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Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2023

From top career development to big ticket deals — which outfits do it best?
Nov 18 2022 8:42am
Ex-Freshfields partner appointed Court of Appeal judge

Sarah Falk becomes only the third solicitor to achieve feat
Nov 4 2022 8:51am
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Freshfields lawyers to work from office at least three days a week in agile policy tweak

Previously 50%
Aug 15 2022 9:19am
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US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates

New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
Aug 1 2022 9:24am
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Freshfields partner profits push past £2 million

Strong performance despite “tightening market conditions”
Jul 27 2022 11:04am
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Has the Magic Circle lost its magic?

After a quarter of a century of pulling rabbits out of the hat, the elite quintet is facing arguably its toughest test yet
Jul 15 2022 9:12am
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Solicitor General Alex Chalk and ex-magic circle associate Bim Afolami MP become latest Tory lawyers to abandon Boris Johnson

Conservative vice-chair Afolami quit on live TV
Jul 6 2022 10:53am
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Freshfields keeps 32 of 36 autumn NQ solicitors

89%
Jun 29 2022 12:12pm
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SQE Hub

City Consortium reveals future trainees will complete ‘mini-training seats’ with virtual law firm as part of SQE prep

New details emerge during LegalEdCon 2022
May 17 2022 9:30am
TikTok tours of some of the City’s fanciest law firm offices

Go beyond the plush lobbies
May 3 2022 9:23am
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SQE Hub

What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees

Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000
Apr 25 2022 12:32pm
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Freshfields and Slaughters follow Clifford Chance in upping LPC maintenance grants by a quarter

Future trainees to receive £12,500 in financial support
Apr 8 2022 11:03am
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Freshfields sets down marker for magic circle rivals as it boosts NQ lawyer pay to £125k

Bonus on top
Apr 1 2022 12:34pm
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Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year

Ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ results also improve
Mar 29 2022 9:15am
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Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links

City response continues
Mar 3 2022 11:30am
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Revealed: The law firms with the best offices 2022

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the swankiest digs
Feb 2 2022 9:03am
Freshfields keeps 34 of 37 spring qualifying trainees

92%
Jan 21 2022 8:50am
Freshfields launches fintech-focused virtual work experience programme

Students help fictitious client acquire crypto business
Nov 23 2021 10:05am

Top City law firms come together to run diversity ‘hackathon’

Legal CORE aims to increase representation of BAME individuals in private practice through collaborative forums and crowdsourcing ideas
Nov 3 2021 9:21am
Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay

£50k in year one and £55k in year two
Sep 3 2021 1:36pm
Freshfields reports 5% uplift in revenue and partner profits

PEP hits £1.91 million
Jul 30 2021 11:04am