Tag: Macfarlanes

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers

Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

May 31 2019 11:15am

How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am

The best law firms for quality of work — 2019 edition

Even with better tech there'll always be mindless trainee tasks, but at some firms much fewer than others

Jan 11 2019 8:50am

Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations

Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court

Nov 7 2018 9:03am

Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data

City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%

Nov 1 2018 2:13pm

Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 16 2018 10:43am

Show me the money! City law firm partners celebrate skyrocketing profits

Macfarlanes, Travers Smith, Addleshaw Goddard, Clyde & Co and Mills & Reeve post strong financial results

Jul 16 2018 12:22pm

Freshfields’ gender pay gap smallest of the magic circle so far

Four out of five have now released their stats

Mar 22 2018 2:12pm

Macfarlanes reveals 100% spring retention score

‘Silver circle’ outfit keeps all six rookies due to qualify next month

Feb 28 2018 1:21pm

The best law firms to train with in Britain 2017-18

Over 2,000 trainees and junior solicitors rated their training

Oct 24 2017 9:37am

23 out of Macfarlanes’ 25 qualifying trainees given permanent jobs

The other two accepted fixed term contracts; each can expect to earn at least £81,300

Aug 14 2017 1:47pm

What you don’t learn watching Suits

A Macfarlanes NQ, associate and partner discuss what they do on a deal

Jul 18 2017 10:37am

Macfarlanes sharply raises NQ pay to over £80,000

Exclusive: £10k increase for firm’s newly qualified lawyers

Jul 6 2017 3:14pm

Why lawyers need to be good listeners

Ahead of Legal Cheek and Macfarlanes' deal-themed Commercial Awareness Question Time next week, partner Nicholas Barclay offers future solicitors some advice

Jun 16 2017 11:44am

Reshuffle: Ex-City lawyer who claimed foodbank users have ‘cash flow problems’ returns to the MoJ

Dominic Raab MP made a Justice Minister, as fellow commercial solicitor made Work and Pensions Secretary

Jun 13 2017 11:51am

The acquisition of Visa Europe — from a trainee’s perspective

Macfarlanes NQ Alex Evans looks back on the higlight of his training contract

Jun 6 2017 1:58pm