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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Budding lawyers give A&O thumbs up

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has been voted the UK's most popular firm for students and graduates looking to become a solicitor, according to new research. Sixty-four percent of more than 1,400 students and graduates polled rated A&O as 'excellent' and said that the firm provided the best work experience and internships, in the survey by graduate jobsite targetjobs.co.uk

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    A&O's hot streak in Holland continues

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has picked up another big-ticket European mandate advising car navigation system maker Garmin on its E2.3bn (£1.6bn) hostile bid for Tele Atlas. Amsterdam corporate partners Jan Louis Burggraaf and Tim Stevens are advising the new client, alongside Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Slaughters boosts salary bands for its associates halfway through year

    Slaughter and May has raised its salary bands for associates, bringing the elite City law firm into line with its magic circle rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers at the firm will now earn £65,000, an increase of £1,500 on the previous rate, which will rise to £67,000 six months after qualification.

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  • November 7, 2007 | International Edition

    Linklaters finishes €71bn ABN mega-deal marathon

    If Linklaters' burgeoning international network was built for anything, it is for deals such as the one that has just seen an international consortium, led by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), acquire Dutch bank ABN Amro for €71.1bn (£49.5bn) after a marathon hostile takeover battle. Recent days have seen the firm's legal team celebrating the culmination of the exhausting, touch-and-go tussle - all 400 of them.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Linklaters finishes €71bn ABN mega-deal marathon

    If Linklaters' burgeoning international network was built for anything, it is for deals such as the one that has just seen an international consortium, led by Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), acquire Dutch bank ABN Amro for €71.1bn (£49.5bn) after a marathon hostile takeover battle. Recent days have seen the firm's legal team celebrating the culmination of the exhausting, touch-and-go tussle - all 400 of them.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Eighteen of 19 top firms report double-digit H1 growth

    The UK's top law firms have posted a robust set of half year results, with 18 out of 19 firms to have announced their figures so far unveiling double-digit revenue growth. The results (see table below) show no less than seven firms posting turnover increases of 20% or more compared to the equivalent period last year.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 7/11/07...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and all the usual fun

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  • November 6, 2007 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 6/11/07...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; the pick of the day's posts; and all the usual fun

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  • November 5, 2007 |

    Norton Rose wins BA role opposite Slaughters

    Norton Rose has advised opposite Slaughter and May on British Airways' (BA) new $1.7bn (£820m) debt facility agreement. Norton Rose fielded a team from its London office to act for a multinational line-up of lending banks on the multiple option facility, which was signed at the end of last month (26 October).

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  • November 2, 2007 |

    Slaughters pay-hikes match top City rates

    Slaughter and May has raised unveiled its new pay bands for associates, bringing the elite City firm into line with magic circle rivals Allen & Overy (A&O) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers at the firm will now earn £65,000, an increase of £1,500 on the previous rate, climbing to £67,000 six months after qualification. Lawyers with one year post-qualification experience (PQE) will take home £71,500, progressing to £76,000 at 18 months' PQE and £84,000 after two years with the firm.

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