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Freshfields partner on ‘indefinite leave’ ahead of disciplinary hearing

Allegations remain unknown

Apr 18 2019 1:39pm
Freshfields rounds off magic circle spring retention season with 78% score

32 out of 41 qualifying trainees stay put

Mar 13 2019 8:54am
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Freshfields’ pro bono team helps secure victory in Supreme Court asylum torture case

Sri Lankan appellant wins case against Home Office

Mar 7 2019 8:49am
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Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19

From swimming pools to sleeping pods — and everything in between

Dec 4 2018 9:12am
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Manchester Uni’s law, business and computer science departments join forces with Freshfields and DWF for new lawtech research and teaching project

Now the scientists are getting involved

Sep 28 2018 1:51pm
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Freshfields keeps 34 out of 41 London qualifying trainees

Autumn retention score of 83%

Aug 24 2018 9:28am
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Freshfields leapfrogs to top of magic circle trainee pay table

Will others follow latest pay rise?

Aug 8 2018 9:07am
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River cruises, cookery lessons and afternoon tea — a round-up of the best summer vac scheme activities

Any actual legal work?

Jul 24 2018 10:12am
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Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million

Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

Jul 6 2018 8:06am
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OMG! BuzzFeed loses its first-ever general counsel

Ex-Freshfields Allison Lucas also tried her hand at journalism

Jun 29 2018 12:13pm
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MP slams Allen & Overy over refusal to ‘come clean’ on partner gender pay gap data

As Freshfields and Slaughter and May reveal figures to select committee

Jun 21 2018 11:46am
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Manchester Uni joins forces with Freshfields to launch undergrad lawtech module

Exclusive: Students will use Neota Logic’s AI-powered platform to build access to justice apps

Jun 5 2018 7:50am
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Freshfields to offer solicitor apprenticeships in Manchester

They will include super exam prep

May 22 2018 1:58pm
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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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‘I returned to my desk and broke down in tears’: Magic circle junior lawyer opens up about battle with depression and anxiety

Three-part blog is frank account of City solicitor’s journey

Apr 20 2018 9:12am
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Freshfields’ gender pay gap smallest of the magic circle so far

Four out of five have now released their stats

Mar 22 2018 2:12pm
Freshfields and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal spring retention scores

74% and 92%

Mar 2 2018 10:57am
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The law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire – 2018 edition

The rivals that rookies rate best

Feb 9 2018 9:06am
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Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%

Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May

Jan 16 2018 3:29pm
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Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018

2017 was quite a ride — this year could be even more of a rollercoaster

Jan 2 2018 9:49am
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Prove you’re taking steps to end sexual harassment at work or risk legal action, magic circle firms told

Warning comes in wake of Hollywood and Westminster scandals

Dec 5 2017 11:20am
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Freshfields forced to send lawyers home early after huge power surge took IT system offline

Exclusive: A workman put a pneumatic drill through a cable

Sep 28 2017 9:58am
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Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation that could see up to 100 PA jobs go

Firm cites investment in legal tech as one of the reasons behind the review

Sep 11 2017 4:45pm
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Trio of magic circle training contract offers for LSE student who grew up on council estate

Panashe Jinga has turned down Linklaters and Allen & Overy to train at Freshfields

Sep 5 2017 9:07am
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Freshfields sends Manchester paralegals on mini-secondments to London, Dubai and Germany

Magic circler extends trainee perk to northern rookies

Aug 18 2017 1:46pm
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‘I’ve got an offer from Slaughter and May AND Freshfields – who should I choose?’

It’s a nice problem to have

Aug 14 2017 2:47pm
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Law student’s embarrassing mum bids to land him Freshfields vac scheme

Noooooooo!

Jul 28 2017 1:43pm
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Allen & Overy tops magic circle financial results growth league, with Clifford Chance coming in second

Linklaters is third and Freshfields fourth, while Slaughter and May declines to take part in summer bling fest

Jul 7 2017 9:47am
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Revealed: the law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire

Magic circle tag still carries kudos, but what about the rest?

Jan 19 2017 9:24am
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Winners of law firm-backed hackathon design Snapchat add-on that allows LGBT+ people to report hate crimes

A lawyer can then verify the images and videos

Dec 12 2016 1:56pm
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Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?

Share your experiences below the line

Nov 30 2016 9:58am
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The best corporate law firm perks in London

Some great reasons to become a lawyer

Oct 26 2016 9:06am
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Freshfields hangs on to 95% of its autumn qualifiers

King & Wood Mallesons retains just 57% of its legal talent

Aug 5 2016 10:33am
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Neo-Nazi who shot dead former Freshfields junior lawyer sentenced to 11-and-a-half years

Family outraged as Luke Holland’s killer given a reduced sentence because he was drunk

Jul 12 2016 11:36am
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US outfits Kirkland & Ellis and Milbank Tweed boost London NQ pay packets to a staggering £124,000

US law firm pay war benefits fresh-faced associates this side of the pond

Jun 9 2016 12:39pm
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8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list

Strong showing from the magic circle

May 27 2016 9:02am
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Rich parents blocked from buying kids legal work experience as magic circle firms withdraw from charity auction

Allen & Overy and Freshfields in significant U-turn

Apr 22 2016 11:37am
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Pre-diversity era Freshfields graduate recruitment ad dredged up by law mag

1990 advert harks back to a different time

Jan 29 2016 11:26am
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Freshfields boosts top earning partner pay by 68% to £3.2 million – as trainees make do with £500 extra

And NQs got no pay rise at all

Jan 29 2016 9:10am
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