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  • April 16, 2008 |

    Remember me!

    As president of the University of Sheffield's Edward Bramley Law Society, I have been the student coordinator for law firm events and sponsorship for the past year. This has put me in a good position to weigh up the balance between students trying to impress the law firm and the law firm trying to impress us.

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    Making the cut

    to Dan Grundy, an associate at Latham & Watkins' London office, they are even trickier to secure than training contracts themselves. "Do not rank firms for these schemes - it is really competitive, so put in plenty of applications and take whatever you get," says Grundy.

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    Online special: Partners hail gay initiatives

    More than 90% of leading lawyers believe the profession has improved its record on supporting gay staff, as highlighted by a number of law firms recently launching their own lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups. Emma Sadowski reports

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    World class

    Georgetown University Law School unveils its take on global expansion as it prepares for the opening of the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies in London. Richard Lloyd reports

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    High society

    What are student law societies for? Free booze or good career advice? Paul Evans reports on the sometimes debauched, sometimes serious world of university law societies

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    High society

    The eminent legal historian and Harvard professor Morton Horwitz described the law as "an odd profession that presents its greatest scholarship in student-run publications".

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  • April 16, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 17/04/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; a new Career Clinic dilemma; and more

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Slaughters: 75% female promotions but lean partnership round

    Slaughter and May has come out in support of woman in the City - but not the deal economy - after announcing that three of its four newly-promoted partners this year are women. As of 1 May, Slaughters is promoting four associates to its notoriously selective partnership, bringing the overall partner numbers at the firm to 132.

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  • April 10, 2008 | International Edition

    Slaughters: 75% female promotions but lean partnership round

    Slaughter and May has come out in support of woman in the City - but not the deal economy - after announcing that three of its four newly-promoted partners this year are women. As of 1 May, Slaughters is promoting four associates to its notoriously selective partnership, bringing the overall partner numbers at the firm to 132.

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  • April 10, 2008 |

    Top lawyers rally in support of under-fire UBS chair Kurer

    City lawyers have jumped to the defence of Peter Kurer whose promotion from general counsel to chairman of troubled banking giant UBS last week drew extensive criticism from the press and banking community. Kurer has been accused by critics - including former UBS chief executive Luqman Arnold - of lacking the relevant experience to do the job. In a widely published letter Arnold explicitly criticises the appointment of a lawyer to replace former chairman Marcel Ospel.

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