Slaughter and May Archives - Legal Cheek

Slaughter and May distances itself from ‘Slaughtered and Dismayed’ corporate law meme account

Insta page, until recently, used a modified version of magic circle outfit’s logo

Oct 18 2019 8:53am
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Ashurst becomes latest City firm to launch fintech accelerator programme

Follows similar moves by the likes of Addleshaw Goddard, Simmons & Simmons and Slaughter and May

Oct 17 2019 2:12pm
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Slaughter and May posts first-ever tweet — 10 years after setting up account

Gordon Brown was PM and Black Eyed Peas topped the charts

Sep 26 2019 10:19am
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Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider

Linklaters latest to join influential group

Sep 10 2019 9:03am
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Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students

Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Aug 8 2019 8:50am
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Slaughter and May keeps 37 out of 40 newly qualifying trainee solicitors

Strong 93% retention result comes as magic circle firm ups GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Jul 10 2019 3:50pm
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Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified lawyers?

Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line

Jul 10 2019 9:00am
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Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge

This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class

Jul 5 2019 12:32pm
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Careers

How being business savvy got me a training contract at my dream firm

Ahead of Burges Salmon’s training contract deadline next Friday, trainee solicitor Antonia Venning reveals her path to success

Jun 21 2019 2:56pm
Slaughter and May raises newly qualified salary to £92k plus bonus in pay package that sees it join the ‘100 Club’

Total package is worth over £100,000

Jun 20 2019 7:58pm
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Durham Uni teams up with ex-Slaughter and May partner to launch first LLB ‘pensions law’ module

Former magic circle lawyer Philip Bennett appointed visiting professor

Jun 19 2019 8:51am
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New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds

Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth ‘historically hidden talent’ and boost social mobility

Jun 12 2019 8:41am
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How lawtech looked in the 90s

ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley reveals how innovation has long been a feature of legal practice and what it now means for future lawyers

Jun 10 2019 3:29pm
How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am
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Slaughter and May reveals first six start-ups to join legal tech hub

Easy-to-understand coding tool and AI-powered dictation platform among inaugural cohort

Apr 29 2019 1:40pm
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Slaughter and May keeps 34 out of 35 spring qualifying trainees

Impressive 97%

Jan 21 2019 12:05pm
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City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am
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Slaughter and May ups newly-qualified solicitor pay by 4% to £83,000

Xmas bonuses for junior lawyers and trainees, too

Dec 11 2018 2:14pm
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Magic circle and the bar team up with Oxford University on £1.2 million AI research project

Education and training of future lawyers is a central aim

Nov 30 2018 8:39am
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Slaughter and May lawyers to be offered coding classes as part of new training pilot

As magic circle firm expands tech incubation programme

Oct 24 2018 10:12am
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Top Slaughter and May partner compares firm’s lawyers to ‘pack of wolves’

Taking the magic circle player’s name a little too literally?

Sep 21 2018 9:39am
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