Magic circle Archives - Legal Cheek

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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82% of spring qualifiers to stay on at Allen & Overy

Third magic circle firm to reveal its retention rate

Mar 6 2017 11:03am
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Allen & Overy trainee ‘sacked’ by student news website over allegations he plagiarised Financial Times article

Magic circle giant remains tight-lipped

Feb 3 2017 2:18pm
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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

Dec 16 2016 9:12am
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Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?

Share your experiences below the line

Nov 30 2016 9:58am
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The best corporate law firm perks in London

Some great reasons to become a lawyer

Oct 26 2016 9:06am
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Durham student newspaper pulls spoof article on fictional magic circle ‘white male’ diversity scheme

Satirical piece removed when spotted by editors-in-chief

Oct 25 2016 10:23am
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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

Jul 12 2016 11:36am
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MoneyLaw could be the new Magic Circle

£124,000 newly qualified rate may prove a London game-changer

Jun 20 2016 9:36am
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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

Apr 22 2016 11:37am
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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

Feb 5 2016 10:42am
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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

Jan 5 2016 11:21am
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Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am
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Yorkshire solicitor struck off after charging magic circle rates

£750-an-hour for executing a will

Dec 1 2015 10:58am
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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

Oct 1 2015 9:55am
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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

Sep 30 2015 3:20pm
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Former Freshfields junior lawyer, 31, shot dead in Berlin

Luke Holland, who was with magic circle firm until 2013, killed outside nightclub

Sep 25 2015 9:03am
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Magic circle lawyers trained in pro bono housing law — as busiest London housing court faces closure

More mixed-up thinking from Lord Chancellor Gove

Sep 11 2015 10:31am
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Former Allen & Overy solicitor Chelsy Davy joins ‘hedonistic vibes’ DJ collective

Prince Harry’s ex makes next move after quitting magic circle

May 29 2015 11:48am
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Why Law Students’ Cluelessness About The Legal Market Could Consign Them To Paralegal Purgatory

The other day I had a coffee with the guy who many of the top…

Nov 20 2012 2:19pm
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Chakrabarti Household’s Main Breadwinner Upgrades To The Magic Circle

One of the downsides of making loads of money as a top City lawyer is…

Sep 4 2012 3:27pm
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