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  • May 1, 2007 |

    Shearman City salaries up 4% as pay gap narrows

    Shearman & Sterling has announced an increase of 4% in its London associate salaries as the pay gap between City firms and their US rivals closes. The move, which takes effect from today (1 May), means a newly-qualified solicitor in the New York firm's City base will now get £75,000 a year, up from the £72,000 on offer previously.

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  • April 26, 2007 |

    Blag your way through interview: Commercially conscious

    'Commercial awareness' is something that all of the top firms cite as key recruitment criteria - so if you are beginning to worry that you are not fully au fait with current goings-on in the legal market, Legal Week Student presents a crash course in this year's burning issues

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Simmons bags second lucrative deal for Telefonica in £2bn Airwave 02

    Simmons & Simmons has secured its second major instruction for Telefonica, advising the Spanish telecoms giant on its £2bn sale of emergency services network Airwave to Guardian Digital Communications.

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  • April 25, 2007 |

    Shepherds beefs up City with partner duo

    Shepherd & Wedderburn has snared a brace of new partners in London from US firms as the 'big four' Scots firm continues to ramp up its profile in the City.

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  • April 20, 2007 | International Edition

    Shearman loses City projects partner to US rival

    Shearman & Sterling City-based projects partner Nigel Thompson has quit the US firm to join Baker Botts in Dubai. Thompson, who joined Shearman in 1996, advises sponsors and lenders on infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis on energy and oil and gas projects. His departure will leave Shearman with three full-time projects partners in London - including City managing partner Kenneth MacRitchie - and around 19 associates.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    Shearman loses City projects partner to US rival

    Shearman & Sterling City-based projects partner Nigel Thompson has quit the US firm to join Baker Botts in Dubai. Thompson, who joined Shearman in 1996, advises sponsors and lenders on infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis on energy and oil and gas projects. His departure will leave Shearman with three full-time projects partners in London - including City managing partner Kenneth MacRitchie - and around 19 associates.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    2007 pay round: a Legal Week Wiki special

    As more City firms show their hands in the salary stakes, the Legal Week Wiki brings you the chance to post your views, pass on the latest gossip and help fill out our salary table.

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  • April 20, 2007 | International Edition

    DLA Piper picks up Bingham City finance partner

    Bingham McCutchen City banking partner Sarah Coucher has resigned from the US firm to join DLA Piper. Coucher joined Bingham in 2002 from top 20 UK firm Denton Wilde Sapte, where she was head of leveraged finance. Her practice focuses on acting for creditors on senior and subordinated debt work.

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  • April 20, 2007 |

    DLA Piper picks up Bingham City finance partner

    Bingham McCutchen City banking partner Sarah Coucher has resigned from the US firm to join DLA Piper. Coucher joined Bingham in 2002 from top 20 UK firm Denton Wilde Sapte, where she was head of leveraged finance. Her practice focuses on acting for creditors on senior and subordinated debt work.

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  • April 18, 2007 |

    US Top 50/New York: The bigger picture

    Legal Week's top 50 US results show plenty of firms excelling in 2006. But, finds Paul Hodkinson, there is nervousness behind the numbers

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