Autumn retention season: The good, the bad and the ugly
Legal Cheek reflects on the latest NQ results
Linklaters
Linklaters keeps 47 of its 56 trainees upon qualification
Magic circle retains 84% of rookies as newly qualified solicitors
Allen & Overy tops magic circle financial results growth league, with Clifford Chance coming in second
Linklaters is third and Freshfields fourth, while Slaughter and May declines to take part in summer bling fest
I quit the magic circle to become ‘the new Nigella’, and I have no regrets
Ali Alt waved goodbye to the City to be a full-time foodie
Bouncebackability: Ashurst’s revenue climbs by 7% after turbulent 12 months
Meanwhile Linklaters and Taylor Wessing unveil mixed financial fortunes
Linklaters pens report on Brexit, tells government the process could be ‘overwhelming’
Adopt a principles-based approach to mammoth task
Reshuffle: Ex-City lawyer who claimed foodbank users have ‘cash flow problems’ returns to the MoJ
Dominic Raab MP made a Justice Minister, as fellow commercial solicitor made Work and Pensions Secretary
NQ pay rises at Linklaters, with top performers set to earn over £90,000
£1,000 basic salary increase
Linklaters kicks off Pride Month with rainbow-coloured reception lighting
London office receives magic makeover to celebrate all things LGBT
Seven law firm partners named on 2017 ‘ethnic minority role model’ power list
Lawyers at Freshfields, Linklaters, Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance and BLP all make the cut
Work less, earn less: Linklaters offers lawyers who want a life outside the office an ‘alternative career model’
The scheme is being piloted next month
Colombian law firm ‘falsely’ claims to be Linklaters’ agent in arbitration letters
Regulator issues warning over magic circle mimic
Linklaters completes magic circle’s spring retention season with solid 86% result
The outfit’s new associates will be based in London, Hong Kong and Dubai
Linklaters silent over air-rage armrest passenger’s solicitor claim
Footage of ‘lawyers’ clashing on Malaga bound flight has gone viral
Why I left Linklaters to work on a game for people with dementia
‘I miss the people and I miss the team, but with great risk comes great reward’
Revealed: the law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire
Magic circle tag still carries kudos, but what about the rest?
Linklaters tightlipped over associate linked to ‘verbal abuse’ on train
Legal blog connects magic circle lawyer Tom Longstaff to the incident
Exclusive: Linklaters and Allen & Overy go public with plan to rescue KWM trainees
Stricken giant confirms host of other top firms also set to help rookies
Exclusive: Magic circle and other top City law firms to take on all of King & Wood Mallesons’ trainees
And stricken giant’s future trainees being pointed to priority TC vacancies
Interview: The Linklaters solicitor and the 5 Paper Buildings barrister who swapped cases for cakes
They have very different stories, but both agree working in law made them “miserable”
Trainee says Linklaters should teach lawyers how to code, Linklaters now teaching lawyers how to code
Magic circle outfit pilots scheme that will see its top legal minds become more tech savvy
Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?
Share your experiences below the line
Revealed: which law firms have the best canteens
Who will come out on top in the ultimate food face-off?
The best corporate law firm perks in London
Some great reasons to become a lawyer
Durham student newspaper pulls spoof article on fictional magic circle ‘white male’ diversity scheme
Satirical piece removed when spotted by editors-in-chief
Revealed: the best law firms to train with in Britain
The results from the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in
All five magic circle firms named in 2016 ‘top graduate employers list’
But they were all beaten by Aldi
Linklaters hangs on to 91% of qualifying solicitors
51 trainees commit future to magic circle firm
Oktoberfest bust-up: Linklaters partner guilty of punching another partner in the face three times
And now his victim is facing an allegation of rape
Half of Baker & McKenzie’s new London partners are women
International heavyweight promotes 85 lawyers across its global offices
Bar Council insists London will remain a global litigation centre as City law firms go into overdrive advising shaken clients
UK legal sector displays a stiff upper lip in wake of historic EU referendum result
8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list
Strong showing from the magic circle
10 City lawyers named in ‘Power 100 Women’ list
List celebrates Square Mile’s most influential women
All five magic circle law firms named in new ‘Panama Papers’ database
Top City firms named as a result of Mossack Fonseca leak and further investigations by press
8 City firms make workplace gender equality employer power list
Top outfits recognised for creating workplaces and cultures that are inclusive of women — but what are their partner diversity stats like?
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Jones Day junior lawyer runs marathon in a three-piece suit
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Chemsex junior barrister opens up about boyfriend’s death and his suspension from legal profession
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9am lectures should be scrapped
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The big 5-0: Two Bristol firms reach unprecedented NQ pay milestone
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Cardiff in law school first as it unveils live lion mascot
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