Ropes & Gray Archives - Legal Cheek

The law firms with the swankiest offices in the UK

Cue major office envy

Jan 9 2020 8:57am
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Do lawyers really start work later than other people?

It depends…

Jan 7 2020 10:23am
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Careers

Five hot commercial awareness issues that future lawyers need to be thinking about

Lawyers from BARBRI, BCLP, Gowling WLG, Ropes & Gray and Squire Patton Boggs share their wisdom

Dec 16 2019 1:26pm
Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2019-20

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Dec 6 2019 8:58am
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Careers

City lawyers are just like people selling fruit on a market stall

Phil Sanderson, co-chair of the global private equity transactions group at Ropes & Gray, gives his own take on commercial awareness

Nov 15 2019 1:00pm
Ropes & Gray raises over £50,000 for cancer charity following death of London partner’s daughter

Kaiya suffered from a rare form of leukaemia

Oct 18 2019 11:21am

Ropes & Gray is unlikely victim of SpongeBob meme

‘Oh, barnacles!’ says firm

Sep 27 2019 9:43am
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Ropes & Gray ups London trainee pay by 10% to £55,000

Year one rookies receive £50,000 — a 9% boost

Sep 6 2019 10:06am
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Careers

What I’ve learned so far

Experts from Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and The University of Law share their tips for TC hunters

Jun 27 2019 12:47pm
Careers

The diary of an employment lawyer

Legal Cheek Careers meets employment solicitor-turned ULaw Bloomsbury campus dean, Sandie Gaines, to discuss her career journey to date and application tips for summer training contract success

Jun 19 2019 2:53pm
Careers

Event: Secrets to Success London — with Dechert, Ropes & Gray, Wiggin and ULaw

This Thursday evening in London

Jun 14 2019 1:23pm
Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature

Failed to act with integrity, according to SRA decision

Jun 6 2019 5:56pm
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Ropes & Gray boosts newly qualified solicitor salaries to £120,000

An uplift of 4%

Feb 13 2019 1:30pm
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Careers

Aspiring lawyers must have drive, aptitude and interest

The legal profession has changed over the years, but Phil Sanderson of Ropes & Gray shows that some things stay the same

Jan 17 2019 3:21pm
The best law firms for quality of work — 2019 edition

Even with better tech there’ll always be mindless trainee tasks, but at some firms much fewer than others

Jan 11 2019 8:50am
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition

Imagine going to work in these buildings!

Dec 18 2018 8:50am
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Careers

What will law firms look like 10 years from now?

Four City lawyers answer the classic interview question

Dec 14 2018 1:14pm
Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19

From swimming pools to sleeping pods — and everything in between

Dec 4 2018 9:12am
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Revealed: the law firms with the nicest partners in Britain 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey results — analysed

Nov 9 2018 9:34am
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Ropes & Gray combines contextual recruitment and CV blind in revamped trainee hiring process

US player will now recruit rookies exclusively from its vac scheme

Sep 24 2018 9:11am
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Ropes & Gray posts 100% autumn trainee retention score

All six trainees kept on

Aug 16 2018 10:14am
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