Travers Smith Archives - Legal Cheek

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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Revealed: The law firms with the best social life — 2019 edition

Unlimited bar tabs, festivals and a ‘Pedibus’! It’s work hard and play even harder for these corporate trainees

Jan 24 2019 8:48am
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This is how one City law firm responds to market change

The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

Jan 23 2019 3:15pm
City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am
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The best law firms for quality of work — 2019 edition

Even with better tech there’ll always be mindless trainee tasks, but at some firms much fewer than others

Jan 11 2019 8:50am
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Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

Jan 4 2019 2:00pm

Revealed: the law firms with the nicest partners in Britain 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey results — analysed

Nov 9 2018 9:34am
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Countdown begins for UK’s only careers event for STEM students interested in becoming lawyers

Dedicated law careers event for STEM students takes place on evening of 14 November

Oct 29 2018 2:55pm
Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 16 2018 10:43am
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Norton Rose Fulbright, Travers Smith and Ashurst increase trainee and junior lawyer salaries

All three outfits now in £75k-£80k range

Aug 30 2018 8:55am
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Travers Smith posts perfect 100% retention score

All 21 qualifying trainees staying put

Jul 27 2018 1:00pm
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River cruises, cookery lessons and afternoon tea — a round-up of the best summer vac scheme activities

Any actual legal work?

Jul 24 2018 10:12am
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Show me the money! City law firm partners celebrate skyrocketing profits

Macfarlanes, Travers Smith, Addleshaw Goddard, Clyde & Co and Mills & Reeve post strong financial results

Jul 16 2018 12:22pm
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Tech is about keeping up in a data rich world, not getting rid of lawyers

Top law students should expect to be more in demand than ever, say Travers Smith experts

Mar 22 2018 3:41pm
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2018 are…

Who won what: revealed

Mar 16 2018 10:15am
Quartet of law firms unveil gender pay and bonus gaps

Results are in for Addleshaw Goddard, Travers Smith, Mishcon de Reya and DAC Beachcroft

Mar 13 2018 2:16pm
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Travers Smith launches safe word to help lawyers flag inappropriate language

#ThatsNotCool

Feb 23 2018 12:52pm
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16 City firms make it to LGBT top 100 employer list

Legal profession most represented sector

Jan 31 2018 12:28pm
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From vac schemer to City lawyer practising at one of the most exciting times in employment law history

Travers Smith’s Alex Fisher has watched the introduction and demise of employment tribunal fees, as well as the monumental rise of the gig economy courtesy of Uber and Deliveroo

Jan 25 2018 2:05pm
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Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent people who give meaning to things through language

Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector

Jan 10 2018 3:44pm
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Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith

Apply to attend Legal Cheek‘s latest event

Jan 5 2018 1:52pm
The law firms with the best social life 2017-18

Amish or Amal?

Dec 27 2017 3:08pm
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The law firms with the most approachable partners in Britain 2017-18

Love all round at these ten firms

Dec 7 2017 9:07am
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The law firms with the most supportive trainees in Britain 2017-18

Dog-eat-dog or vegan commune?

Nov 9 2017 10:34am
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The best law firms to train with in Britain 2017-18

Over 2,000 trainees and junior solicitors rated their training

Oct 24 2017 9:37am
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Travers Smith keeps 18 of its 20 NQs following summer salary boost

City outfit chalks up impressive 90% autumn rate

Sep 1 2017 12:55pm
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Tieless at Travers: City law firm ditches corporate dress code in favour of new casual approach

Unless within eyeshot of a client

Aug 15 2017 3:07pm
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Travers Smith boosts pay for trainees and NQs

It has been a very good week for firms’ salary increases

Jul 7 2017 10:38am
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Travers Smith launches mentor scheme to empower LGBT+ students

Corporate law firm tackles the big dilemma of coming out at work

Jun 16 2017 10:15am
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Travers Smith lawyers can now work ‘whenever and wherever is most appropriate’

Including trainees

May 10 2017 3:51pm
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Revealed: The shortlist for the Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year 2017

Ahead of the Legal Cheek Awards tomorrow evening in London, the final shortlist is unveiled

Mar 15 2017 9:03am
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Beyond the Dragons’ Den: What lawyers bring to a fintech venture

Travers Smith solicitor Alex Edmiston provides a brief biography of a start-up

Mar 14 2017 11:00am
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How to seize opportunity in an uncertain world

Travers Smith lawyers on the importance of nimbleness, good judgement and confidence in engaging with technology

Feb 1 2017 2:39pm
17 City firms secure places on LGBT employer power list

Strong showing from the legal profession in 2017 Stonewall rankings

Jan 19 2017 11:04am
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How to become an IP & technology lawyer

Travers Smith’s Dan Reavill views the opportunities today as even brighter than the dotcom boom years

Jan 16 2017 1:15pm
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Event: Global Commercial Law in 2017 — What’s next for the world’s legal capital?

Travers Smith lawyers consider the opportunities awaiting the legal profession’s next generation

Jan 4 2017 2:08pm

Battle of the law firm Xmas trees: Legal Cheek’s official round-up

‘Tis the season to ~~hit billing targets~~ be jolly

Dec 16 2016 10:26am
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The law firms with the most approachable partners in Britain

They won’t quite drop everything just to see you smile, but they’re certainly very nice

Nov 8 2016 8:58am
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The law firms with the best social life

It’s not all work and no play

Nov 3 2016 9:09am
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The law firms with the friendliest trainees in Britain

No Hunger Games vibes here

Oct 20 2016 9:10am
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Revealed: the best law firms to train with in Britain

The results from the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 7 2016 9:11am
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Travers Smith keeps 94% of new qualifiers while Eversheds hangs on to 77%

Contrasting autumn retention results

Sep 7 2016 10:52am
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Post-Brexit jitters: Berwin Leighton Paisner freezes pay amid ‘political and financial uncertainty’

But money is up at Travers Smith

Jul 8 2016 12:24pm
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Ethnic minority City lawyers still under-represented at the top

Only a handful of internationalist firms reflect diversity of the general UK population

Nov 2 2015 10:07am
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The top 15 law fair freebies of 2015

The stash creating the biggest stir on campus

Oct 29 2015 9:51am
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