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From Leeds University law grad to Linklaters fintech partner

Mark Drury survived the financial crisis and then surfed the tech wave

Nov 29 2019 10:37am
EXCLUSIVE: Former bosses of ULaw and Kaplan combine with magic circle duo to launch new ‘challenger’ law school

They’re targeting the SQE market

Nov 27 2019 1:17pm
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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

Nov 19 2019 10:51am
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Brit lawyers could boost salary by over a third working in US

From £66,329 to £93,284

Oct 16 2019 11:55am
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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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The 2020 Firms Most List goes live

Your ultimate, must-read guide to lawyer life at over 90 law firms

Sep 25 2019 10:22am
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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
£100k NQ pay is stoking tensions within magic circle law firms

Senior associates annoyed by big junior lawyer pay rises, says report

Aug 16 2019 9:42pm
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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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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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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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Allen & Overy ups NQ solicitor package to £100,000 as City pay war intensifies

Six-figure sum includes sign-on bonus

Jun 25 2019 11:50am
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Slaughter and May raises newly qualified salary to £92k plus bonus in pay package that sees it join the ‘100 Club’

Total package is worth over £100,000

Jun 20 2019 7:58pm
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Freshfields raises newly qualified solicitor pay to £100,000

Exclusive: MoneyLaw reaches the magic circle

May 7 2019 3:05pm
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Equity partner profits fall at Linklaters despite revenue rise

Magic circle firm’s bosses still on over £1.5 million

Jul 13 2018 8:32am
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Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million

Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

Jul 6 2018 8:06am
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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

Jul 7 2017 9:47am
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Linklaters pens report on Brexit, tells government the process could be ‘overwhelming’

Adopt a principles-based approach to mammoth task

Jun 27 2017 11:27am
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Why I regret my magic circle training contract

Career mistakes: Legal Cheek meets a soon-to-be NQ, a paralegal and an LPC student

Jun 20 2017 10:04am
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Is the bar’s appeal to the best graduates destroying the magic circle?

In America the top legal talent joins law firms — but not always in Britain

May 17 2017 10:50am
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