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Top City firms confirm summer vacation schemes will stay online

Magic circle and US outfits stick to virtual programmes as COVID disruption continues

3 days ago
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Slaughter and May to launch virtual insight programme that is open to anyone

No prior legal knowledge or experience required

Feb 24 2021 11:16am
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Freshfields looks to slash air travel in sustainability push

Magic circle player also vows to reduce paper consumption and ramp up use of renewable electricity

Feb 1 2021 10:53am
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Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons beat magic circle rivals in 2021 brand power list

Bakers bags top spot for 11th consecutive year

Jan 27 2021 1:00pm
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Meet the ski-loving UCL law student waiting out lockdown in the Swiss Alps

Future magic circle trainee Benedict Wilson juggles skiing with remote studies having flown out before the latest travel rules came into force

Jan 20 2021 9:20am
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Ex-magic circle trainee reveals why she quit law to live on a narrowboat

‘I found the work so boring,’ says former Linklaters lawyer Dorothy Henson

Jan 19 2021 9:45am

Allen & Overy kicks off spring retention season with 92% result

34 out of 37 trainees kept on

Jan 15 2021 10:30am
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Linklaters reports latest gender and ethnicity pay gaps

Magic circle player reveals largely unchanged results

Jan 14 2021 11:30am
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Magic circle partner gives ‘child-friendly’ insight into life as a tax lawyer

With the help of Jaffa Cakes and jigsaws

Nov 20 2020 10:31am
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A&O restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay

NQs receive pay rise which falls £5k short of pre-COVID six-figure sum

Nov 13 2020 11:27am
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Careers

Meet the magic circle lawyers helping businesses achieve their environmental, social and governance goals

Linklaters lawyers discuss the hot practice area of ESG

Oct 1 2020 11:38am
Linklaters trims NQ solicitor pay packets by 10%

Last of the magic circle to reveal post-pandemic pay position

Aug 10 2020 2:14pm

Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers

Magic circle sets look to tackle bar’s ongoing diversity problem

Jul 30 2020 9:12am
Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees

Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push

Jul 29 2020 1:49pm
Magic circle partner reveals how home-working has changed his life for the better

A&O funds lawyer Paul Sampson says he can now have dinner with his wife and read his kids a bedtime story

Jul 27 2020 9:09am
Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3%

Magic circle player cites ‘challenging economic climate’

Jul 22 2020 1:30pm
Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score

38 out of 41 trainees stay on

Jul 22 2020 10:56am
Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance hit £1.69 million

Revenues up too despite pandemic

Jul 21 2020 2:16pm

Magic circle duo release financial results

Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Jul 17 2020 11:49am
17 City law firms pledge to ‘identify and attack’ career obstacles facing BAME lawyers

New ‘data-driven’ approach

Jul 6 2020 12:22pm
Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay

Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O

Jun 23 2020 11:05am