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Magic Circle duo goes full throttle on Aston Martin’s landmark London listing
City heavyweights Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the driving seat on the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of Aston Martin, a float reportedly valuing the luxury …
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Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright and Travers Smith raise trainee and NQ salaries
Trainees and newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors at several City law firms continue to enjoy salary increases as the legal industry’s major players vie to attract and retain their top talent. Recent …
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Incoming White & Case trainees to receive £10,500 LPC maintenance grant
Soon-to-be trainee solicitors at the London office of US firm White & Case will receive a LPC maintenance grant of £10,500, a 40% increase from the previous £7,500 figure. The …
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Slaughter and May increases trainee pay…. again
For the second time this year, legal powerhouse Slaughter and May has bumped up the salary packet for its trainee solicitors. The increase of 2% and 4% for first-year and …
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Macfarlanes and CMS release autumn 2018 rates alongside a boost to NQ salaries
Macfarlanes and CMS have announced pay rises for their newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors as they reveal how many trainees will be staying on post qualification. Soon-to-be associates at Macfarlanes will now …
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International round-up: Fieldfisher opens third China office as Pinsents settles Madrid dispute
Ever-expansive Fieldfisher has bolstered its presence in Asia having opened a third office in China, while Pinsent Masons has settled a dispute with its former Spanish best friend firm over …
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Law Society predicts no-deal Brexit could halve UK legal sector turnover growth
The UK legal sector could lose nearly £3bn in turnover growth and have 10,000 fewer jobs by 2025 with a no-deal Brexit, according to forecasts published by the Law Society. …
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Dechert, Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard boost NQ pay
Dechert, Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard have joined the slew of firms raising the stakes for newly qualified (NQ solicitors). Dechert has increased its NQ salary from £95,000 to a handsome …
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Baker McKenzie reports a 100% trainee retention rate for autumn period
Baker McKenzie will retain all 14 of its trainees set to qualify this September; one trainee will commence work on a fixed-term basis. The firm often boasts strong retention scores …
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A&O Fuse start-up among first to take space at Barclays’ law tech lab
A start-up from Allen & Overy’s (A&O) Fuse innovation hub is one of the first 17 companies to join banking giant Barclays’ legal technology lab. Deal platform Legatics, which has …
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