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CMS and Macfarlanes up junior lawyer pay as City duo confirm autumn trainee retention scores

NQ salaries now sit at £70k and £80k

Aug 23 2018 11:32am
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Four City lawyer tips for training contract application success

Solicitors from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and ULaw explore the themes that lawyers of the future should be thinking about

Jun 7 2018 3:47pm
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Event: Secrets to Success London — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS, Gowling WLG and Pinsent Masons at ULaw Moorgate

Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions

May 24 2018 1:03pm
Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list

Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel

May 3 2018 1:37pm
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CMS reveals 75% spring trainee retention score

As first anniversary of triple merger fast approaches

Apr 18 2018 9:21am
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The best use of social media — 2018 edition

Lawyers wow with Supreme Court selfies, Snapchat vac schemes and Suits recruitment vids

Feb 1 2018 10:42am
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16 City firms make it to LGBT top 100 employer list

Legal profession most represented sector

Jan 31 2018 12:28pm
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City law firms’ gender pay gap revealed: Herbert Smith Freehills, CMS and Shoosmiths first to publish data

Stark stats to be approached with caution

Jan 9 2018 9:05am
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How my vac scheme led straight to a training contract

Ahead of the 3 January application deadline for the CMS Academy, trainee-to-be Euan Alston looks back on his route into the firm

Dec 22 2017 11:29am
CMS has announced its long-awaited retention rate, keeps 43 NQs

66% for newly-merged firm

Sep 15 2017 5:08pm
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Autumn retention season: The good, the bad and the ugly

Legal Cheek reflects on the latest NQ results

Sep 8 2017 9:36am
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Strictly Come Dancing: Glasgow law graduate and ex-corporate lawyer Susan Calman announced as contestant

Will she dance with a gavel like Judge Rinder?

Aug 16 2017 9:12am
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Tieless at Travers: City law firm ditches corporate dress code in favour of new casual approach

Unless within eyeshot of a client

Aug 15 2017 3:07pm
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Regional rises: CMS ups Bristol trainee pay by 16%

Exclusive: Newly-merged mega firm also throws extra cash at NQs north and south of the border

Jul 4 2017 11:50am
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CMS implements new ‘dress code guidance’ to help its suit-favouring lawyers blend in with more casual Olswang colleagues

The two firms merged with Nabarro last week

May 8 2017 11:54am
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8 City firms make workplace gender equality employer power list

Top outfits recognised for creating workplaces and cultures that are inclusive of women — but what are their partner diversity stats like?

Apr 21 2016 9:23am
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