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
Magic circle
82% of spring qualifiers to stay on at Allen & Overy
Third magic circle firm to reveal its retention rate
Allen & Overy trainee ‘sacked’ by student news website over allegations he plagiarised Financial Times article
Magic circle giant remains tight-lipped
It’s beginning to look a lot like Slaughter and May is calling a recession
Modest pay rise and work/life perks signal tough times ahead
Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?
Share your experiences below the line
The best corporate law firm perks in London
Some great reasons to become a lawyer
Durham student newspaper pulls spoof article on fictional magic circle ‘white male’ diversity scheme
Satirical piece removed when spotted by editors-in-chief
Neo-Nazi who shot dead former Freshfields junior lawyer sentenced to 11-and-a-half years
Family outraged as Luke Holland’s killer given a reduced sentence because he was drunk
MoneyLaw could be the new Magic Circle
£124,000 newly qualified rate may prove a London game-changer
Rich parents blocked from buying kids legal work experience as magic circle firms withdraw from charity auction
Allen & Overy and Freshfields in significant U-turn
Magic circle partners bill £110 for typing ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and hitting ‘send’ on an email, claims law firm costs expert
The knives are out for ‘£1,100 an hour’ City law firms
Slaughter and May keeps 38 out of 40 qualifying trainees in first retention announcement of 2016
Magic circler hangs on to 95% of its rookies
Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course
Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet
Yorkshire solicitor struck off after charging magic circle rates
£750-an-hour for executing a will
Why ‘following your passion’ isn’t always the best advice
Law can be tough, but it provides a better grounding than a job in a trendy start-up, argues an anonymous magic circle trainee solicitor
Friends of Freshfields lawyer shot dead in Berlin are crowdfunding to help his family
Legal and other costs facing popular ex-solicitor’s parents could hit £20,000
Former Freshfields junior lawyer, 31, shot dead in Berlin
Luke Holland, who was with magic circle firm until 2013, killed outside nightclub
Magic circle lawyers trained in pro bono housing law — as busiest London housing court faces closure
More mixed-up thinking from Lord Chancellor Gove
Former Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy joins ‘hedonistic vibes’ DJ collective
Prince Harry’s ex makes next move after quitting magic circle
Why Law Students’ Cluelessness About The Legal Market Could Consign Them To Paralegal Purgatory
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Chakrabarti Household’s Main Breadwinner Upgrades To The Magic Circle
One of the downsides of making loads of money as… Read more »
‘Employees Too Stressed To Eat Or Sleep’: Ex-Freshields Lawyer Goes Public On Life In The Magic Circle
The high wages paid by City law firms are a… Read more »
Allen & Overy Solicitor Says It’s OK To Lie On Your CV
Allen & Overy solicitor Sheila Fahy has unwittingly provided wannabe… Read more »
Linklaters Pays Alistair Darling £15,300 For Making a Speech
As you may have noted from the extract above –… Read more »
If You Can’t Go To The Best Uni In Town, Should You Find a Smaller Town?
Following last week’s Queen Mary v Durham debate, I received… Read more »
Social Mobility In Law: Linklaters Helps The Poor To Get £15K-a-Year Jobs In Its Print Room
Magic circle firm Linklaters has hit back at critics who… Read more »
Clifford Chance Redundancies Herald New Era Of Junior Lawyer Job Cuts? I Wish…
As a journalist, the more dramatic the story is, the… Read more »
Superbrands Top 500: A Worrying Signal For The Human Race
If I were to tell you that I like pizza… Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: Freshfields Celebrates International Women’s Day With Cake-Baking Competition
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, which has one of the lowest percentages… Read more »
Freshfields Trainees in Pretend Homelessness Adventure
Magic circle giant Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has given its trainee… Read more »
City Pro Bono Falls: Airfare Savings?
As City pro bono hours drop, Alasdair Stewart of pro… Read more »
Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle
As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it… Read more »
WHY THE OBSESSION WITH A-LEVELS?
Follow @cathrynkoz Cathryn Kozlowski focused on getting top music qualifications… Read more »
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