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Retentions spring 2017: Berwin Leighton Paisner announces 55% retention rate
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has revealed its trainee retention rates for spring 2017, with the firm holding on to 55% of its trainee cohort. 11 out of 20 trainees are …
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There’s more to life than London
A host of top firms have recently announced that, in addition to their London offering, they will begin to provide training contracts in other locations across the UK. Training outside …
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Fieldfisher to offer Birmingham training contract
Fieldfisher is to start offering training contracts in the UK’s second largest city. The European firm is looking for one to two trainees to start work in its Birmingham office …
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Undermining the rule of law: Lord Neuberger on the UK media
The president of the UK Supreme Court has said that media coverage of judges during the Brexit legal challenge was unfair. Speaking to the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Lord …
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In the spotlight: Family law
There have been a flurry of family law cases in the press recently. We set out an overview of some cases which have made headlines. Tini Owens asked the Court …
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Retentions 2017: Clifford Chance posts 67% retention rate
Clifford Chance has announced that 67% of its spring qualifiers will stay on at the firm. 31 out of the 46 trainees in the spring intake have been offered newly …
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Trainee solicitor life: 3 survival tips
A few things they don’t teach you in law school about being a trainee solicitor…… 1. Flexibility is key One day you’re stuck in a dark room photocopying your way …
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Austria to ban full-face veil in public places
As part of its reform programme, the governing coalition of Austria has agreed to ban the full-face veil in public spaces such as schools and courts. The ban was agreed …
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Dress code rules: harsher fines for employers?
A temporary worker was sent home from work in December 2015 for failing to adhere to a dress code stipulated by her employer. Nicola Thorp, who was employed by employment …
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‘Shared strategic objectives’: Weightmans in merger talks with Newcastle’s Ward Hadaway
National firm Weightmans is in merger talks with Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway, Legal Business can reveal, with both firms understood to have been in talks for the past year. Were the …
