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Two months into her training contract and Eve Cornwell reveals what magic circle trainee life is like

Busy rush hour commutes, free breakfast, two mobile phones and getting to grips with time recording

22 hours ago
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Some pieces of wisdom for future lawyers to take with them as they apply for TCs

Advice from BARBRI, Hill Dickinson, Irwin Mitchell, Linklaters and Pinsent Masons

2 days ago
Linklaters’ top brass see earnings jump by 17% as profit pot hits £25 million

Published accounts reveal eyewatering earnings

Nov 6 2019 11:06am
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Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider

Comments come after Linklaters training chief revealed fear that more magic circle rookies could fail SQE

Nov 1 2019 9:04am
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Top spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and CMS on 2019 law firm brand power list

Rankings based on the opinions of nearly 350 in-house lawyers

Oct 22 2019 11:51am
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Legal sector dominates social mobility power list

Top ten spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and BCLP

Oct 9 2019 8:44am
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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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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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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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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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