Clyde & Co and Berwin Leighton Paisner reveal trainee retention peformances
79% and 67% scores
Berwin Leighton Paisner
I watched ‘Brexit — The Musical’ at BLP’s office and it was actually really great
Who’d have thought Andrea Leadsom could be so funny?
‘Brexit – the Musical’: Show written by Berwin Leighton Paisner EU law partner to debut at Edinburgh Fringe
Its characters include Boris Johnson, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn
Seven law firm partners named on 2017 ‘ethnic minority role model’ power list
Lawyers at Freshfields, Linklaters, Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance and BLP all make the cut
Berwin Leighton Paisner to offer City trainees secondments at its Manchester hub
As international outfit confirms first northern rookie lawyers
Berwin Leighton Paisner hangs on to just 55% of its spring NQs
Less than two weeks after it unveiled Manchester training contract plans
Berwin Leighton Paisner gears up for Manchester training contract launch
But places will (for now) only be open to staff up North
17 City firms secure places on LGBT employer power list
Strong showing from the legal profession in 2017 Stonewall rankings
Berwin Leighton Paisner lifts post-Brexit referendum pay freeze
But it won’t backdate lawyer pay packets
The law firms with the friendliest trainees in Britain
No Hunger Games vibes here
Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees
International law firm froze pay earlier this summer citing “political and financial uncertainty” created by Brexit
Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG freeze pay as confusion reigns at BLP
Reports of NQs earning more than lawyers with a year’s experience
Post-Brexit jitters: Berwin Leighton Paisner freezes pay amid ‘political and financial uncertainty’
But money is up at Travers Smith
Berwin Leighton Paisner reveals spring retention rate of 70%
City outfit doesn’t match strong retention trend seen in other firms
Addleshaw Goddard and Maclay Murray & Spens cease merger talks
Merger mania: Olswang eyeing up Bird & Bird and Simmons & Simmons, meanwhile Berwin Leighton Paisner and Greenberg Traurig in talks
Berwin Leighton Paisner in merger talks with US giant Greenberg Traurig to create 2,500 lawyer super firm
BLPGT could become latest transatlantic giant
BLP retains 71% of its trainees while Clifford Chance keeps 96%
Contrasting retention fortunes between mid-tier and aristocrats
‘Sticking To What You Love Is A Better Formula Than Even The Best Laid Plans’
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Greedy Associates: Freshfields Temp Scheme Could Freeze Junior Lawyer Pay For a Generation
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Berwin Leighton Paisner Trainee Posed as Evening Standard Journalist To Obtain Info In Olympics Dispute, Say Protesters
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WHO SAID ARTS DEGREES WERE EASY?
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BEING A SOLICITOR: THE VIDEO GAME
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