Tag: Allen & Overy

3 ways that changing the way you work can change your life
Your career is yours to shape and it doesn’t need to take a linear path

Revealed: The law firms with the fanciest offices 2023
The results are in! Legal Cheek's exclusive research reveals the outfits with the swishest digs

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks — 2023 edition
From gym subsidies to concierge services, which firms do it best when it comes to those little extras?

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2023
From top career development to big ticket deals -- which outfits do it best?

Different cultures, different projects: Life on international secondment with a Magic Circle law firm
Time overseas is a prized opportunity among trainees. But what is it actually like, how much support are secondees given and what are the high points and challenges? We asked two A&O secondees about their experiences so far

What top City partners would tell themselves if they were starting their TCs now
Legal Cheek asks leading lawyers to share their pearls of careers wisdom as firms across the country welcome new trainees

US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k

Has the Magic Circle lost its magic?
After a quarter of a century of pulling rabbits out of the hat, the elite quintet is facing arguably its toughest test yet

A&O opts against NQ lawyer pay rises citing ‘challenging’ economic conditions
Rates remain at £107.5k

A&O and Travers Smith launch LGBTQI Legal Aid Fund
City duo to support organisations in countries where same-sex relations and trans identities are criminalised

A&O to help fund disadvantaged students through Queen’s University Belfast
Magic circle player to provide 45 bursaries

Top City firms help establish Black British civil rights group
The Black Equity Organisation aims to ‘address issues of structural racism’ through six key mandates

Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O
'Changes continue to be small', says magic circle player, 'but the overall trend is moving in the right direction'

A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion

Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues

How to make it as a legal tech lawyer
Experts from magic circle firms share their career journeys and advice to students interested in pursuing similar paths

Simmons launches in Silicon Valley as A&O enters Boston
City outfit opens first US office whilst magic circle player continues expansion across the pond

14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces

A&O records 87% spring trainee retention score
Magic circle player keeps 33 out of 38 NQs