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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?

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3 mistakes aspiring City lawyers must avoid

Experts from PRIME alliance member law firms Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and BPP University Law School share their insights

Jul 18 2019 1:24pm
Ashurst joins City pay war with £105,000 NQ solicitor package

Base rate of £84,000 plus bonus

Jul 12 2019 1:28pm
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City firm financials: Macfarlanes, Ashurst and Herbert Smith Freehills release 2018/19 results

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Jul 10 2019 12:06pm
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Future Ashurst trainee solicitor has book published by Stormzy

Taking Up Space explores what it means to be a black girl studying at university

Jul 2 2019 10:07am
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Ashurst launches graduate scheme for ‘new law’ roles

‘Pathways Programme’ offers opportunities in areas including legal project management and legal technology — but doesn’t lead to qualification as a solicitor

Apr 25 2019 8:53am
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Brexit: Poll shows majority of students want second referendum

But a panel of EU law experts predict otherwise

Feb 8 2019 12:01pm
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What will law firms look like 10 years from now?

Four City lawyers answer the classic interview question

Dec 14 2018 1:14pm
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From Sydney to London: my life as a global banking lawyer

Ahead of ‘Secrets to Success London’ tomorrow evening at ULaw Moorgate, Ashurst senior associate Briony Holcombe looks back on her career to date and shares her advice with future lawyers

Nov 28 2018 1:35pm
Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 16 2018 10:43am
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Ashurst boosts newly-qualified solicitor pay by 8% to £82,000

Salaries could swell to over £94,000 with maximum bonuses

Oct 15 2018 1:05pm
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Ashurst keeps 19 out of 21 qualifying trainees

Autumn retention score of 90%

Oct 9 2018 9:03am
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Norton Rose Fulbright, Travers Smith and Ashurst increase trainee and junior lawyer salaries

All three outfits now in £75k-£80k range

Aug 30 2018 8:55am
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River cruises, cookery lessons and afternoon tea — a round-up of the best summer vac scheme activities

Any actual legal work?

Jul 24 2018 10:12am
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Gender pay gap stats are in for Ashurst, BLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Stephenson Harwood and Walker Morris

Differences of one quarter to a third commonplace, though bonus gaps far higher

Mar 19 2018 11:18am
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The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about

Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law’s Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future

Feb 22 2018 1:56pm
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Event series: Secrets to Success — in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham

Legal Cheek Live joins forces with The University of Law and a host of leading law firms to take our commercial awareness series on the road

Feb 5 2018 4:31pm
Clifford Chance and Linklaters among top City firms to descend on Delhi as battle to access India’s lucrative legal market reignites

Push for liberalisation

Jan 15 2018 3:47pm
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The first year of a law degree is pivotal: Here’s how to spend it well

Ahead of the 7 January application deadline for Ahead with Ashurst, Kelley McPherson explains how she’s now reaping the rewards of seeds she sewed in first year

Dec 28 2017 9:54am
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When I qualified as a solicitor some of my colleagues had never worked with a black person before, now I’m a partner

David Carter, a private equity specialist at Ashurst, shares his story

Oct 23 2017 1:09pm
City lawyer proposed to Ashurst associate girlfriend as their flight plummeted 24,000 feet in emergency landing

The couple reconfirmed their engagement once safely on the ground

Oct 23 2017 11:50am
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