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RPC and Stephenson Harwood announce trainee retention rates
City firms RPC and Stephenson Harwood have unveiled their autumn 2018 retention rates. RPC has retained 82% of the trainees who started with the firm in 2016, with 14 out …
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‘Not starting from scratch’: Fieldfisher opens high-volume hub in Belfast
Mid-tier pacesetter Fieldfisher has become the latest firm to explore volume legal services, opening a low-cost hub in Belfast to be staffed by 125 people. The new Northern Irish office …
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‘Strong pipeline’: pay bump for A&O trainees and associates amid 80% retention rate
Allen & Overy has become the latest Magic Circle firm to announce pay increases for its trainees and newly qualified associates (NQs), alongside a slightly reduced September 2018 retention rate. …
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Deal watch: Weil and Slaughters lead on Bain’s £1.2bn esure bid as CC and RPC land House of Fraser roles
Weil Gotshal & Manges and Slaughter and May have scooped key mandates on Bain Capital’s proposed £1.2bn takeover of UK insurer esure as RPC and Clifford Chance (CC) wade into …
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‘The time is right’: Ince & Co senior partner Heuvels steps down amid job losses
Ince & Co’s senior partner Jan Heuvels has stepped down just weeks after a wave of cuts in the firm’s London office saw 32 job losses. Veteran partner Peter Rogan, …
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‘Cracking place to do business’: Burness Paull leverages international growth in 7% revenue uptick
It has been a choppy year for the Scottish economy but local independent Burness Paull has used a 30% increase in international mandates to drive its ninth consecutive year of …
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White & Case doubles up in the City in continued disputes drive
White & Case is continuing its aggressive City expansion with two disputes hires, the firm’s eighth and ninth laterals this year. Contentious construction and engineering partner David Robertson is joining …
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Into the mainstream: another big New Law exit sees EY acquire Riverview Law
Mere months after New Law pioneer Lawyers On Demand (LOD) secured private equity backers to position itself as a global player, fellow alternative legal services business darling, Riverview Law, has …
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‘The giant is awakening’: Baker McKenzie adds $230m to revenue as partner profits surge 13%
Baker McKenzie has posted one of its best financial performances in recent history as revenue hit $2.9bn and partner profits reached $1.44m in the year to 30 June 2018. An …
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Autumn Retention Rates Round-up
Law firms across the country have been disclosing how many individuals from their September 2016 trainee cohort will be taking up associate-level positions with them. US heavyweight Kirkland & Ellis …