City law
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Ropes & Gray lawyer roasts Netflix hit show’s portrayal of City law life
“I couldn’t help but laugh over much how they got wrong on the practice of corporate law”
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City lawyer, 26, on £150k salary goes public with how she spends her hard-earned money
Over £33k in savings and zero student debt
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Careers
What does the future hold for City lawyers?
Experts from Clyde & Co, Dechert, Pinsent Masons and ULaw discuss London’s status as a major legal hub
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Ex-City lawyer on £100k reveals she’s taken 80% pay cut to specialise in human rights
She currently earns just over £18k but hopes to revert to six-figure salary in new field
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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
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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
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Careers
5 predictions for the post-COVID corporate law world
ULaw’s director of employability outlines what would-be City lawyers can expect
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Trainees flock home to mum and dad amid coronavirus pandemic
Be a magic circle hotshot from your childhood bedroom
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Careers
How to deal with training contract rejection
ULaw tutor and former solicitor Harriet Pearce discusses self-care and why aspiring lawyers should be upfront about their mental health
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Careers
From Leeds University law grad to Linklaters fintech partner
Mark Drury survived the financial crisis and then surfed the tech wave
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Careers
How I became a commercial litigator in the City
Michael O’Donoghue, a senior associate at Hogan Lovells, discusses his day job and the firm’s tech strategy
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Two months into her training contract and Eve Cornwell reveals what magic circle trainee life is like
Busy rush hour commutes, free breakfast, two mobile phones and getting to grips with time recording
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Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US
From £66,329 to £93,284
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Careers
My journey from trainee to partner
Baker McKenzie’s Jeremy Levy looks back at his path to partnership
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Careers
Event: How to become a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, PRIME and BPP Law School
This Wednesday evening in London
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How to survive the supervisor from hell
A junior solicitor reflects on the sadism lurking within City law firms
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Chelsea FC-mad corporate lawyer tells Liverpool fans to ‘crawl back to your horrible Merseyside home’
Partner at London office of US firm latest to be caught out by YouTube and Twitter
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Exposed: mysterious lawyer charting conquests in sex autobiography is ex-Herbert Smith and Clyde & Co
Exclusive: Twitter slip-up sees solicitor’s identity uncovered by Legal Cheek following anonymous Mail Online article
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Now it’s time for top City partners to go into the age-guessing mincer
Have a guess, how old do you reckon the guvnor is …?