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‘Mobile phones were big black boxes and only four of us had a computer’

Michael Luckman, an intellectual property partner at Gowling WLG, reflects on trainee life in the eighties

Nov 13 2019 12:56pm
‘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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Pride 2019: Lawyers take to London’s streets to celebrate LGBT+ rights

Pride Jubilee marked half-century since Stonewall uprising

Jul 8 2019 12:47pm
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Careers

My journey from trainee to partner

Baker McKenzie’s Jeremy Levy looks back at his path to partnership

Jul 4 2019 2:14pm
Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third

Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30

Apr 12 2019 11:15am
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Law Society will launch panel of lawyers to help London Bridge terror victims

News follows outpouring of pro bono support in Manchester

Jun 6 2017 2:42pm
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Now even City lawyers can’t afford to get onto the London property ladder

A training contract is not always enough to get you a mortgage

Mar 9 2017 9:58am
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A Northerner in London: Why the capital is the best place to study law in the world

Surviving off of open evening white wine and canapés like a privileged Bear Grylls

Jan 3 2017 9:12am
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Mayor Sadiq Khan appoints another lawyer to top London politics post

Barrister who saved Fabric nightclub tasked with boosting capital’s night-time economy

Dec 19 2016 12:59pm
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Lawyers lead the way at the top of London politics as Sadiq Khan appoints Matrix Chambers QC to Deputy Mayor post

Matthew Ryder QC takes diversity and social mobility position

Sep 12 2016 9:06am
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London-Based US Lawyer Embarks On Second Round Of Brit-Bashing In His Hilarious Blog

I may have gone a little too far last month when I urged criminals to…

Nov 27 2012 10:18am
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City Lawyer Admits To ‘Trying It On’ With Woman On Edinburgh-London National Express Coach

There was a time, before the financial crisis struck, when City lawyers travelled by plane….

Aug 8 2012 1:04pm
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Legal Profession Is ‘Bedazzled By The Legend Of London’

In reality, the capital’s lawyers are no better than their regional counterparts, says The Law…

Mar 13 2012 12:53pm
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If You Can’t Bag a Pupillage in England Can You Do it Abroad?

Unable to secure a pupillage in London, Shafik Cassim has had more luck in Mauritius This…

Jan 30 2012 11:53am
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