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Exclusive: CMS overhauls work allocation for corporate associates
- 7 Jul 2016
CMS Cameron McKenna is piloting a new system of allocating work to its associates in a bid to increase efficiency when doling out mandates.
Herbert Smith Freehills ignores Brexit uncertainty to hand out salary rises
- 30 Jun 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills has ignored the uncertainty of Brexit to hand pay rises to its trainees and associates.
Shearman posts 100% autumn 2016 retention
- 30 Jun 2016
Shearman & Sterling is to retain all 13 of its autumn 2016 qualifying trainees in newly qualified (NQ) roles.
My career story: “I’m a lawyer turned Scottish Parliamentarian”
- 26 Jun 2016
Liam Kerr trained with south coast firm Coffin Mew, before working in Scotland for Ledingham Chalmers, McGrigors and CMS Cameron McKenna. He became a freelance lawyer in 2015 and was elected as an MSP for North East Scotland in May 2016.
Salary wars: Linklaters matches Cravath to pay $180,000 in New York
- 22 Jun 2016
Linklaters has matched the ‘Cravath’ scale and will pay its first year associates $180,000 in New York, equivalent to around £124,000.
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Lawyer 2B’s paralegal healthcheck
- 19 Jun 2016
The paralegal remains one of the most ill-defined jobs in the legal profession. There is no set definition to the role, with some paralegals working as highly experienced specialists within one practice area and others engaged in high volume, low value work or non-legal dogsbody tasks.
Salary wars: Allen & Overy latest to pay $180,000 to New York juniors
- 19 Jun 2016
Allen & Overy has raised its salaries for New York associates to match the Cravath pay scale.
Milbank Tweed hikes London NQ salaries to £124,000
- 7 Jun 2016
Milbank Tweed has handed its London lawyers a massive salary boost, following the lead of the New York market.
New York starting salaries rise for first time in years – does this mean a new London salary war?
- 6 Jun 2016
Cravath Swaine & Moore, one of the oldest and most prestigious firms in New York, has raised its starting salary for junior lawyers from $160,000 to $180,000, legal press in America have reported.
How to plan ahead for maternity leave
- 23 May 2016
There is much a successful lawyer on the cusp of starting a family can do to ensure maternity transition is a success.
Partnership prospects at… Linklaters
- 26 Apr 2016
What’s the process of making partner at Linklaters and what are odds of getting there?
Surviving your corporate headshot
- 21 Apr 2016
The corporate headshot causes self-awareness and anxiety in even the most camera-confident. However, it can be a useful marketing tool and getting it right is important.
Where did the magic circle’s new partners go to uni?
- 21 Apr 2016
Clifford Chance and Linklaters announced their partner promotions this week, meaning that all the magic circle firms have now revealed who has joined the highest ranks of their firm in 2016.
Associate conundrums: Developing business relationships
- 11 Apr 2016
You’ve gone to all the trouble of establishing new business relationships through various networking activities which you believe have the potential to become mutually beneficial long-term connections.
Trainee left unsupervised has training contract declared void
- 31 Mar 2016
A trainee who was left to her own devices after her supervisor went on maternity leave has had her training contract ruled invalid.
Freshfields retains 82 per cent of smallest intake in years
- 18 Mar 2016
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the final magic circle firm to reveal its retention figures for spring 2016, keeping on 31 of 38 qualifiers, or 82 per cent.
Eversheds launches apprenticeship route to solicitor status
- 16 Mar 2016
Eversheds has become the first firm to offer a six-year paid apprenticeship as a route into becoming a qualified solicitor.
Lawyers have worst mental health of all professionals
- 10 Mar 2016
“Lawyers suffer from significantly lower levels of psychological and psychosomatic health wellbeing than other professionals,” a new study in Australia has found.
Minimum pay for Scottish trainees goes up
- 2 Mar 2016
The Law Society of Scotland has agreed an increase to both its recommended and mandatory minimum pay rates for trainee solicitors.
