Tag: Ropes & Gray

Counsel in finance law at Ropes & Gray, Jacob Bennett

Breaking barriers: A Black lawyer’s journey in finance law

Ropes & Gray counsel Jacob Bennett reflects on his career journey, diversity in the legal profession, and the advice he’d offer aspiring lawyers

Nov 20 2024 9:42am

How one leading US law firm is investing in inclusivity

Beverley Sorsby, HR director at Ropes & Gray, shares insights into the firm’s commitment to diversity, its distinctive culture, and the qualities it seeks in prospective trainees

Nov 1 2024 9:14am

My experience as a Black junior lawyer in the City

Ropes & Gray’s Kwasi Yeboah on training at a US law firm and how the profession can become more inclusive

Nov 22 2023 10:52am

How one leading US law firm is supporting its LGBTQ+ lawyers

Ropes & Gray counsel Alexandru shares his experience

Oct 30 2023 11:46am

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks — 2023 edition

From gym subsidies to concierge services, which firms do it best when it comes to those little extras?

Jan 5 2023 11:18am

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2023

From top career development to big ticket deals -- which outfits do it best?

Nov 18 2022 8:42am

From paralegal to junior lawyer at a top US firm

Legal Cheek's Will Holmes sits down with Emilio Fabrizi, private equity associate at Ropes & Gray, to learn more about the challenges he overcame to break into the legal profession

Nov 17 2022 10:46am

Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2023

Legal Cheek’s exclusive research sheds light on the working habits of trainee and junior lawyers as firms continue to fine-tune their WFH policies

Nov 2 2022 9:24am
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Ropes & Gray lawyer roasts Netflix hit show’s portrayal of City law life

“I couldn’t help but laugh over much how they got wrong on the practice of corporate law”

Sep 6 2022 11:39am
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What top City partners would tell themselves if they were starting their TCs now

Legal Cheek asks leading lawyers to share their pearls of careers wisdom as firms across the country welcome new trainees

Sep 6 2022 8:40am
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Ropes & Gray launches social mobility work experience programme

Two lucky participants will go on to receive £20k scholarship, vac scheme place and long-term mentoring courtesy of US law firm

May 11 2022 9:14am

Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores

Strong results of 85% and 100%

Feb 28 2022 12:04pm
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Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2022

From on-site swimming pools to freebie tickets; which corporate law firms offer the best perks?

Dec 29 2021 9:34am

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2022

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2021 1:30pm

‘Commercial awareness is more than reading the FT and using buzzwords’

A panel of lawyers and legal experts from Ropes & Gray, Gowling WLG, Irwin Mitchell and ULaw consider the hot commercial themes of 2022 and how students can prepare for the changing world of work

Nov 18 2021 11:01am

Ropes & Gray raises London NQ lawyer pay to £147k

Trainees handed extra £7.5k

Nov 5 2021 7:56am

Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm

Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law

Oct 29 2021 11:38am

Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London

Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights

Oct 26 2021 9:20am

Get jabbed before coming to the office, US firms tell lawyers

Davis Polk and Ropes & Gray to disable ID cards of unvaccinated employees, reports claim

Aug 6 2021 9:16am