Tag: Clifford Chance

China’s booming tech industry through the eyes of a Clifford Chance lawyer
Brian Harley discusses his route into law and what it’s like working at a magic circle firm in this ever-evolving practice area

Summer vac scheme round-up: Ball games, boat tours and a bountiful supply of bubbly
Which City player won the summer's wooing-war?

What we learned from Secrets to Success Hong Kong
Lawyers from leading global law firms share their insights ahead of ULaw launch in city state

Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students
Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Clifford Chance tops magic circle trainee pay table with fresh rises
£48,000 in year one, rising to £54,000 in year two

ULaw prepares for Hong Kong launch as it aims to take legal education global
Aruna Verma, Programme Director for the new campus, tells us what to expect

Event: Secrets to Success Hong Kong — with Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and ULaw
Thursday 8 August; open to all students and graduates

Lord Neuberger-backed AI contract drafting tool secures £2 million funding
It's currently being piloted by Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Withers

Forget the glass ceiling… trans people face a ‘concrete’ one, says Manchester Met equality law prof
Lawyer Stephen Whittle shares insights into the challenges facing transgender people during House of Commons speech

Clifford Chance posts 87% autumn trainee retention score
41 out of 47 qualifying trainees stay put

Open thread: What are magic circle firms REALLY paying their newly qualified lawyers?
Help us fill the gaps by sharing your insider salary info below the line

Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge
This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class

Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance remain steady at £1.6 million
Canary Wharf giant’s global revenues up 4% to £1.7 billion

Clifford Chance launches first legal project management apprenticeship
Scheme doesn't lead to qualification as a solicitor

New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds
Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth 'historically hidden talent' and boost social mobility

Clifford Chance follows Freshfields with £100,000 NQ solicitor pay
Six-figure sum includes bonus

Life as a junior lawyer during the financial crash
ULaw campus dean, Matthew Tomlinson, reveals why Leeds is on the up-and-up ahead of tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in the northern city

‘Tech doesn’t respect boundaries — it is universal and affects how we run all our practice areas’
Legal Cheek Careers chats to Clifford Chance partner and co-head of the technology practice, Jonathan Kewley, about the firm’s new lawtech training contract

How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession
Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

Clifford Chance increases GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Exclusive: First magic circle firm to award five-figure sum

Clifford Chance mulls scrapping billable hour as performance metric
Pilot applies to trainee solicitors and up