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Trainee retention rates autumn/winter 2025
A law firm’s trainee retention rate is an important thing to consider when applying for training contracts. After spending around two years training, a trainee should be rewarded with a …
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City of London Law Society and partners launch North East SQE scholarship in honour of Stephen Denyer
A new scholarship for aspiring social welfare solicitors in the North East of England has been launched to honour Stephen Denyer (pictured), former director of strategic relationships at the Law …
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Law School is failing to prepare 73% of lawyers for practice, survey finds
Nearly three quarters of US lawyers say that law school did not prepare them for the demands of working in a law firm, according to a survey of 132 attorneys by …
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Future Lawyers 2025: The Results Are In
We spoke to over 1,000 trainees and junior lawyers across more than 150 law firms for this year’s Future Lawyers survey, asking them to rate their firms on everything from …
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‘Opportunities aren’t out of reach’ – how solicitor apprenticeships are opening up the legal profession
Solicitor apprenticeships are shaking up the legal profession, with growing numbers of leading firms introducing the alternative route to qualification; challenging long-held traditions around legal training and career progression “I …
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‘I realised how much difference it makes to have solid advice and real connections’ – Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright join Slaughters in social mobility initiative
Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright have joined Slaughter and May as corporate members of 93% Professionals – a social mobility network aimed at boosting the careers of state school educated …
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Milbank launches dedicated lev fin contract
US leader Milbank has launched a new London training contract dedicated to leveraged finance, offering an alternative route into one of the firm’s most high-profile practice areas. The first full …
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Herbert Smith Freehills set for $2bn transatlantic merger with Kramer Levin
Following this May’s A&O Shearman merger, there had been no shortage of market speculation about which transatlantic duo would be next to tie the knot. However, few would have predicted …
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‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70k
McDermott Will & Emery has followed Davis Polk’s lead, raising its London trainee pay to match the highest market rates. Effective from 1 January, the Chicago-headquartered firm will offer a …
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Vodafone UK head of legal Karen Thorpe on winning LB’s In-House Team of the Year and Vodafone’s ‘once in a lifetime’ merger with Three
With work including the proposed merger of Vodafone and Three’s UK businesses – a deal that would create the largest mobile operator in the UK; the successful defence of the …
