Tag: Freshfields

High Court

Ex-Freshfields partner ‘caught on the shifting sands of attitudes towards sexual behaviour’, High Court told

Ryan Beckwith appealing £35,000 fine over drunken sexual incident with junior colleague

Oct 22 2020 11:15am

Over half of City law firm partners went to private school

Solicitors from lower socio-economic backgrounds take around 18 months longer to make partner, major report focusing on 10 top outfits finds

Sep 25 2020 11:38am

Magic circle gets its first woman leader

Georgia Dawson takes top role at Freshfields

Sep 25 2020 11:01am

9 City law firms named top LGBT employers

Stonewall list recognises efforts to create inclusive workplaces

Sep 21 2020 9:18am

11 photos of Taylor Swift dressed like law firms

Legal lookbook includes the magic circle

Aug 14 2020 8:51am

Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told

New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

Aug 13 2020 2:47pm

Freshfields posts 84% trainee retention score

Declines to say if any NQs are on fixed-term deals

Jul 28 2020 2:44pm

The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world

Three associates from the London offices of Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith join a ULaw careers expert to share advice

Jul 28 2020 12:55pm

Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3%

Magic circle player cites 'challenging economic climate'

Jul 22 2020 1:30pm

Freshfields launches in Silicon Valley

Magic circle player moves into thriving San Fran tech hub

Jul 1 2020 2:04pm

Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19

Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies

Jun 19 2020 9:09am

Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k

Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut

Jun 17 2020 5:30pm

Freshfields lawyers aghast after senior partner refers to ‘Blacks’ in firm-wide email

Boss Edward Braham apologises and says he is 'committed to learning from this'

Jun 5 2020 1:29pm

SQE latest: City Consortium’s non-law trainees will need to complete GDL-style conversion course

Exclusive: Influential group of six also hope future rookies will sit both parts of super-exam prior to starting TCs

May 19 2020 9:33am

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead — online

City law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Apr 29 2020 10:48am

Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?

Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law's love-affair with swanky spaces

Apr 27 2020 12:50pm

Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic

HSF, Freshfields and A&O among outfits to introduce belt-tightening measures

Apr 8 2020 9:23am

Magic circle firms reveal gender pay gap results

As government confirms reporting requirements scrapped in light of COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 7 2020 12:02pm

Freshfields lawyer exits following internal investigation

Second disputes partner to depart in three months

Mar 25 2020 11:22am

Slaughter and May postpones spring vacation scheme amid virus pandemic

As magic circlers Freshfields and A&O postpone first-year spring schemes

Mar 17 2020 9:04am

How to get ahead in the training contract race

A panel of experts share their thoughts

Mar 13 2020 2:45pm