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  • July 5, 2011 |

    A&O, Macfarlanes and BLG confirm autumn NQ retention rates

    Allen & Overy (A&O), Macfarlanes and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert have all confirmed their trainee retention figures for autumn 2011. A&O is set to retain 38 of its 53 newly-qualified lawyers (NQs), giving the magic circle firm a retention rate of 72%, after 39 offers were made, marking a decrease on the firm's spring round this year when 88% of trainees were kept on.

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  • July 1, 2011 |

    Elite US trio added to Barclays panel after review of bank's advisers

    Barclays has added three US firms to its general advisory panel, following a comprehensive panel review intended to increase value for money from the bank's regular advisers. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Shearman & Sterling and Sullivan & Cromwell have been added to the bank's main general advisory panel after Barclays decided to include the creation of a US sub-division for the first time.

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  • July 1, 2011 |

    Slaughters and Sidley post 100% retention rates for autumn NQ intakes

    Slaughter and May and Sidley Austin have both posted 100% retention rates for their autumn intake of newly-qualified lawyers (NQs). Slaughters is set to keep on all of its 59 trainees in September, marking an increase on recent rounds, after the firm retained 96% of its NQs in March 2011 and 93% in autumn 2010.

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  • June 29, 2011 |

    Magic circle duo set to open in Washington DC

    Allen & Overy (A&O) is to open its second office in the US, with the firm launching in Washington DC next month through a team hire from O'Melveny & Myers. The launch comes as magic circle rival Linklaters plans its own entrance to the US capital within the next year, at which point all of the magic circle bar Slaughter and May would have a presence in Washington.

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  • June 29, 2011 |

    Clydes, CMS and BLP gain edge over top 20 rivals on key lifestyle factors

    Clyde & Co, CMS Cameron McKenna and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) lead their key peers in providing a rewarding lifestyle for their lawyers, according to a flagship research project from Legal Week. The research shows Clydes emerging as the highest-ranked top 20 UK law firm in terms of providing a rewarding lifestyle and personal experience for its staff, closely followed by CMS and BLP.

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  • June 29, 2011 |

    Direct buy-in - how clients are giving personal encouragement to advisers to improve efficiency

    While there remains some in-house scepticism about 
outsourcing, Caroline Hill finds that more clients are
 insisting their advisers innovate on costs

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  • June 24, 2011 |

    Slaughters wins lead for Prada as $2.1bn Hong Kong IPO goes live

    Slaughter and May has taken a lead role on Prada's $2.1bn (£1.3bn) Hong Kong listing alongside Italian best friend Bonelli Erede Pappalardo and US outfit Davis Polk & Wardwell. The initial public offering (IPO), which went live on the stock exchange today (24 June), marks the first Hong Kong listing by an Italian company.

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  • June 23, 2011 |

    Magic circle trio advise on Aviva's £1bn sale of RAC to Carlyle

    Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have taken lead roles on Aviva's £1bn sale of its RAC roadside rescue business to Carlyle Group. Slaughters advised Aviva, fielding a team led by corporate partner Richard Smith, while CC acted for Carlyle on the acquisition, which comes after a bidding battle involving private equity houses including Clayton Dubilier & Rice, BC Partners and Bain Capital.

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  • June 22, 2011 |

    Legacies lost - can Addleshaws regain that old polish?

    Lauded as one of the most promising mid-market players in the UK until recently, Addleshaw Goddard has run into the unfamiliar ground of poor growth and internal tensions. Georgina Stanley and Simon Petersen ask if the firm can regain that old polish

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  • June 22, 2011 |

    Berrymans and Shoosmiths head up female-friendly partnership rankings

    Bird & Bird has emerged as the UK top 20 law firm with the largest percentage of female partners, with Hogan Lovells topping the rankings within the top 10. Legal Week research into female representation at partner level across the 50 largest UK law firms by revenue shows that, with women making up just under 23% of its partnership as at 1 May 2011, Bird & Bird is the highest placed firm within the top 20, closely followed by Berwin Leighton Paisner and Pinsent Masons.

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