Why I don’t want to become a partner
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Allen & Overy at back-end of gender diversity league table as magic circle giant reveals just 8% of its new partners are female
On the other hand, Pinsents and Mishcon have made up 60%+ female partners
Browne Jacobson admits it ‘incorrectly attributed’ praise for its solicitors to the Legal 500, when it was actually written by the firm
Exclusive: The testimonies have now been deleted from the lawyer profiles
What went wrong with the firm that morphed into KWM?
Sex, drugs and staff “treated like dirt” — a former partner shares his first-hand account
‘C U Next Tuesday’: Leaked emails reveal incredible bust-up between KWM partners
EXCLUSIVE: The blame game begins
Exclusive: City law firm partner resigns amid Christmas party grope claims
Winckworth Sherwood lawyer describes his behaviour as “not acceptable” in internal apology to colleagues
Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film
Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore
London law firm partner stars in bold junior doctors music video
Taking on Jeremy Hunt through the medium of dad dancing
Not Made Up: Percentage of women promoted to partner at top 30 firms drops by 6%
Fewer than one in three new partners are women
London law firm partner with 2:1 degree ‘immediately discards’ applicants with a first because she thinks they’re arrogant
Tell that to your parents when they nag you to do more revision
Oktoberfest bust-up: Linklaters partner guilty of punching another partner in the face three times
And now his victim is facing an allegation of rape
Half of Allen & Overy’s new London partners are women
Internationally the figure is 29%, as firm homes in on rather low gender diversity target
For God’s Sake, Retire! Baby Boomer Partners’ Refusal To Quit Blocks Junior Lawyer Career Progression
The number of partners retiring has fallen by a third… Read more »
DLA Piper Lawyer Had Affair With Russian Spy Anna Chapman
“What first attracted you to short, balding millionaire Paul Daniels?”… Read more »
‘I Attempted To Preface Appraisals With A Quotation From The Great Gatsby’
As appraisal season approaches, a partner at a top London… Read more »
SIX STEP GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS PARTY SALVATION
Don’t dance, or – even worse – have sex with… Read more »
‘MY WIFE, SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND ME…’
Follow @debbiematthews1 Debbie Matthews regrets her night out with a… Read more »
LEGAL AWARDS CEREMONIES: THE HORROR
Follow @AlexAldridgeUK The ‘British Legal Awards’, the grandly titled money… Read more »
‘READY FOR THAT DRINK, DEBS?’
Follow @debbiematthews1 Debbie Matthews on the perils of blurring the… Read more »
AUNTIE EM’S HOMESPUN ADVICE FOR LAWYERS: ‘I’ve been having an affair with my boss’
Follow @emilyjupp Dear Auntie Em, I’ve been having an affair… Read more »
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Social media fumes as female QC caught having rush hour romp with male solicitor has criminal record wiped, but his caution stands 
BPP criminal law exam delayed by over an hour due to shortage of question papers 
London Legal Walk: Lawyers descend on sun-soaked capital for annual 10km charity event 
The Trial: Lawyers react to new docudrama starring real QCs and an ex-Old Bailey judge 
‘Don’t make snap decisions too soon’, SRA tells aspiring solicitors contemplating whether to take the LPC or the super-exam
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