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Linklaters ditches traditional training contract application to save students time

New online skills assessment will slash submission time from five hours to 90 minutes, says magic circle firm

Sep 11 2019 11:11am
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Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider

Linklaters latest to join influential group

Sep 10 2019 9:03am
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Linklaters redesigns training contract offer letter in bid to gain edge over rivals in hot graduate recruitment market

Student response speed has increased as a result, says partner

Sep 5 2019 11:30am
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Legal YouTube star documents first day as magic circle trainee

Eve Cornwell gives huge following glimpse into law life

Sep 3 2019 11:47am
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What we learned from Secrets to Success Hong Kong

Lawyers from leading global law firms share their insights ahead of ULaw launch in city state

Aug 15 2019 1:53pm
Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students

Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Aug 8 2019 8:50am
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Careers

ULaw prepares for Hong Kong launch as it aims to take legal education global

Aruna Verma, Programme Director for the new campus, tells us what to expect

Jul 31 2019 1:05pm
I bought a Gucci handbag and pretended to like rugby in a bid to fit in with my magic circle peers

Career success shouldn’t come at the sacrifice of being yourself, says City lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum

Jul 30 2019 8:57am
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Event: Secrets to Success Hong Kong — with Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and ULaw

Thursday 8 August; open to all students and graduates

Jul 26 2019 7:04pm
Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members

Jul 25 2019 10:55am
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Linklaters keeps 49 out of 54 qualifying trainee solicitors

91%

Jul 23 2019 10:43am
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Forget the glass ceiling… trans people face a ‘concrete’ one, says Manchester Met equality law prof

Lawyer Stephen Whittle shares insights into the challenges facing transgender people during House of Commons speech

Jul 19 2019 10:01am
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Careers

3 mistakes aspiring City lawyers must avoid

Experts from PRIME alliance member law firms Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and BPP University Law School share their insights

Jul 18 2019 1:24pm
Average partner profits at Allen & Overy and Linklaters hit £1.7 million

Rises of 1% and 11%

Jul 11 2019 3:03pm
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Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified lawyers?

Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line

Jul 10 2019 9:00am
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Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge

This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class

Jul 5 2019 12:32pm
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Vlogging star opens up about life on accelerated LPC

Eve Cornwell gets candid about intense, six-month course

Jul 2 2019 8:57am
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Linklaters becomes final magic circle firm to up NQ pay package to £100,000

City pay war continues

Jul 1 2019 12:34pm
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Careers

Event: How to become a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, PRIME and BPP Law School

This Wednesday evening in London

Jun 28 2019 3:22pm
Linklaters launches new ‘virtual reality’ legal internship

The digital internship is designed to improve social mobility

Jun 13 2019 3:33pm
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New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds

Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth ‘historically hidden talent’ and boost social mobility

Jun 12 2019 8:41am
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