Baker & McKenzie Archives - Legal Cheek

Baker McKenzie keeps 15 out of 16 NQs, including two ex-KWM trainees

The one rookie who left the firm has joined a finance company

Sep 27 2017 3:05pm
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Law student who helped Baker McKenzie partner during train station attack lands vac scheme at Baker McKenzie

‘He’s the kind of person we want at the firm’

Jun 21 2017 10:11am
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Baker McKenzie lawyer reunited with have-a-go hero law student who helped him during train station attack

John Rowley urges the final year to follow in his footsteps and become a prosecutor

May 19 2017 10:46am
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Baker McKenzie partner attacked at train station, law student jumps in to help

Now John Rowley wants to find the have-a-go hero so he can say thank you

May 16 2017 11:31am
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Baker McKenzie keeps 13 of its 16 spring qualifiers

International outfit’s London office racks up 81% retention score

Apr 7 2017 12:49pm
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Revealed: The shortlist for the Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year 2017

Ahead of the Legal Cheek Awards tomorrow evening in London, the final shortlist is unveiled

Mar 15 2017 9:03am
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17 City firms secure places on LGBT employer power list

Strong showing from the legal profession in 2017 Stonewall rankings

Jan 19 2017 11:04am
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Baker McKenzie goes on record to give its Brexit/Trump predictions, and it thinks M&A activity will ‘drop sharply’

International giant makes its forecast, as Law Society warns UK solicitors might be less desirable to US firms

Jan 16 2017 10:30am
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The law firms with the most approachable partners in Britain

They won’t quite drop everything just to see you smile, but they’re certainly very nice

Nov 8 2016 8:58am
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The law firms with the best social life

It’s not all work and no play

Nov 3 2016 9:09am
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Baker & McKenzie becomes latest City outfit to embrace flexi-working movement

But does the latest law firm trend really help stressed out lawyers?

Nov 1 2016 1:27pm
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Baker & McKenzie gives Belfast-based training contracts the green light

International giant will take on its first trainees next September

Oct 27 2016 1:10pm
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The law firms with the friendliest trainees in Britain

No Hunger Games vibes here

Oct 20 2016 9:10am
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Baker & McKenzie ups junior lawyers’ pay packets to £72,000

A modest increase of 3%

Oct 5 2016 8:57am
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Baker & McKenzie retains 14 out of 16 newly qualifying solicitors

US-founded giant chalks up 88% autumn rate

Sep 22 2016 12:03pm
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Half of Baker & McKenzie’s new London partners are women

International heavyweight promotes 85 lawyers across its global offices

Jun 27 2016 5:00pm
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Baker & McKenzie and Pinsent Masons reveal contrasting trainee retention rates

Bakers keeps most as Pinsents says farewell to half

Apr 15 2016 12:09pm
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Baker & McKenzie boosts newly qualified lawyer pay to £70,000

First year trainees will also walk away with £3,500 extra

Mar 14 2016 9:53am
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Regional law firms nudge out global giants in Sunday Times best employers guide

National med neg giant is in at expense of international megafirm

Mar 4 2016 9:38am
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Baker & McKenzie and DLA Piper are better than the magic circle, claim brand gurus

Global behemoths beat London aristocrats

Oct 1 2015 2:43pm
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Baker & McKenzie insists paralegal applicants must be two-year qualified solicitors

Now you have to be a qualified lawyer to get a non-qualified job

Jul 31 2015 2:02pm
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Now work-experience-charging firm exposed for alleged plagiarism

London niche practice forced to pull training contract blurb from website after striking similarities with wording of City and national firms were uncovered

Jun 19 2015 12:03pm
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Post-sale Uni of Law takes hit as Baker & McKenzie deserts to BPP

Global firm is latest big name to pull training deal from University of Law, following in footsteps of Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance

Jun 10 2015 2:29pm
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