Tag: Freshfields

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2018–19
From swimming pools to sleeping pods -- and everything in between

Manchester Uni’s law, business and computer science departments join forces with Freshfields and DWF for new lawtech research and teaching project
Now the scientists are getting involved

Freshfields keeps 34 out of 41 London qualifying trainees
Autumn retention score of 83%

Freshfields leapfrogs to top of magic circle trainee pay table
Will others follow latest pay rise?

Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million
Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

OMG! BuzzFeed loses its first-ever general counsel
Ex-Freshfields Allison Lucas also tried her hand at journalism

MP slams Allen & Overy over refusal to ‘come clean’ on partner gender pay gap data
As Freshfields and Slaughter and May reveal figures to select committee

Manchester Uni joins forces with Freshfields to launch undergrad lawtech module
Exclusive: Students will use Neota Logic’s AI-powered platform to build access to justice apps

Freshfields to offer solicitor apprenticeships in Manchester
They will include super exam prep

Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list
Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel

‘I returned to my desk and broke down in tears’: Magic circle junior lawyer opens up about battle with depression and anxiety
Three-part blog is frank account of City solicitor's journey

Freshfields’ gender pay gap smallest of the magic circle so far
Four out of five have now released their stats

The law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire – 2018 edition
The rivals that rookies rate best

Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%
Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May

Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018
2017 was quite a ride -- this year could be even more of a rollercoaster
Prove you’re taking steps to end sexual harassment at work or risk legal action, magic circle firms told
Warning comes in wake of Hollywood and Westminster scandals
Freshfields forced to send lawyers home early after huge power surge took IT system offline
Exclusive: A workman put a pneumatic drill through a cable
Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation that could see up to 100 PA jobs go
Firm cites investment in legal tech as one of the reasons behind the review
Trio of magic circle training contract offers for LSE student who grew up on council estate
Panashe Jinga has turned down Linklaters and Allen & Overy to train at Freshfields