Tag: 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

Apr 28 2016 10:31am

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

Apr 8 2016 12:53pm

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

Mar 18 2016 10:00am

Allen & Overy keeps 39 out of its 43 London qualifying trainees

91% retention figure is impressive, if not magical

Mar 2 2016 2:49pm

Weil Gotshal joins ‘100 Club’ with Christmas pay boost for junior lawyers

Exclusive: Newly qualified salaries at US giant hit the £100,000 mark

Dec 4 2015 11:32am

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

Nov 23 2015 1:48pm

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

Aug 26 2015 1:01pm

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

Jul 20 2015 8:41am

Former Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy joins ‘hedonistic vibes’ DJ collective

Prince Harry's ex makes next move after quitting magic circle

May 29 2015 11:48am

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...

Aug 30 2013 8:57am

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...

Jan 21 2013 10:58am

End Of The Day Round-Up

BPP Law School Bar Professional Training Course graduate suing Asda for £15K after its security...

Sep 28 2012 4:33pm

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...

Jul 4 2012 10:22am

Five Things We Learned From The Lawyer Awards

The food (pictured below) was cold, the award presentations seemed to go on forever and...

Jun 27 2012 2:04pm

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...

May 18 2012 10:46am

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...

May 15 2012 10:00am

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...

Mar 20 2012 10:06am

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am