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Linklaters launches undergrad sponsorship for low-income students

£6,000 grant and work experience up for grabs

2 days ago
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How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am
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Linklaters trainees can work from home without explaining why

Aims to remove ‘stereotyping or challenges’ around flexi-working, magic circle player says

Apr 15 2019 11:30am
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Linklaters and Clifford Chance latest firms to pay for gender reassignment surgery

Transitioning support also available for lawyers and support staff

Mar 27 2019 3:50pm
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Influential entrepreneurs to speak at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

All-female line-up released on International Women’s Day

Mar 8 2019 9:46am
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Linklaters keeps 41 out of 51 qualifying trainee solicitors

City’s top TC provider posts spring score of 80%

Mar 8 2019 8:57am
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The best law firms for peer support — 2019 edition

Winner to be announced at the Legal Cheek Awards on 21 March, alongside a host of other categories

Mar 7 2019 11:25am
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Linklaters head of learning, BPP innovation chief and ULaw business development boss are latest speakers at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Big-hitters to appear at 22 May event

Feb 22 2019 9:47am
Vlogging future magic circle trainee reveals how she overcame rejection

Eve Cornwell joins fellow YouTube stars in new podcast

Feb 21 2019 3:39pm
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Introduce quotas to boost women partner numbers, says ex-magic circle lawyer

Dana Denis-Smith argues ‘self-regulation doesn’t work’

Feb 20 2019 10:36am
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Ex-Linklaters director to stay silent over magic circle firm’s alleged ‘struggle with women in the workplace’

Agrees to destroy ‘confidential documents’

Feb 18 2019 1:09pm
The law firm canteens dishing up the most delectable cuisines – 2019 edition

A rundown of the corporate outfits leaving rookies hungry for more

Feb 14 2019 9:07am
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The best use of social media – 2019 edition

The vloggers, bloggers and Instagram-ers bringing the law to life

Feb 8 2019 8:50am
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Ex-Linklaters partner who sexually assaulted student intern at Oktoberfest party loses appeal

Jailed for three years and three months

Feb 7 2019 8:44am
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High Court blocks ex-Linklaters director from revealing what he called firm’s ‘struggle with women in the workplace’

Injunction stops former employee disclosing information concerning three incidents

Feb 6 2019 12:30pm
Ayesha Vardag: From pregnant magic circle trainee to £845-an-hour Queen of Divorce

High-flying family lawyer reflects on incredible life in candid interview

Feb 5 2019 8:47am
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Linklaters releases ethnicity pay gap data

Follows Allen & Overy in publishing voluntary figures

Jan 21 2019 4:45pm
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City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am
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YouTube superstar documents life on the LPC in latest law vlog

Future magic circle lawyer now has over 100k subscribers

Jan 15 2019 9:10am
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Queen of legal YouTube starts LPC

Eve Cornwell takes hit vlog to law school

Jan 3 2019 2:00pm
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Vlogging future magic circle trainee parodies Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ music video

University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell’s clip has already racked up 47,000 views

Dec 12 2018 9:05am
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Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19

From swimming pools to sleeping pods — and everything in between

Dec 4 2018 9:12am
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What does Brexit mean for future lawyers?

Over 200 students headed to Linklaters’ Silk Street office to find out

Nov 15 2018 2:45pm
Vlogging sensation reveals how she secured a magic circle training contract

University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell shares her top tips

Nov 12 2018 12:57pm
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Meet the vlogging future magic circle trainee who has racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube

Bristol University law grad is closing in on 100,000 subscribers

Nov 6 2018 1:19pm
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Careers

Linklaters’ co-head of fintech on what Brexit means for future lawyers

Finn Griggs advises students to focus on the many positives emanating from the coming together of finance and technology during this ‘time of change’

Oct 31 2018 2:45pm
Survey: Which version of Brexit do you support?

Have your say in Legal Cheek’s survey

Oct 29 2018 11:04am
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Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 16 2018 10:43am
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Linklaters bumps junior lawyer base rate pay to £83,000

Magic circle titan’s rookies also handed rises

Oct 3 2018 4:47pm
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Linklaters rounds off magic circle autumn retention season with 73% score

Global titan keeps 43 out of 59 qualifying trainees

Sep 5 2018 1:30pm
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River cruises, cookery lessons and afternoon tea — a round-up of the best summer vac scheme activities

Any actual legal work?

Jul 24 2018 10:12am
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14 law firms named on 2018 social mobility power list

Top 10 spots for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner and Baker McKenzie

Jul 12 2018 8:43am
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Top commercial barrister lands Attorney General role

As ex-Linklaters lawyer scoops Brexit secretary position

Jul 10 2018 10:25am
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MP slams Allen & Overy over refusal to ‘come clean’ on partner gender pay gap data

As Freshfields and Slaughter and May reveal figures to select committee

Jun 21 2018 11:46am
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MPs take aim at magic circle over Russia dealings and Carillion collapse

Politicians’ knives out for cream of corporate law crop

May 21 2018 2:33pm
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Herbert Smith Freehills follows Linklaters in asking lawyers to disclose office romances

Staff asked to use ‘common sense’

May 15 2018 11:43am
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Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list

Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel

May 3 2018 1:37pm
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Linklaters asks lawyers to disclose romantic relationships — if there might be a conflict of interest

As magic circle titan launches harassment helpline

May 3 2018 10:33am
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‘Her credentials speak for themselves’: CPS chief Alison Saunders to join Linklaters

Magic circle bound after controversial five-year tenure

Apr 3 2018 11:24am
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Video: We sample some the best perks legal London has to offer

With the help of a very special guest behind the wheel…

Mar 23 2018 10:30am
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Linklaters completes magic circle retention season with 84% result

Global giant keep 43 out of 51 spring NQs

Mar 19 2018 4:58pm
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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2018 are…

Who won what: revealed

Mar 16 2018 10:15am

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The major changes to the legal profession that law students need to know about

Solicitors from Ashurst, Linklaters and Ropes & Gray join The University of Law’s Gareth Richards to explore the themes affecting lawyers of the future

Feb 22 2018 1:56pm
Ex-Linklaters partner sentenced for sexual assault on student intern at Oktoberfest party

Three years and three months

Feb 16 2018 1:04pm
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9 things that aspiring magic circle lawyers should be doing to secure a training contract

Linklaters lawyers and graduate recruiters share their advice

Feb 9 2018 10:57am