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  • July 4, 2007 |

    Wragges responds to rivals with NQ pay-rises

    Wragge & Co has responded to the ongoing pay war among the UK's national law firms by unveiling a hefty pay-hike for its newly-qualified lawyers (NQs). NQs based at Wragges' City arm will now take home £62,000, up from £51,000 last year. The change represents an increase of 21.5% on the previous year's package. Wragges will pay NQs outside London a starting salary of £40,000.

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  • July 3, 2007 |

    Hammonds hits back with 23% PEP surge

    Hammonds has unveiled its best financial performance in years with a 23% surge in average profits per equity partner (PEP) to break £400,000. PEP rose to £404,000 from last year's figure of £328,000, while fee income saw more modest growth of just 2.5% to £127.6m. Total profits were up 11% to £29.3m.

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  • July 2, 2007 |

    Pinsents joins pay war with £63k City NQ rate

    Pinsent Masons has responded to the ongoing pay war among the UK's national firms by unveiling a 19% pay hike for its newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors in the City. Legal Week can reveal today (2 July) that NQ lawyers in the capital will take home £63,000, up from £53,000 during the equivalent period last year.

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  • June 26, 2007 |

    Dickson Minto joins CC on £6bn Saga-AA merger

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Dickson Minto have bagged lead roles advising on the £6.15bn merger between the Automobile Association (AA) and Saga. CC is advising private equity houses CVC Capital Partners and Permira, which own the motoring giant, while Dickson Minto is advising Saga parent company and regular client Charterhouse.

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  • June 22, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 22/6/2007

    The five most popular stories on legalweek.com on a very busy Friday; plus the pick of readers' comments; and the latest indispensable entry to Legal Village

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  • June 22, 2007 |

    DLA Piper ups City pay 19% but just 4% in regions

    DLA Piper has spiced up the ongoing pay war among the UK's top national firms after unveiling a 19% salary rise for its newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors in the City but an increase of just 4% in the regions. Legal Week can reveal today (22 June) that NQ lawyers at the transatlantic giant's London arm will pocket £63,000 for 2007-08, up from £53,000 last year.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    Eversheds edges out rivals to land £450m Croydon regeneration deal

    Eversheds has won a substantial regeneration mandate with the UK giant landing an eye-catching role to advise the London Borough of Croydon on a £450m public-private partnership (PPP) in the region.

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  • June 20, 2007 |

    Employment: Gainful employment

    "Employment practices and employment lawyers used to be the poor cousins in the legal world, servicing law firms' corporate departments. That has changed. Now we have a seat at the table," says Edward Goodwyn, employment partner at Pinsent Masons. Just 15 years ago, former Simmons & Simmons partner Janet Gaymer founded the Employment Lawyers Association, having already set up Simmons' own employment department and begun the long process of raising the profile of her chosen practice area.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Pinsents and Maclays jump on digital bandwagon with launch of podcasts

    National firms Pinsent Masons and Maclay Murray & Spens have become the latest major UK practices to join the digital revolution with both firms' employment practices this month launching podcast services.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    The week in pictures: Technology special

    In the week it emerged that Eversheds was shelling out almost £30m on IT outsourcing (that's almost three times Danny Hall's annual drawings), The Dotcom Diary brings you the week in digitally-enhanced, Web 2.0 jpegs.

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