The Lex 100 Features
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Burges Salmon BCultured
BCultured is Burges Salmon’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) network. Established in 2018, the group welcomes anybody within the firm who shares its objectives: to promote diversity, inclusivity and social mobility within the firm. ‘It’s not just for lawyers’, explains Ebony Ezekwesili, first-seat trainee solicitor and active BCultured member. ‘It’s open to people at …
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Passports at the ready: Dechert international secondments
An overseas secondment is an indisputable bonus of training at an international law firm. Following a stint abroad, trainees return armed with a newfound confidence and a network of colleagues from around the globe. We spoke with Dechert trainees about the perks of undertaking an international seat. Dechert’s six-seat training contract ensures that all trainees …
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Latham & Watkins’ Global Affinity Groups
From parent lawyers to female lawyers to first-generation professionals, Latham & Watkins wants its lawyers and professional staff to feel supported and included, regardless of background or personal circumstances. The firm has created eight global affinity groups for lawyers, which, essentially, do what they say on the tin: allow colleagues who share an affinity in …
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Clifford Chance IGNITE: a law tech training contract
Having to decide between a career in technology or law is now a thing of the past. Those with a dual interest in law and technology have hit the jackpot with IGNITE. Clifford Chance’s law tech training contract enables participants to qualify as solicitors whilst simultaneously gaining expertise in technology, related products and their application …
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What it Really Means to be a Tech Lawyer at Osborne Clarke
‘Forward thinking’, ‘technologically advanced’ and ‘digitally savvy’, but a few of the phrases quoted by trainees at Osborne Clarke to describe the firm in recent Lex 100 surveys. Far from just a marketing campaign, the international firm’s progressive nature is routinely lauded by clients and employees alike and pervades Osborne Clarke from top to bottom. …
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Why Law Firms are on the Hunt for STEM Graduates
The Lex 100’s Halima Dikko explores why STEM graduates are so sought after in an industry which has traditionally been dominated by arts and humanities. These days it’s far from unusual to meet a lawyer who studied a non-law undergraduate degree. Common subject choices for aspiring lawyers include English Literature, History, Politics and Modern Languages. …
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70 Years of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
2018 marked the 70th anniversary of US behemoth Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. The Lex 100 looks back over the firm’s colourful biography and its extraordinary evolution into one of the most recognised names in the legal industry. Picture this: it’s 1948, New York City, springtime. On April Fools’ Day, Skadden is formed; but …
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Making a Difference: The Irwin Mitchell PLS Training Contract
Ask a group of law students what kind of lawyer they want to become and the chances are most will say something along the lines of corporate. But in doing so, they are ignoring a plethora of people-focused practice areas offering an equally enriching career path. Enter the Irwin Mitchell personal legal services training contract. …
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Under Pressure – Why In-House Is Not The Easy Option
Making the move in-house? Make sure you go in with your eyes open, advises Legal 500 UK Solicitors editor Georgina Stanley. Long hours, ever-more demanding clients and an intense focus on partner performance mean the challenges of working in private practice and the resulting toll on lawyers’ wellbeing are only on the increase. But while …
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Women in law: The best London firms for female employees
Under the Equality Act 2010, companies with more than 250 employees were required to publish data on their gender pay gap. The first reports became due in April 2018. In the first reporting period, the results in the legal profession were striking. What’s more, some UK law firms received criticism for obscuring the results by …
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