Tag: Solicitors
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Allen & Overy posts 85% autumn retention result
40 out of 47 rookies commit future to magic circle firm
London student moves into Mark Zuckerberg’s old house to develop tech that will ‘take down’ the legal profession
The 20-year-old wants to automate lawyers out of existence
Gordon Dadds raises £20 million as shares hit London Stock Exchange
Full-service outfit does a Gateley
Simmons & Simmons, Holman Fenwick Willan and Ince & Co boost junior lawyer salaries
Trainees also handed modest rises
Half of Weil Gotshal’s qualifying trainees quit despite receiving NQ job offers
Firm says it's because roles couldn’t be found in desired practice areas, as rumours swirl about low morale
DLA Piper bumps London NQ pay by 7% to £75,000
Global outfit's trainees will also receive extra cash
Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge
Lord Fulford moves to soothe profession after outcry over 8am-8pm justice
How City law prepares you for the *joys* of motherhood
One associate can't help but see comparisons between her crying newborn baby and her demanding clients
Stephenson Harwood boosts trainee lawyer pay as it becomes latest firm to allow working from home
An extra £1,000 chucked NQs’ way too
Can you start a training contract without having completed the LPC?
We asked the Solicitors Regulation Authority for its advice on this little-known route to qualification
Reed Smith keeps 12 out of 14 qualifying trainees, including King & Wood Mallesons’ survivor
Firm also reveals its training contract applications have almost doubled
Herbert Smith Freehills retains 80% of its autumn NQs
As national outfit Mills & Reeve posts 79% result
Kirkland & Ellis reveals 56% NQ retention result
Top paying global mega-firm sees autumn rate drop sharply
Grenfell Tower fire: Diane Abbott claims survivors are being harassed by ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyers
MP complains to profession bigwigs
Mishcon de Reya’s autumn retention figure slumps to 64%
As Stephenson Harwood keeps 90% of its NQs
A law student shares his last-minute TC application pain
Face down those procrastination demons