Baker & McKenzie Archives - Legal Cheek

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2022

From rookies staying late for each other to partners always being available for a chat — which firms are the friendliest?

Dec 24 2021 9:44am
Bakers joins City salary war with £105k rate for NQs

Extra cash for trainees too

Dec 14 2021 2:46pm
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Baker McKenzie picks BARBRI to put future trainees through the SQE

First cohort starts September 2023

Dec 7 2021 9:13am
Bakers, Burges and Simmons reveal autumn trainee retention rates

89%, 85% and 80%

Sep 8 2021 12:27pm
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Insights into City law through Instagram

Discover how to get more from law ahead of the next recruitment cycle with Baker McKenzie

Sep 2 2021 2:28pm
Future Baker McKenzie trainee co-hosts legal TV show

Norman Busigu Womuhai quizzes lawyer expert on everyday laws

Jul 30 2021 9:16am

Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week

Varied start and finish times too

Jun 15 2021 11:13am
Clifford Chance and Bakers rally to support India Covid appeal

Raised several thousands

May 7 2021 10:50am
Bakers restores NQ solicitor pay to pre-pandemic £90k

City outfit cut salaries by £2.5k last summer

May 6 2021 11:32am
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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
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

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
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
Careers

Key commercial awareness talking points for future 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