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Mayer Brown and Dechert boost NQ pay to £75k and £95k

Exclusive: London legal salaries keep rising

Oct 6 2017 9:07am
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Supreme Court’s ground-breaking employment tribunal fees decision – what now?

Balance of power has shifted to employees, says Mayer Brown’s Caroline Mathews

Oct 3 2017 10:20am
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Four key moments from ‘How to make it as a City lawyer’

Last minute TC application gold

Jul 21 2017 2:40pm
Mayer Brown reveals 73% autumn retention score

Global outfit keeps eight of its 11 NQs

Jun 29 2017 12:28pm
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An engineering graduate’s journey into law

Ahead of ‘How to make it as a City Lawyer’, Mayer Brown associate Emma Sturt considers the skills that science students bring to the legal profession

Jun 26 2017 3:14pm
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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer

Solicitors from Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown join experts from BPP University Law School, NOTICED and PRIME to help prep students — for free — ahead of the training contract application deadline

Jun 15 2017 10:51am

The first ever legal careers network for STEM students who want to become lawyers has been launched

STEM Future Lawyers will bring together top law firms and the best science, technology, engineering and maths students

Jun 12 2017 9:22am
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Property crowdfunding in the UK: Is it here to stay?

Mayer Brown’s Natalie Carter explores the latest frontier in real estate financing

Apr 24 2017 1:43pm
Video: A day in the life of the Legal Cheek team

Featuring cameos from Judge Rinder and Joshua Rozenberg

Apr 7 2017 10:07am
Mayer Brown to re-launch ‘articled route to qualification’ as solicitor apprenticeship

Global firm tweaks school-leaver programme to fit government scheme

Feb 2 2017 11:37am
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From vacation scheme to NQ solicitor

Rob Hobson made a late decision to go into law, but he’s just about to start life as a Mayer Brown lawyer

Jan 17 2017 12:42pm
Mayer Brown keeps all its trainees while Trowers holds on to 11 out of 12

Retention off to a good start in 2017

Jan 6 2017 10:58am
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Video: What Donald Trump could mean for the legal profession

Top lawyers and constitutional law experts discuss the changing political mood

Nov 15 2016 1:59pm
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Event: Commercial Awareness Question Time – US Election Special

Trump may not win, but the populist sentiment he embodies could have a far-reaching impact on the law and the legal profession

Oct 24 2016 12:55pm
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How to get a training contract when you’re from an ordinary background

Being “polished” is overrated

Oct 14 2016 1:13pm
Revealed: the best law firms to train with in Britain

The results from the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 7 2016 9:11am
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18-year-old Northern Irish school-leaver bags City law apprentice glamour gig that pays trainee money

Timmy Kennedy’s earnings at Mayer Brown will reach £47,000 in final year of scheme

Sep 8 2016 10:19am
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Mayer Brown ups NQ pay packets to £71,500

City giant also reveals 67% autumn retention result

Aug 9 2016 12:11pm
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Video: How to make it as a City lawyer

Six top solicitors answer law students’ questions about how they made it into the legal profession

Jul 11 2016 11:48am
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City lawyers need to be street smart as well as book smart

Mayer Brown Of Counsel Warsha Kalé on making the transition from university to practice

Jun 22 2016 1:35pm
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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with the Black Solicitors Network

Top BME lawyers share their wisdom with students looking to pursue careers in corporate law

Jun 13 2016 9:44am
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Where’s the fair use?

Copyright law is struggling to keep pace with technology. Mayer Brown associate Jonathan Dack looks at what this means for vloggers as the #WTFU debate gathers pace

Apr 27 2016 10:58am
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9 revision tips from people who have nailed law exams

Trainee solicitors share their exam preparation wisdom

Apr 15 2016 12:49pm
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What it’s like to work at a global law firm while also studying for an LLB

The hardest part is managing your time

Feb 12 2016 11:29am

Mayer Brown announces 100% trainee retention as it opens applications for earn-while-you-learn

Global giant with dual route to qualification keeps 2016 kids

Feb 1 2016 8:54am
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