Magic circle Archives - Legal Cheek

Legal YouTuber reveals what magic circle trainees really do in a day

From cold showers and coffee runs to client calls and drafting deals

Sep 8 2021 9:23am
Legal blogger offers sneak peek inside magic circle firm’s perk-filled office

Swimming pool ✅ gym ✅ hair salon ✅

Aug 4 2021 9:14am
Freshfields reports 5% uplift in revenue and partner profits

PEP hits £1.91 million

Jul 30 2021 11:04am
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A&O and Freshfields publish autumn trainee retention scores

80%+ results

Jul 30 2021 10:37am
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Slaughters joins magic circle rivals in raising NQ lawyer pay to £100k

Bonus on top

Jul 23 2021 9:46am
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Magic circle vs US MoneyLaw: An associate’s perspective

One City lawyer sets out some of the factors they took into consideration before making the switch 🇬🇧 ➡️ 🇺🇸

Jul 22 2021 8:00am
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Linklaters retains 45 of 48 autumn qualifying trainees

All permanent positions

Jul 16 2021 11:34am
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Linklaters joins magic circle rivals in upping NQ lawyer pay to £100k

New base rate follows similar rises by Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy

Jul 7 2021 11:41am
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Linklaters and Oxford Uni join forces to mentor underprivileged sixth formers

Aspiring lawyers will be tutored by Wadham College bigwigs and receive TC application support from magic circle firm

Jun 29 2021 9:15am
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Freshfields junior lawyer to compete in Tokyo Olympics

Caroline Chew, 27, is set to become the first Singaporean to compete in equestrian at the Games

Jun 25 2021 11:21am
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A&O becomes first magic circle firm to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London

Six apprentices to start in September 2022

Jun 23 2021 2:36pm
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Pride 2021: Clifford Chance lawyers belt out gender-neutral track

Magic circle marks Pride month 🏳️‍🌈

Jun 23 2021 9:19am
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Freshfields dishes out bonuses following Covid salary freeze

Catch-up cash for UK lawyers and staff

Jun 10 2021 11:03am
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Linklaters looks to slash emissions by up to 70%

Magic circle player latest to up its green efforts 🍃

Jun 7 2021 11:44am
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A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030

Addresses direct and indirect emissions produced by firm

May 20 2021 11:07am
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Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students

Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

May 11 2021 9:34am
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Clifford Chance and Bakers rally to support India Covid appeal

Raised several thousands

May 7 2021 10:50am
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From homeless law student to magic circle trainee

A&O rookie and YouTuber Tashan Dwyer sits down with Legal Cheek to reflect on the challenges he’s had to overcome to realise his lawyer dream

Apr 30 2021 12:39pm

Slaughter and May pushes ahead with associate salary rises

Magic circle player also restarts staff pay reviews as part of an easing of financial measures put in place during the pandemic

Apr 29 2021 9:47am
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Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts

£92.5k plus discretionary bonus

Apr 22 2021 4:24pm
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Careers

Podcast: Why I left a magic circle law firm to re-discover my passion for photography and art

We speak to finance lawyer Salome Coker, ahead of her appearance at next week’s Living Room Law virtual conference 🎙️

Apr 15 2021 3:01pm