Tag: Trainees

How law students can survive Christmas

Advice from someone who made it to the other side

Dec 23 2015 1:04pm

From Durham to Bristol: the advantages of being a future lawyer outside London

Burges Salmon trainee Sarah Carter has found high quality work and a really nice lifestyle in the South West

Nov 26 2015 2:42pm

White & Case ups trainee intake again as it reveals plan to challenge magic circle

Only ten firms in UK now offering more TCs than London office of US giant

Nov 18 2015 2:03pm

‘Traditionally mentoring has been associated with the straight white male world’

Getting advice from experienced LGBT lawyers helped Miles Tonkin secure a training contract at Herbert Smith Freehills

Nov 13 2015 11:18am

Is regional experience valued by City law firms?

Stick to the regions, or take a chance on London...

Nov 13 2015 10:45am

City law firm trainee pukes on senior colleagues at awards ceremony

Stephenson Harwood rookie "extremely embarrassed" after vomiting on three associates

Oct 30 2015 8:33am

Clyde & Co’s trainee retention rate plunges from 98% to 76%

Firm which has grown rapidly through mergers retains fewer trainees than in 2011

Oct 8 2015 12:02pm

Firms Most List 2016: US hyper elite pay most and hire more graduates in London

Magic circle under pressure as Americans lead UK market

Oct 5 2015 12:20pm

Why ‘following your passion’ isn’t always the best advice

Law can be tough, but it provides a better grounding than a job in a trendy start-up, argues an anonymous magic circle trainee solicitor

Oct 1 2015 9:55am

City law pay bonanza — three firms boost junior wedge by as much as 9%

Exclusive: Chunky NQ pay rises at Travers Smith, Mayer Brown and Dentons

Aug 26 2015 11:56am

The Judge Rules: Anything less than a 100% qualifying lawyer retention is a law firm fail

Training contracts provide large global practices with a recruitment safety net -- but that’s not good for their businesses

Aug 14 2015 1:27pm

Herbert Smith Freehills keeps 34 out of 37 trainees

Elite City outfit posts 92% retention rate

Jul 31 2015 11:08am

Jones Day and Taylor Wessing continue strong autumn retention trend for City firms

London office of US giant hangs onto all qualifiers; Anglo-German firm keeps 87%

Jul 13 2015 2:04pm

Hogan Lovells boosts autumn retention of newbies to 79%

The Anglo-US firm has held on to 23 of 29 autumn qualifiers

Jul 6 2015 10:35am

Weil keeps pace with US rivals, offering jobs to all nine qualifying lawyers

Weil Gotshal & Manges announced today it will keep 100% of its spring and autumn 2015 NQs

Jun 23 2015 2:57pm

Nabarro’s revenue rockets by 21%, but junior lawyer pay rises struggle at 3%

And trainees get a big fat zilch as London firm takes restrained view to remuneration at bottom of the pile

Jun 23 2015 9:24am

5 things career changers need to know about getting a training contract at a top firm

Shearman & Sterling's London open day for career changers debunked some popular myths

Jun 16 2015 2:46pm

What it was like to work on the deal that saw craft beer go mainstream

Hogan Lovells trainee Alex Cox was on the team acting for SABMiller in its acquisition of Meantime

Jun 12 2015 1:03pm