Tag: Magic circle

Linklaters adopts code to protect employees with afro hair
‘Hair discrimination remains a source of racial injustice for black people in the UK’, says magic circle firm

Linklaters sets sights on becoming first magic circle law firm in Dublin
Discussions at very early stage

Freshfields targets 40% female global leadership by 2023
Diversity commitment follows appointment of first female senior partner

Top City firms confirm summer vacation schemes will stay online
Magic circle and US outfits stick to virtual programmes as COVID disruption continues

Slaughter and May to launch virtual insight programme that is open to anyone
No prior legal knowledge or experience required

Freshfields looks to slash air travel in sustainability push
Magic circle player also vows to reduce paper consumption and ramp up use of renewable electricity

Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons beat magic circle rivals in 2021 brand power list
Bakers bags top spot for 11th consecutive year

Meet the ski-loving UCL law student waiting out lockdown in the Swiss Alps
Future magic circle trainee Benedict Wilson juggles skiing with remote studies having flown out before the latest travel rules came into force

Ex-magic circle trainee reveals why she quit law to live on a narrowboat
'I found the work so boring,' says former Linklaters lawyer Dorothy Henson

Allen & Overy kicks off spring retention season with 92% result
34 out of 37 trainees kept on

Linklaters reports latest gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Magic circle player reveals largely unchanged results

Magic circle partner gives ‘child-friendly’ insight into life as a tax lawyer
With the help of Jaffa Cakes and jigsaws

A&O restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay
NQs receive pay rise which falls £5k short of pre-COVID six-figure sum

Meet the magic circle lawyers helping businesses achieve their environmental, social and governance goals
Linklaters lawyers discuss the hot practice area of ESG

Linklaters trims NQ solicitor pay packets by 10%
Last of the magic circle to reveal post-pandemic pay position

Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar's ongoing diversity problem

Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees
Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push

Magic circle partner reveals how home-working has changed his life for the better
A&O funds lawyer Paul Sampson says he can now have dinner with his wife and read his kids a bedtime story

Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3%
Magic circle player cites 'challenging economic climate'

Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score
38 out of 41 trainees stay on

Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance hit £1.69 million
Revenues up too despite pandemic