The Lex 100 News
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Macfarlanes Practice Area Open Day – 25 November
Thursday 25 November from 4-7pm (via Hopin) The Macfarlanes practice area open day is a unique opportunity to hear from partners, solicitors and trainees across all practice areas. You will also be able to meet the Macfarlanes inclusion and CSR and graduate recruitment teams, so come prepared with lots of questions! The practice area open …
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Jones Day Question Time LIVE – 19 October 2021
Tuesday 19th October 2021 12:00 – 13:00 (online) Jones Day “Question Times” are interactive Q&A’s (not recruitment presentations) so are fantastic opportunities to hear from our panel of trainees, associates and partners. We want you to quiz our lawyers about their first-hand experiences of working in our global law firm and training in our distinctive, …
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WeilPride Insight Evening – 11 November 2021
Date: Thursday 11 November 2021 Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Location: 110 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1AY Application deadline: 4 November 2021 Who can apply: Students and graduates Travel expenses covered up to £100 We are excited to announce that we will be running our third annual WeilPride insight evening this year. WeilPride is the Firm’s …
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Q&A with Macfarlanes Senior Partner – 27 October
Wednesday 27 October from 5.30 – 7pm (via Zoom) This event is a unique opportunity to meet the Macfarlanes Senior Partner, Sebastian Prichard Jones. You will have the chance to ask Sebastian your questions and hear from him directly about Macfarlanes, the changes he has seen in his career to date and how the legal …
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Morrison & Foerster spring and summer vacation schemes – apply now!
Applications for the Morrison & Foerster spring and summer vacation schemes are now open. The deadline to apply for the spring vacation scheme is 29 November 2021. Click here to apply. The deadline to apply for the summer vacation scheme is 13 January 2022. Click here to apply. Start your research at the firm’s Lex …
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Kirkland breaks own record again to make up 151 new partners and 19 in London
With the boldness the market has come to expect from the world’s highest-grossing law firm, Kirkland & Ellis has again broken its own partnership promotion record, making up 151 globally and 19 in London. As with last year when the Chicago-bred giant outpaced itself with 145 global promotions and 16 in the City, the move …
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Dealwatch: Golden ticket for Skadden and Taylor Wessing as they lead on Netflix’s Roald Dahl acquisition
Pundits on the apparently unceasingly bullish deal markets have become well-versed in pointing to sectors that have particularly been stoked by altered habits wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, with varying degrees of credibility. Nevertheless, scrolling through the mass of deals announced in the past week or so, one in particular stands out as indubitably part …
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Pinsents, Travers Smith and easyJet the big winners as Legal Business Awards returns to Grosvenor House
Pinsent Masons, Travers Smith and easyJet were among the major winners at the 2021 Legal Business Awards, which returned as a live event following the pandemic, bringing together 600 guests in Covid-safe conditions at the Grosvenor House hotel on 30 September. Hosted by prominent political figure William Hague, the evening saw Pinsents crowned Law Firm of …
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Dealwatch: Latham and Linklaters bet on £2.2bn William Hill disposal as £1.2bn easyJet rights issue flies
While it could hardly be said to have slowed down over summer, the deal market has nevertheless ramped up since the beginning of September with easyJet’s £1.2bn rights issue and Caesars’ £2.2bn disposal of William Hill’s international business among the more high-profile recent transactions. Latham & Watkins and Linklaters won lead roles as 888 Holdings …
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Revolving doors: A&O launches Silicon Valley tech team as Linklaters hires litigation star
In a major expansion of its US operations, Allen & Overy (A&O) has made an eye-catching move for seven White & Case technology partners to establish a new Silicon Valley presence. Making the switch are partners Shamita Etienne-Cummings, Bijal Vakil, David Tennant, Eric Lancaster, Adam Chernichaw, Daren Orzechowski and Alex Touma. The new multidisciplinary team will be …
