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Solicitor apprenticeships — a viable route to qualification?

Mayer Brown solicitor apprentice Chris Howes reveals the pros and cons of taking an alternative path to practice

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From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way

Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

Jan 15 2019 2:41pm
Mayer Brown reveals 100% spring retention result before Christmas

International outfit keeps all four rookies due to qualify in March

Dec 4 2018 11:59am
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Countdown begins for UK’s only careers event for STEM students interested in becoming lawyers

Dedicated law careers event for STEM students takes place on evening of 14 November

Oct 29 2018 2:55pm
Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

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

Oct 16 2018 10:43am
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Mayer Brown boosts junior lawyer pay to £78,000

Trainee salaries and LPC maintenance grant also up

Sep 5 2018 8:50am
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City law: Is the juice worth the squeeze?

A trio of leading City lawyers, legal educators and diversity organisations come together for an evening of careers advice and networking

Jul 20 2018 1:13pm
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The diary of a client secondee

Mayer Brown junior lawyer Emma Sturt has recently returned from a secondment at Citibank, having spent six months at Wells Fargo during her training contract

Jul 2 2018 2:57pm
Mayer Brown confirms 80% autumn trainee retention score

International outfit keeps eight of its ten NQs

Jun 21 2018 8:52am
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Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Mayer Brown

Top lawyers join experts from BPP University Law School, NOTICED and PRIME to help prep students — for free — ahead of the training contract application deadline

Jun 19 2018 6:18pm
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2018 are…

Who won what: revealed

Mar 16 2018 10:15am
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From East London to EC2: How I secured a training contract with Mayer Brown by just being my authentic self

Ahead of the firm’s 31 January vacation scheme application deadline, Anish Pathak reflects on his journey so far

Jan 23 2018 3:27pm

Mayer Brown confirms 100% spring retention score before Christmas

The global outfit’s four rookies don’t qualify till March

Dec 15 2017 8:57am
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‘Your role models don’t necessarily need to have the same skin colour as you, but they need to understand the importance of diversity’

Mayer Brown’s Joseph Otoo on being a black solicitor in the City

Oct 26 2017 1:31pm
The best law firms to train with in Britain 2017-18

Over 2,000 trainees and junior solicitors rated their training

Oct 24 2017 9:37am
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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
Careers

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