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Careers

From Hull high street trainee to US firm high flyer

Richard Youle, co-head of private equity at Skadden, reveals how he staged one of the best career progressions of his time

4 days ago
Junior lawyer virtual event: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London — with Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Slaughter and May and BARBRI

Thursday 21 January 2021; open to all trainees and junior lawyers

Jan 12 2021 1:25pm
Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump

The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation

Dec 24 2020 11:22am
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Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am
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Skadden funds immigration law training contract in Manchester

US law firm’s London office teams up with Legal Education Foundation

Sep 1 2020 11:22am
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The Legal Cheek Podcast: Why failure is just a form of feedback

We sit down with private equity partner Richard Youle ?

Jun 10 2020 11:22am

Slaughters, Bakers, Bird & Bird, Skadden and Debevoise move to virtual vacation schemes

New online offerings to mirror in-office experience but will be shorter than originally planned

May 11 2020 9:31am
Careers

Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories

What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb

Feb 20 2020 2:14pm
Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2020

Junior lawyers are a pretty pampered bunch but which firms offer the perkiest of perks?

Jan 2 2020 8:47am
Careers

Junior lawyer event: How to build a career at a US law firm in London — with BARBRI and lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb, Kirkland & Ellis, Shearman & Sterling and Skadden

Thursday 16 January 2020; open to all trainees and junior lawyers

Dec 30 2019 10:21am
Former Skadden London lawyer caught up in Trump-Russia probe struck off for lying to FBI

City lawyer Alex van der Zwaan accepts professional ban following short jail spell

Jul 12 2019 12:12pm
London NQ pay at Skadden hits £133,000

Rises for rookies too

Jun 11 2019 10:55am

London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face disciplinary tribunal

‘Allegations are as yet unproven’, says SRA

Mar 26 2019 11:18am
Careers

How we made it this far

Big hitters from Skadden and Quinn Emanuel, and a rising star from Kirkland & Ellis, tell their stories

Jan 22 2019 3:16pm
Event: Junior lawyer workshop and social — life in US firms in London

With speakers from Kirkland & Ellis, Quinn Emanuel and Skadden

Jan 2 2019 12:20pm
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
Trump-Russia probe: Former City lawyer jailed for 30 days

Ex-Skadden associate admitted misleading FBI investigators

Apr 4 2018 11:43am
Ex-City lawyer pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI during Trump-Russia probe

Alex van der Zwaan was an associate at the London office of US giant Skadden

Feb 21 2018 11:28am

Skadden lawyer who fought in World War II celebrates his 100th birthday

Top commercial counsel still works from 9.30am to 4.30pm and has no intention of retiring

Mar 1 2017 10:17am
Cringeworthy Skadden recruitment brochure from bygone days surfaces online

They sure don’t make them like they used to

May 27 2016 9:48am