Tag: Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance reveals lowest trainee retention rate of the magic circle

Spring figure doesn’t come close to dizzying autumn heights

Mar 16 2016 1:11pm

Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am

Hogan Lovells denies joining movement to allocate work blindly to junior lawyers

But the firm has made contact with the guru attempting to revolutionise working patterns at rivals

Oct 14 2015 3:26pm

Clifford Chance takes on Uber with drivers ‘defecating in gardens’ attack

Cabbies pool resources to hire magic circle giant

Oct 2 2015 4:02pm

Surely future magic circle lawyers aren’t sufficiently superficial to be swayed by the promise of a free swim?

It's all about the quality of the deals -- and the on-site pool

Sep 23 2015 1:23pm

BLP retains 71% of its trainees while Clifford Chance keeps 96%

Contrasting retention fortunes between mid-tier and aristocrats

Aug 21 2015 1:19pm

Clifford Chance ponders battery farm lawyers

Office sub-let deal to leading German bank sparks fears of poolside culture clash

Jul 14 2015 2:29pm

Large arse spotted at global law firm, shock

Fears abounded that this “Playboy” image could have caused Clifford Chance’s diversity supremo to lose some sleep

Jun 23 2015 3:46pm

Clifford Chance leaps to joint top of junior lawyer pay league table

Freshfields and Allen & Overy are the remaining magic circle firms keeping trainees and newly-qualified solicitors on tenterhooks

Jun 4 2015 2:27pm

Clifford Chance charges living wage contractors 30 quid entry to Xmas party — lawyers get in free

Clifford Chance security guard's anonymous Twitter account reveals secrets of life as a magic circle 'second class citizen'

Dec 8 2014 9:05am

Clifford Chance ‘motivational postcards’ offend firm’s lawyers (and everyone else)

Suggestion that solicitors at magic circle giant are a “select group that is superior” to others goes down badly.

Jun 9 2014 9:54am

Video: Clifford Chance trainee in ‘f*cking people over for money’ YouTube boast

A Clifford Chance trainee is in serious trouble after he was filmed boasting about his...

Sep 13 2013 9:30am

Olympic rower cleared of assault: Clifford Chance associate ‘was like a dog snapping’ as he ‘attempted to bite me on the nose’

Olympic rower Sean Corrigall has been cleared today of assaulting Clifford Chance associate Edward Dyson...

Jul 23 2013 4:45pm

Leaving Clifford Chance: A Mother’s Departure Email

The email reproduced below, by a female associate departing from Clifford Chance’s Washington DC office,...

Nov 9 2012 9:50am

From Halliwells To BLG To Clyde & Co To Buddhism In Two Years: A Trainee’s Journey In A Shaky Legal Market

Marc Piano says Halliwells’ collapse contributed to his decision to pursue some time out practising...

Jun 28 2012 10:23am

Male Colleagues Nicknamed Me ‘Tiny Tits’, Says Ex-Clifford Chance Intern Who ‘Trained As a Lawyer In London’

Officially, City law firms are beacons of post-sexism enlightenment. In private, though, you hear all...

Jun 11 2012 9:14am

Ex-Clifford Chance Solicitor Who Works Part-Time As Roy Hodgson Look-a-Like Backs New England Boss

The Sun took its legal coverage up a notch today when it featured solicitor Neil...

May 4 2012 12:40pm

Superbrands Top 500: A Worrying Signal For The Human Race

If I were to tell you that I like pizza slightly more than Cornwall, but...

Mar 20 2012 10:06am

Pro Bono Plunges Across The Magic Circle

As the slashing of the legal aid budget nears, it has become common to hear...

Feb 7 2012 11:01am