The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today are:
- Freshfields follows Linklaters with £66k NQ rate
- Simmons celebrates 16% turnover hike for '07-08
- Skadden stalling tactics scare Microsoft off Yahoo
- Wragges revenue up 11.5% to break £125m
- CC snaps up Norton Rose Singapore partner
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Post of the day
"I am a trade mark attorney at a large law firm; there are actually quite a few of us around and it is very competitive to get a position. It should not be viewed as a 'second-best' profession - it is very technical and you will advise much more on the letter of the law than most solicitors. If you work for a law firm you may at times face some solicitors looking down on you, but they are generally ill-informed. If you want to be exposed slightly more to the litigation side of things go to a law firm, but there are many good trade mark/patent attorney practices around" - Career Clinic: Should I cut my losses and be a trademark attorney?
The best of the best
Meet the UK's biggest transactional top guns with the regular Dealmaker column - now helpfully gathered in a single place, the Dealmaker Directory, available today on the Legal Week Wiki
The $20m men
The American Lawyer's relaunched website charts the current growth trends among the largest law firms in the US and wonders what a firm will look like come 2025, right here
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