The Legal 500 Future Lawyers News
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DLA agrees Danish tie-up to become largest firm in the Nordics
DLA Piper is to combine with Danish law firm LETT by the end of May this year, becoming the largest firm in the Nordic region with five offices and more …
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Manchester Law School launches online LLB
Starting in September 2017, Manchester Law School will start running its first law degree delivered entirely through distance learning. The online law degree can be studied part-time from anywhere in …
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Scottish Traineeship at Kennedys
Kennedys is delighted to announce that we are offering a traineeship to start in September 2017 within our Scottish offices. The trainee’s time will be split between our offices based …
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Addleshaw Goddard solicitor apprenticeship scheme
Addleshaw Goddard has launched a government-backed Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme. The scheme will allow aspiring solicitors of school-leaving age to learn ‘on the job’ without having to devote at least four …
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Bringing together law and technology: BPP ‘Employability Week’
BPP University Law School (BPP) is embracing the rapid  infiltration of technology into the legal sector by hosting a legal tech-themed Employability Week. Events will be held in each of BPP’s …
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Retentions spring 2017: Allen & Overy posts 82% retention rate
Magic Circle giant Allen & Overy has released its spring 2017 trainee retention rate. 31 of the firm’s 38 spring cohort will stay on as newly qualified solicitors. 36 qualifying trainees …
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Cooley to gain $11.5m worth of shares following Snap float
Palo Alto trailblazer Cooley is the holder of shares worth more than $11.5m following the float of Snap on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. Initial public offering (IPO) documents stated …
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Vaulting ambition: Bond Dickinson to launch in Edinburgh
National player Bond Dickinson is to expand its Scottish presence with a second office, in Edinburgh. The firm, which already has a presence in Aberdeen, will open an office with around …
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Retentions spring 2017: Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills
Macfarlanes, Hogan Lovells and Herbert Smith Freehills have become the latest firms to post their spring 2017 trainee retention rates. Macfarlanes has announced it will be keeping 100% of its qualifiers …
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BBC to recruit more trainees starting in September 2017
The BBC has announced it will recruit more trainees following the success of the in-house training contract it launched in 2015. Four trainees will be recruited onto the scheme to …
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