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Allen & Overy appoints innovation hub chief to partner

Fuse’s Shruti Ajitsaria among 14 City lawyers to get nod

Apr 8 2019 1:24pm
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Careers

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
Careers

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers

Shearman & Sterling’s New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

Jan 9 2019 3:00pm
How to survive the supervisor from hell

A junior solicitor reflects on the sadism lurking within City law firms

Jul 13 2017 9:26am
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Why I don’t want to become a partner

Yes I’m a City lawyer, but the gruelling hours just aren’t for me

May 11 2017 9:14am
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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

Apr 21 2017 9:09am
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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

Mar 9 2017 4:00pm
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Ex-KWM partners asked to cough up money for lawyers and support staff suffering ‘undue hardship’

Too little too late?

Feb 22 2017 3:45pm
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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

Feb 7 2017 9:01am
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‘C U Next Tuesday’: Leaked emails reveal incredible bust-up between KWM partners

EXCLUSIVE: The blame game begins

Jan 17 2017 9:18am
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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

Dec 13 2016 4:40pm
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‘You need to be on your best possible form’ for grouse shooting says Withers partner Bertie Hoskyns-Abrahall in Tatler advice column to women

This actually happened

Aug 19 2016 12:01pm
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Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film

Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Aug 17 2016 11:59am
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London law firm partner stars in bold junior doctors music video

Taking on Jeremy Hunt through the medium of dad dancing

Jul 28 2016 9:11am
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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

Jul 27 2016 12:49pm
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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

Jul 22 2016 9:22am
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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

Jul 15 2016 12:34pm
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

Apr 8 2016 12:53pm
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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 in the last 15 years,…

Aug 7 2012 12:42pm
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DLA Piper Lawyer Had Affair With Russian Spy Anna Chapman

“What first attracted you to short, balding millionaire Paul Daniels?” Mrs Merton once memorably asked…

Apr 10 2012 12:29pm
‘I Attempted To Preface Appraisals With A Quotation From The Great Gatsby’

As appraisal season approaches, a partner at a top London law firm reveals what it’s…

Apr 10 2012 9:08am
SIX STEP GUIDE TO CHRISTMAS PARTY SALVATION

Don’t dance, or – even worse – have sex with a colleague; do mix your…

Dec 14 2011 1:21pm
‘MY WIFE, SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND ME…’

Follow @debbiematthews1 Debbie Matthews regrets her night out with a senior male colleague Wednesday morning….

Dec 7 2011 9:13am
LEGAL AWARDS CEREMONIES: THE HORROR

Follow @AlexAldridgeUK The ‘British Legal Awards’, the grandly titled money making scam awards ceremony for…

Dec 2 2011 10:04am

‘READY FOR THAT DRINK, DEBS?’

Follow @debbiematthews1 Debbie Matthews on the perils of blurring the line between work and, er,…

Nov 30 2011 10:25am
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 with my boss for the…

Nov 17 2011 10:35am