Kirkland & Ellis Archives - Legal Cheek

Kirkland & Ellis retains all 10 qualifying trainees

US titan’s London newbies will start on dollar-pegged salaries of £146,000

Aug 3 2018 12:54pm
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Kirkland & Ellis ups London NQ salaries to £143,000

Follows moves by US players Milbank and Simpson Thacher

Jun 19 2018 10:03am
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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2018 are…

Who won what: revealed

Mar 16 2018 10:15am
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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The law firms that give their trainees the most interesting work – 2018 edition

There’s more to early stage legal practice than document review

Jan 18 2018 9:03am
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2018 edition

Where spectacular views and top-notch facilities are part and parcel

Jan 10 2018 9:34am
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The law firms with the best social life 2017-18

Amish or Amal?

Dec 27 2017 3:08pm
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The most delicious and delightful law firm canteens 2017-18

The results of our search for canteen heaven When hunting for a training contract at…

Nov 16 2017 11:01am
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The best law firms to train with in Britain 2017-18

Over 2,000 trainees and junior solicitors rated their training

Oct 24 2017 9:37am
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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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Kirkland & Ellis ups trainee pay to £50-55k as Macfarlanes boosts to £44-49k

A lot of money for 22 and 23-year-olds

Aug 22 2017 1:43pm
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Kirkland & Ellis reveals 56% NQ retention result

Top paying global mega-firm sees autumn rate drop sharply

Jul 27 2017 4:46pm
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Kirkland & Ellis’ graduate recruitment website inadvertently promotes viagra

Well its award winning office does look a bit like a penis

May 5 2017 4:24pm
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Kirkland & Ellis introduces salary cap after currency fluctuations saw London NQ dollar-pegged pay packets swell to over £140,000

Brexit and Trump makes for a volatile exchange rate

Feb 2 2017 2:27pm
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The fanciest law firm offices in Britain

Welcome to workplace heaven

Nov 25 2016 9:06am
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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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The law firms that give trainees and junior lawyers the best quality of work

It’s not all photocopying and filing

Oct 13 2016 11:29pm
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National Poetry Day: Kirkland & Ellis edition

A little nugget of gold from the Legal Cheek comments section

Oct 6 2016 11:53am
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Kirkland & Ellis London NQ dollar-pegged pay packets swell to over £140,000 as pound hits 31 year low

Brexit fears cause pound to tank

Oct 4 2016 2:24pm
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Poor Kirkland & Ellis associate ripped to shreds by judge who wanted to speak to a partner instead

“I think it’s outrageous, irresponsible and insulting”

Sep 27 2016 10:05am
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US outfit Cadwalader ups London NQ pay to coveted £124,000 level

New York stalwart is the latest firm to jump aboard the “MoneyLaw” bandwagon

Jun 16 2016 10:45am
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Akin Gump London office latest to up NQ pay to £127k and beyond

City lawyers at Washington-based giant beneficiaries of US salary war and Brexit fears

Jun 14 2016 11:39am
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Latham & Watkins London office latest to up NQ pay to £124k as US salary war rocks UK

Megafirm follows UK arms of Kirkland and Millbank into ‘MoneyLaw’

Jun 10 2016 8:46am
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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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