeks ago
Allen & Overy ups junior lawyer pay by A QUARTER to blow away rest of magic circle
English firm now paying close to US levels for rookies — but bonuses are slashed
Former Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy joins ‘hedonistic vibes’ DJ collective
Prince Harry’s ex makes next move after quitting magic circle
Video of Allen & Overy partner reading hardcore porn out loud in Deidre Dare sexual harassment case placed on YouTube
A video of former Allen & Overy partner Tony Humphrey reading hard core porn out…
Fired Allen & Overy Lawyer-Turned-Sex Novelist Tells Of New Life in 2 Room Cabin Rented By The Night On Her Credit Card
Pursuing your dreams can come at a price. Deidre Dare (real name: Deidre Clark) used…
End Of The Day Round-Up
BPP Law School Bar Professional Training Course graduate suing Asda for £15K after its security…
Allen & Overy Solicitor Says It’s OK To Lie On Your CV
Allen & Overy solicitor Sheila Fahy has unwittingly provided wannabe magic circle lawyers with an…
Five Things We Learned From The Lawyer Awards
The food (pictured below) was cold, the award presentations seemed to go on forever and…
Can You Get Into a City Law Firm From An Ex-Poly?
Can you get into a City law firm from an ex-poly? And how much will…
Law Firms Which Sponsored Award Ceremony In Double Award Win Shocker
“Every single night of every single year the Grosvenor House hotel in London is filled…
Superbrands Top 500: A Worrying Signal For The Human Race
If I were to tell you that I like pizza slightly more than Cornwall, but…
Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle
As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear…