Trainees

Former magic circle lawyer Husnara Begum shares her wisdom with those preparing to qualify

Amish or Amal?

Freshfields to stick rather than twist

A lot of money for 22 and 23-year-olds

A good summer for City law pay

‘Bruv I’ve been up 20 hours’

Trainees also receive modest salary boosts

Exclusive: Newly-merged mega firm also throws extra cash at NQs north and south of the border

Reed Smith trainee Roch Glowacki reflects on what he learned during six-months at firm’s client

Macfarlanes NQ Alex Evans looks back on the higlight of his training contract

We shouldn’t waste the abundance of opportunities out there

Claims of longer hours and greater uncertainty hit magic circle giant

Trainees will trouser an extra £2,000

Rookie lawyer remuneration in London may have reached unsustainable levels

And City law firm partners are not happy

Jasmine Boadi is a trainee at a top City outfit, and she has something she wants to share

A training contract is not always enough to get you a mortgage

77% of London rookies stay on

Magic circle giant remains tight-lipped

Hannah McCarthy qualified as a New York attorney — and in September started a training contract with Freshfields in London

Retention off to a good start in 2017

What to expect in the City during 2017

You can’t beat dinner with the trainees at Duck and Waffle as a way to gain insight into a firm

Stricken giant confirms host of other top firms also set to help rookies

More useful than chocolate and satsumas

And stricken giant’s future trainees being pointed to priority TC vacancies

Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes?

Eddie Henley and friends crowned Gareth Malone’s ‘Best in Britain’

Firm denies it has upped compensation payments in wake of online backlash

Share your experiences below the line

Welcome to workplace heaven

Who will come out on top in the ultimate food face-off?

He’s Bristol’s answer to Gordon Gekko

Some great reasons to become a lawyer

No Hunger Games vibes here

The ones who work late often get in quite late

Exclusive: Magic circle firm stands by its man

Firm to offer two TCs in UK’s second city each year

Dream job isn’t what it says on the tin