Baker & McKenzie Archives - Legal Cheek

Careers

City lawyers share careers and commercial awareness advice

Lawyers from the London offices of Baker McKenzie, BCLP and Norton Rose Fulbright join a magic circle lawyer turned legal education specialist to discuss the key themes so far this year

Mar 31 2021 2:44pm
Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons beat magic circle rivals in 2021 brand power list

Bakers bags top spot for 11th consecutive year

Jan 27 2021 1:00pm
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Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21

Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

Dec 30 2020 9:30am
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Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am
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Baker McKenzie tells lawyers to keep Wednesdays meeting-free to ‘combat Zoom fatigue’

And 1-2pm on other work days

Dec 11 2020 10:48am
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Careers

Top commercial awareness talking points for aspiring lawyers

Courtesy of experts from Baker McKenzie, BCLP, Ropes & Gray and ULaw

Dec 2 2020 3:22pm

Baker McKenzie lawyer, 32, becomes one of the UK’s youngest judges

Completed TC in 2012

Oct 12 2020 12:13pm
Ulster Uni’s A&O and Bakers-backed innovation hub launches lawtech LLM

New masters degree combines corporate law with computing

Sep 30 2020 11:32am
9 City law firms named top LGBT employers

Stonewall list recognises efforts to create inclusive workplaces

Sep 21 2020 9:18am
Ex-Baker McKenzie boss Gary Senior — disciplinary ruling in full

Top lawyer handed £55,000 fine for trying to kiss junior colleague and influence subsequent investigation

Sep 4 2020 2:44pm
11 photos of Taylor Swift dressed like law firms

Legal lookbook includes the magic circle

Aug 14 2020 8:51am
Baker McKenzie retains 14 out 17 autumn qualifying trainees

A score of 82%

Aug 10 2020 9:15am

Careers

The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world

Three associates from the London offices of Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith join a ULaw careers expert to share advice

Jul 28 2020 12:55pm
Baker McKenzie to relocate City office

London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19

Jul 17 2020 9:18am
Careers

‘Working at a music festival, in the army and as a teacher made me a better lawyer’

Baker McKenzie’s Jonathan Tham highlights the importance of non-legal work experience

Jul 15 2020 2:29pm
DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie latest to cut NQ pay

Both firms anticipate salary reviews in due course

Jul 1 2020 10:08am
Careers

A snapshot of trainee life at an international law firm

Baker McKenzie beyond the graduate recruitment brochure

Jun 24 2020 1:13pm
Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic

Also implements reduced working week option

Jun 19 2020 1:12pm

Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19

Bingo, discos and virtual ‘voguing’ — a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies

Jun 19 2020 9:09am
Ex-Baker McKenzie boss who attempted to kiss junior lawyer fined £55,000

Amounted to serious professional misconduct, tribunal finds

Jun 12 2020 4:04pm
Unexpected death of former Baker McKenzie chief was suicide, inquest hears

Paul Rawlinson took his own life at Swiss treatment centre

Jun 11 2020 11:59am