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Addleshaw Goddard solicitor apprenticeship scheme
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a government-backed Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme. The scheme will allow aspiring solicitors of school-leaving age to learn ‘on the job’ without having to devote at least four …
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Bringing together law and technology: BPP ‘Employability Week’
BPP University Law School (BPP) is embracing the rapid infiltration of technology into the legal sector by hosting a legal tech-themed Employability Week. Events will be held in each of BPP’s …
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Retentions spring 2017: Allen & Overy posts 82% retention rate
Magic Circle giant Allen & Overy has released its spring 2017 trainee retention rate. 31 of the firm’s 38 spring cohort will stay on as newly qualified solicitors. 36 qualifying trainees …
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Cooley to gain $11.5m worth of shares following Snap float
Palo Alto trailblazer Cooley is the holder of shares worth more than $11.5m following the float of Snap on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Initial public offering (IPO) documents stated …
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Vaulting ambition: Bond Dickinson to launch in Edinburgh
National player Bond Dickinson is to expand its Scottish presence with a second office, in Edinburgh. The firm, which already has a presence in Aberdeen, will open an office with around …
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Retentions spring 2017: Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills
Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills have become the latest firms to post their spring 2017 trainee retention rates. Macfarlanes has announced it will be keeping 100% of its qualifiers …
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BBC to recruit more trainees starting in September 2017
The BBC has announced it will recruit more trainees following the success of the in-house training contract it launched in 2015. Four trainees will be recruited onto the scheme to …
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Retentions spring 2017: Berwin Leighton Paisner announces 55% retention rate
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has revealed its trainee retention rates for spring 2017, with the firm holding on to 55% of its trainee cohort. 11 out of 20 trainees are …
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There’s more to life than London
A host of top firms have recently announced that, in addition to their London offering, they will begin to provide training contracts in other locations across the UK. Training outside …
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Fieldfisher to offer Birmingham training contract
Fieldfisher is to start offering training contracts in the UK’s second largest city. The European firm is looking for one to two trainees to start work in its Birmingham office …
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