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  • July 30, 2009 |

    Pro bono with a point – assistants should help find the rough diamonds aspiring to law

    Last week's report on the professions by Alan Milburn, which criticised the legal profession for failing to deliver on social mobility, has generated plenty of debate. But when it comes down to it, the main barrier preventing candidates from poorer backgrounds from getting into a career in law is firms' requirement that recruits obtain a minimum A-level score (usually 320 UCAS points, or ABB).

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  • July 30, 2009 |

    National firms fall behind top 50 peers

    National firms have emerged as below-trend performers in the UK for a second year running, with reduced workflow resulting in widespread job cuts and plunging profitability in 2008-09. The top 10 national and regional firms saw turnover contract by 2.3% during the last financial year, compared with an increase of 10.4% in 2007-08, and revenue growth of just under 3% across the top 50 as a whole. Profits per equity partner (PEP) fell by 23.9%, against a marginal increase in PEP the previous year and a 17% drop across the top 50.

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  • July 29, 2009 |

    Pro bono with a point - assistants should help find the rough diamonds aspiring to law

    Last week's report on the professions by Alan Milburn, which criticised the legal profession for failing to deliver on social mobility, has generated plenty of debate. But when it comes down to it, the main barrier preventing candidates from poorer backgrounds from getting into a career in law is firms' requirement that recruits obtain a minimum A-level score (usually 320 UCAS points, or ABB).

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  • July 23, 2009 |

    Davenport Lyons boosts corporate with Addleshaws partner hire

    Davenport Lyons has expanded its corporate team with the hire of John Hiscock from Addleshaw Goddard. Hiscock, who joined the West End law firm as a partner at the beginning of this month, will work with corporate head Michael Hatchwell. His practice covers private equity and venture capital, investment funds, structured finance, M&A and structured real estate work, with his past clients including Matrix Group and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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  • July 22, 2009 |

    Perks of the job

    Legal Week takes a look at some of the bait law firms are using during vacation schemes to hook potential recruits - including treasure hunts, medieval banquets and trips to New York. Linklaters underlines its credentials as an employer of sophisticated people with a taste for the finer things in life by whisking off its vac schemers to the theatre.

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  • July 21, 2009 |

    Perks of the job

    Legal Week takes a look at some of the bait law firms are using to hook potential recruits...

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  • July 16, 2009 |

    Field Fisher hires Halliwells partner in litigation boost

    Field Fisher Waterhouse has made its eighth lateral partner hire so far this year, with the City law firm set to boost its disputes practice. Commercial litigation partner Michael Mulligan will join the dispute resolution practice on 1 September from Halliwells, bringing with him a practice focused on contentious insolvency, asset recovery and fraud work.

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  • July 10, 2009 |

    Addleshaws rolls out flexi-work scheme

    Addleshaw Goddard has rolled out a flexible working scheme after 95% of fee earners voted in favour of the plans.The scheme, which started on 1 July, will run for a 12 month period and will see the firm putting some fee earners onto a four day week in return for 85% of pay.

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  • July 9, 2009 |

    Addleshaws wins key Barclays role as bank confirms new panel line-up

    Barclays has completed its panel review, with Addleshaw Goddard winning a coveted spot on the bank's main panel.

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  • July 9, 2009 |

    Addleshaws partners asked to repay profits to cover tax bill

    Addleshaw Goddard earlier this year asked partners to return some profits handed out ahead of schedule in order to pay a tax bill, it has emerged. The top 20 law firm requested that equity partners pay back some profits that had been distributed in late 2008.

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