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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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  • May 1, 2007 |

    Addleshaws names international arbitration head

    Addleshaw Goddard has appointed dispute resolution partner Simon Kamstra as its first head of international arbitration, the national firm announced today (1 May). The move puts Kamstra at the helm of a 40-lawyer team based across the firm's offices in Manchester, Leeds and London and comes in response to the group's expansion in recent months.

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  • April 30, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields matches A&O pay, tops Links and CC

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced its salary increases for the coming year, matching Allen & Overy (A&O) and placing itself marginally ahead of Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters. From 1 May, newly-qualified lawyers at the magic circle firm are due to be paid in the region of £65,000, up 18% from £55,000 last year. This meets the rate A&O announced last week, and puts it marginally ahead of Linklaters, which will pay £64,000, and CC, which will pay £63,500.

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  • April 30, 2007 |

    Freshfields matches A&O pay, tops Links and CC

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has announced its salary increases for the coming year, matching Allen & Overy (A&O) and placing itself marginally ahead of Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters. From 1 May, newly-qualified lawyers at the magic circle firm are due to be paid in the region of £65,000, up 18% from £55,000 last year. This meets the rate A&O announced last week, and puts it marginally ahead of Linklaters, which will pay £64,000, and CC, which will pay £63,500.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Student firm guide: Allen & Overy

    Allen & Overy (A&O) is best known for its reputation in top tier finance work. Its international capital markets, general bank lending acquisition finance and project finance departments hold close links to the world's leading investment banks and regularly secure roles on the financing side of the largest M&A deals.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Student firm guide: Clifford Chance

    When people refer to global law firms they generally mean Clifford Chance (CC) - the world's largest law firm, with an annual turnover of more than £1bn. While other firms such as Baker & McKenzie have also spread out around the globe, CC is one of the few that can handle top-tier work through sizeable offices across Europe, the US and Asia.

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  • April 27, 2007 | International Edition

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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  • April 26, 2007 |

    Student news round-up - solicitors

    War for talent pushes retention rates past 90% with Freshfields looking to keep more The UK's top firms are keeping a tight grip on their trainees, with…

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  • April 26, 2007 |

    Know your firm: Firm foundations

    Proving you have researched the firm you want to work for is crucial come interview time. Legal Week Student offers an insight into the top 10 UK firms - their top partners, their cultures and their biggest clients

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