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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
Future City trainee goes public with concerns about doing training contract remotely
‘I struggle to see how this could truly be replicated virtually’
Baker McKenzie to relocate City office
London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19
Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US
From £66,329 to £93,284
City University BPTC grad who stole cash from colleagues’ bags BARRED from legal profession
Mahnoor Choudhury was working as a paralegal at the time
Struck-off City solicitor brushes off spell in jail to win ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award
He denies sponsoring gong
Senior lawyers slam ‘entitled’ millennial training contract hopefuls
But they admit that corporate law is a different beast to when they were growing up
Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course
Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet
The ‘scouse scum’ YouTube rant lawyer has been fired — also via YouTube
Chelsea FC-mad Clive O’Connell ejected from global law firm partnership
Michael Gove wants to tax City lawyers and use money for legal aid
Speculation that 1% levy on turnover of top 100 firms could be introduced
Status of City lawyers is declining as desperate firms bend to satisfy clients’ outrageous demands
The balance of power has shifted, says top academic
Are US law firms raiding City rivals to poach top qualifying talent?
No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts — the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own
City firms fall over themselves to trumpet benefits of working one day-a-week from home
‘Agile working’ is the latest corporate law trend
The 25 sexiest solicitors in the City
Meet London’s hottest corporate lawyers
What corporate lawyers say Vs what corporate lawyers mean
The euphemisms that keep the deals moving
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‘I Naïvely Believed That If I Performed Well I Would Be Rewarded Accordingly’
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Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email
The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,…
A City Lawyer Remembers It’s National Pro Bono Week…
There’s a list of the events taking place this week at ProBonoUK.