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Clifford Chance trainee retention dips to 76% as Ashurst keeps on 78%

Clifford Chance (CC) is set to keep on 76% of its March newly-qualified lawyers, significantly lower than magic circle rivals Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and the firm’s own equivalent figure for 2011.CC will keep on 39 trainees ...

27 Jan 2012 | 11:02

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inner image Top law firm trio among advisers as College of Law gears up for sale

A trio of firms have scored roles on the potential sale of the UK’s biggest legal education provider - The College of Law. Allen & Overy (A&O), Weil Gotshal & Manges and Herbert Smith are among the firms advising on the potential sale, which was con...

26 Jan 2012 | 07:01

inner image Magic circle duo post healthy retention rates for trainee intakes

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) have announced trainee retention rates for their first intake of 2012, with both firms set to see 89% of their newly-qualified lawyers (NQs) staying on. Freshfields has offered 42 of its 46 Feb...

24 Jan 2012 | 11:51

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Career Clinic: Will voluntary redundancy look bad on my CV?

"My firm recently announced that they're planning to make a number of people redundant in my team, and it's been made known that they'd like people to come forward voluntarily. Until now I hadn't been looking to leave, but this has confirmed my suspic...

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I read in disbelief some of the comments (from well-educated lawyers) about people who have been made redundant especially the ones where apparently only the "best" people are retained during a redundancy programme. You must be very ignorant to think ...

Posted By: Anonymous on  31 Jan 2012 | 13:59

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What not to review - AKA the Coffee Machine Contract Conundrum

It is a basic principle of in-house lawyering that you are supposed to refuse to advise 'the business' (aka clients) on things that don't really require legal advice. Or if you are the GC or a senior lawyer, you are supposed to avoid advising on matt...

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The minimum salary for trainees: in real trouble this time

Every time there is a recession, the solicitors' profession likes to reconsider minimum salaries for its trainees. For a while this was a kind of annual sport. Chairs of the Trainee Solicitors' Group and the Young Solicitors' Group Lawyers (I did both...

  • 26 Jan 2012 | 14:20

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The opportunist - how one foreign lawyer turned a holiday into a legal career

Romanian-born Ligia Bob made the most of her holiday to England four years ago, eventually landing an assistant solicitor rol, as Rose Orlik reports...

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