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‘We don’t make lawyers wear high heels’: City law firms hit back at Hale’s criticism

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Jan 14 2020 10:32am
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City law firms siphoning work to regional hubs risk run-in with regulator, top academics warn

Big paying clients kept in dark over who is handling work as London players look to keep profits high

Jan 9 2020 12:44pm
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The law firms with the swankiest offices in the UK

Cue major office envy

Jan 9 2020 8:57am
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Law firms recruiting exclusively from vac schemes — worrying trend or sensible step?

The legal profession may become even harder to break into, argues one rookie City solicitor

Dec 23 2019 11:55am
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Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2019-20

Winner to be announced at the Legal Cheek Awards on 26 March 2020, alongside a host of other categories

Dec 13 2019 9:41am
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Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2019-20

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Dec 6 2019 8:58am
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Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2019-20

Who’s totting-up 12 hour workdays and who’s home in time for Tipping Point?

Nov 29 2019 9:09am
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Exclusive research: average time trainees and junior lawyers spend at work falls to lowest in four years

As pay keeps rising

Nov 21 2019 10:17am
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UK lawtech investment rockets from £2.5 million to £62 million in just three years

Less than £1.5 million was invested in 2014, report shows

Oct 16 2019 1:08pm
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Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US

From £66,329 to £93,284

Oct 16 2019 11:55am
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‘I want to be a City of London lawyer. Should I reject my regional training contract offer?’

An aspiring lawyer requires readers’ advice

Oct 10 2019 10:28am
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13 City law firms make top graduate employer list

All five magic circle firms named in Times rankings

Sep 27 2019 8:57am
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The 2020 Firms Most List goes live

Your ultimate, must-read guide to lawyer life at over 90 law firms

Sep 25 2019 10:22am
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Should law firms recruit two years in advance?

There are pros and cons to the lengthy recruitment process, says future trainee solicitor Fraser Collingham

Dec 5 2018 8:54am
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IBA Conference: Law firms’ offices need to take account of millennials’ priorities, says top architect

Successful spaces will be designed to offer ‘lifestyle’ not just a place to work

Oct 9 2018 1:03pm
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Brexit shmexit? Most City firms think EU departure won’t affect lawyer numbers

Music to training contract seekers’ ears?

Apr 26 2018 10:27am
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The Legal Cheek Podcast: Leaving the City after making a quick buck — is it as easy as it sounds?

Listen now

Jan 17 2018 10:20am
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Clifford Chance and Linklaters among top City firms to descend on Delhi as battle to access India’s lucrative legal market reignites

Push for liberalisation

Jan 15 2018 3:47pm
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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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Law firms, you really need some new buzzwords

If you want to differentiate yourself don’t use the same, contrived superlatives, one future trainee argues

Dec 1 2017 8:59am
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Cannabis law firm eyes London office launch

This could make for a distinctive training contract experience

Nov 10 2017 1:58pm
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