Tag: Linklaters

13 City law firms make top graduate employer list
All five magic circle firms named in Times rankings
Linklaters ditches traditional training contract application to save students time
New online skills assessment will slash submission time from five hours to 90 minutes, says magic circle firm

Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider
Linklaters latest to join influential group

Linklaters redesigns training contract offer letter in bid to gain edge over rivals in hot graduate recruitment market
Student response speed has increased as a result, says partner

Legal YouTube star documents first day as magic circle trainee
Eve Cornwell gives huge following glimpse into law life

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

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

I bought a Gucci handbag and pretended to like rugby in a bid to fit in with my magic circle peers
Career success shouldn't come at the sacrifice of being yourself, says City lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum

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

Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members

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

3 mistakes aspiring City lawyers must avoid
Experts from PRIME alliance member law firms Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and BPP University Law School share their insights

Average partner profits at Allen & Overy and Linklaters hit £1.7 million
Rises of 1% and 11%

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

Vlogging star opens up about life on accelerated LPC
Eve Cornwell gets candid about intense, six-month course

Linklaters becomes final magic circle firm to up NQ pay package to £100,000
City pay war continues

Event: How to become a City lawyer — with Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Mayer Brown, PRIME and BPP Law School
This Wednesday evening in London

Linklaters launches new ‘virtual reality’ legal internship
The digital internship is designed to improve social mobility