Why junior lawyers shouldn’t be afraid of AI, by a law student
We shouldn’t waste the abundance of opportunities out there
Trainees
Exclusive: Freshfields trainees bemoan lack of PA support as firm braces for low retention rate
Claims of longer hours and greater uncertainty hit magic circle giant
White & Case boosts London NQ pay packets by 17% to £105,000
Trainees will trouser an extra £2,000
Pay trainees and NQs less; pay mid-level associates more, argues influential commentator
Rookie lawyer remuneration in London may have reached unsustainable levels
Deutsche Bank refuses to pay for external legal work completed by trainees and newly-qualified lawyers
And City law firm partners are not happy
An open letter to future lawyers, from a future lawyer
Jasmine Boadi is a trainee at a top City outfit, and she has something she wants to share
Now even City lawyers can’t afford to get onto the London property ladder
A training contract is not always enough to get you a mortgage
Herbert Smith Freehills keeps 27 out of 35 qualifying trainees
77% of London rookies stay on
Allen & Overy trainee ‘sacked’ by student news website over allegations he plagiarised Financial Times article
Magic circle giant remains tight-lipped
Legal Cheek Careers
The scenic route to the magic circle
Hannah McCarthy qualified as a New York attorney — and in September started a training contract with Freshfields in London
Mayer Brown keeps all its trainees while Trowers holds on to 11 out of 12
Retention off to a good start in 2017
Four predictions for corporate law this year
What to expect in the City during 2017
Legal Cheek Careers
How my US firm vac scheme set me up for TC success
You can’t beat dinner with the trainees at Duck and Waffle as a way to gain insight into a firm
Exclusive: Linklaters and Allen & Overy go public with plan to rescue KWM trainees
Stricken giant confirms host of other top firms also set to help rookies
Vac scheme applications Christmas stocking
More useful than chocolate and satsumas
Exclusive: Magic circle and other top City law firms to take on all of King & Wood Mallesons’ trainees
And stricken giant’s future trainees being pointed to priority TC vacancies
Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London?
Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes?
University of Exeter law grad and Trowers & Hamlins trainee storms to victory in BBC choir competition
Eddie Henley and friends crowned Gareth Malone’s ‘Best in Britain’
CMS breaks silence on training contract deferrals… two weeks after Legal Cheek broke the story
Firm denies it has upped compensation payments in wake of online backlash
Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?
Share your experiences below the line
The fanciest law firm offices in Britain
Welcome to workplace heaven
Revealed: which law firms have the best canteens
Who will come out on top in the ultimate food face-off?
Trainee solicitor lifts the lid on his fast-paced ‘Wall Street’ lifestyle at West Country high street firm
He’s Bristol’s answer to Gordon Gekko
The best corporate law firm perks in London
Some great reasons to become a lawyer
The law firms with the friendliest trainees in Britain
No Hunger Games vibes here
Revealed: Top law firms average arrive and leave the office times
The ones who work late often get in quite late
Charlie Hebdo rant trainee qualifies as a solicitor and is retained by Clifford Chance
Exclusive: Magic circle firm stands by its man
Hogan Lovells hires first ever Birmingham trainees
Firm to offer two TCs in UK’s second city each year
My training contract has been mis-sold to me: What do I do?
Dream job isn’t what it says on the tin
Training contract celebrations take over social media
There are lots of photos of cocktails
Allen & Overy reveals autumn retention rate of 86%
36 trainees from a cohort of 42 commit their future to the magic circle giant
Paralegal and trainee barred from working in law firms
SRA takes unusual swipe at two junior lawyers
London law firms to cut back on EU trainees following Brexit
As many as 20% of City firms’ trainees are non-British EU citizens — something which may be about to change
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How pro bono can help you land a Biglaw training contract and develop as a solicitor
Norton Rose Fulbright associate Jonathan Iyer highlights the multiple benefits of pro bono work
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Revealed: 60% of lawyers think visible tattoos are not acceptable in their firms and chambers 
The reality of taking the CILEx route: ‘I work just as hard as a solicitor for less money and less respect’ 
Seven law firm partners named on 2017 ‘ethnic minority role model’ power list 
Exclusive: There are 16,000 barristers currently practising, just 110 have criminal convictions 
Barristers and football agents team up to kick off new ‘innovative’ legal business
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