Author: Thomas Connelly
Taylor Wessing opens in Dublin
Targets bustling life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors
More top firms confirm trainee retention scores
Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson
Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay
£50k in year one and £55k in year two
Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds
Trainee pay at Clifford Chance hits £55k
£50k in year one, rising to £55k in year two
National law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Ashfords' new six-year pathway will incorporate SQE
ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year
Addleshaw Goddard boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £82,000
Rises in regions and Scotland too
HFW boosts NQ lawyer pay 11% to £73.5k and rolls out new agile working policy
Rises for trainees too
19 social justice training contracts up for grabs at top UK legal charities
Legal Education Foundation backs next gen of would-be welfare lawyers
BCLP launches sector-focused TCs in financial services and real estate
Two spots up for grabs in London
Irwin Mitchell and Bird & Bird post latest trainee retention scores
Scores of 93% and 79%
London NQ lawyer pay at Weil swells to £145k
Also records perfect 100% retention score
NRF to offer graduate solicitor apprenticeships in Newcastle
Open to existing and future paralegals
A&O partner resigns after footage of office canoodling surfaces online
'The matter has been investigated and addressed', says firm spokesperson
Leeds Uni law students offered £10k cash and free accommodation to defer
Move comes as A-level grades hit record highs
Kent Uni law students launch TV series exploring ‘contemporary legal issues’
The Grenfell disaster, Brexit and immigration
Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘misappropriated’ over £100k
Fabricated signatures
Clifford Chance and Slaughters confirm autumn retention scores of 70% and 82%
All on permanent deals
Skadden secures new skyscraper office featuring City’s first ‘sky-wall’ climbing window
Corporate perks reach new heights