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Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2022

From rookies staying late for each other to partners always being available for a chat — which firms are the friendliest?

Dec 24 2021 9:44am
Slaughter and May joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ pay to £107.5k

Third rise this year

Dec 17 2021 11:23am
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‘Commercial awareness is more than reading the FT and using buzzwords’

A panel of lawyers and legal experts from Ropes & Gray, Gowling WLG, Irwin Mitchell and ULaw consider the hot commercial themes of 2022 and how students can prepare for the changing world of work

Nov 18 2021 11:01am
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Hot practice area focus: How I came to specialise in environmental law

With COP26 underway Gowling WLG partner Ben Stansfield reflects on his career journey to date and considers some of the developments at the forefront of planning and environmental law

Nov 1 2021 11:44am
More top firms confirm trainee retention scores

Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson

Sep 6 2021 9:31am
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The benefits of training as a lawyer in the Midlands

Lawyers and legal education experts consider what Birmingham has to offer trainees

Jul 2 2021 12:49pm

THIS WEEK: The Legal Cheek Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme

Featuring magic circle, US and international law firms

Jun 22 2021 10:27am
Gowling lawyers to help fund Black students through Birmingham Law School

Firm to also offer work placements and on-going mentoring support

Jun 7 2021 9:20am
Gowling latest to offer 50% home-working option to lawyers and staff

Trials flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed working weeks

May 14 2021 11:49am
Gowling WLG apologises after post describing Black man as ‘very nice and extremely polite’ draws criticism online

‘We recognise that we have more work to do,’ says firm’s UK chairman

Feb 26 2021 12:28pm
City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0

‘Lockdown leave’ schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Jan 12 2021 11:20am
Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21

Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

Dec 30 2020 9:30am

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5 reasons law firms want to hire STEM grads

Senior lawyers and lecturers from science, technology, engineering and maths backgrounds discuss why graduates in these fields are in high demand

Dec 14 2020 12:56pm
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Meet the biochemistry grad who found her niche in IP law

Gowling WLG intellectual property associate, Felicity Wade-Palmer, shares her journey into law and explains how IP offers the perfect marriage of law and science

Nov 19 2020 3:13pm
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The opportunities ahead for the Midlands legal market

Lawyers from across the region share their insights

Nov 9 2020 12:26pm
Gowling WLG retains all 18 NQ solicitors

All on permanent deals

Sep 25 2020 9:38am
8 City law firms among most family-friendly employers

DWF and Pinsent Masons make top ten — again

Sep 7 2020 1:00pm
COVID-19: City law furloughs and pay freezes continue

Outfits take financial measures to protect jobs amid pandemic

Apr 14 2020 3:38pm

Further top law firms confirm spring vacation scheme suspensions

Clyde & Co, Gowling WLG, Burges Salmon, Stephenson Harwood and TLT

Mar 30 2020 11:00am
Virtual Legal Cheek Awards: Shortlist announced for Firm of the Year

Winner to be announced at exclusive online ceremony tonight from 6pm

Mar 26 2020 2:53pm
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Why training contract hunters must be adaptable

Top tips and career insights from four Birmingham-based lawyers

Mar 6 2020 3:53pm