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Womble Bond Dickinson and Watson Farley & Williams also record solid autumn results Pinsent Masons has recorded an autumn 2021 trainee retention result of 88%. Of the 72 trainees due to qualify this September, 62 have signed permanent deals and ...

Allegations are yet unproven London law firm Mishcon de Reya and one of its former sports lawyers are to appear before a disciplinary tribunal over allegations concerning the outfit’s client account. In a statement released earlier today, the Solicitors Regulation ...

Mixed fortunes for Ashurst, Simmons, Dentons, DWF and Gateley City law firms continue to reveal strong financial results despite the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Ashurst today confirmed revenue rose 10% from £644 million to £711 million, while profit ...

Junior lawyer salaries could rise to as much as £117,000 with bonuses, says firm, which also confirms 84% retention score The London office of Travers Smith Travers Smith has today entered the summer associate pay war, upping newly qualified (NQ) ...

Revenue rises to £1.77 billion Allen & Overy’s London office Allen & Overy has posted strong financial results for 2021, with profits rocketing thanks in part to “exceptionally high levels of M&A activity”. The magic circle player confirmed revenues rose ...

Rookies also handed rises Macfarlanes has become the latest City outfit to increase the salaries of its junior lawyers. The silver circle player confirmed base rates for newly qualified (NQ) lawyers now sit at £90,000, a 6% rise from £85,000. ...

Family Law Cafe finds no evidence of ‘discriminatory practice’ in relation to CEO’s post A family lawyer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the firm she founded after posting an “offensive” and “unacceptable” tweet about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ...

Allegedly made £140k profit A former junior lawyer at Clifford Chance and his brother who worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs have pleaded not guilty to charges of insider trading and fraud. Ex-magic circle associate Suhail Zina and Mohammed ...

Follows similar move by Clifford Chance Allen & Overy’s London office Allen & Overy has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London. The firm’s new associates will now earn £100,000, plus a discretionary bonus, matching the ...

Lord Hardwicke was co-author of 1729 legal opinion relied upon by slave owners Lord Hardwicke (Image via Wikimedia Commons) Hardwicke is to rebrand after discovering its name has historical links to the slave trade. The London chambers name originates from ...