Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP recently introduced a new solicitor apprenticeship programme to improve access to the profession, making it one of the first US-headquartered firms to make this move.

US firms White & Case LLP, Vinson & Elkins RLLP and Covington & Burling LLP share their trainee retention rates for autumn 2023, while Baker McKenzie and Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner bump newly qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries as the competition to attract the best future talent continues. 

Newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries are on the rise, as global law firm Ropes & Gray International LLP boosts NQ pay to £165,000, up from £147,000. 

The oldest free legal advice centre in the world has been boosted by prestigious US firms Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Goodwin Proctor joining its already illustrious list of supporting firms.

As James Bond hits our cinema screens, another 'double O' of US firms have opened online applications for their 2013 summer vacation schemes through Apply4Law.

Shearman & Sterling has announced that it is keeping on all 13 of its September 2015 qualifying trainees, while fellow US-headquartered firm Latham & Watkins is retaining 20 of its 21 autumn qualifiers.

Law firms are increasingly focusing on growth in the US through partner promotions, according to analysis by CityAM. Recent figures from magic circle firms, including Clifford Chance and Freshfields, point to a “quiet rebalancing” in the global legal market.

Birmingham City University's School of Law has officially launched the Centre for American Legal Studies.

Jones Day’s newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London are set to receive a 27% pay rise, which will see their annual salaries reach £140,000. 

US law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has launched an in-house pupillage scheme.

US-headquartered law firms are securing a significant share of the largest and most complex disputes in London, according to an analysis of court data by legal data business Solomonic.