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Ropes & Gray confirms extended deadline for training contract applications

Posted on 06 August 2014

Ropes & Gray International LLP has confirmed that its deadline for training contact applications is now 22 August 2014.

BPTC loan back on HSBC menu

Posted on 22 March 2011

HSBC has announced that it will reinstate its BPTC loan for students that need help funding their postgraduate studies.

Shoosmiths opens training contract and vac scheme applications

Posted on 11 December 2012

Shoosmiths has opened its application system for a number of training contract and work experience vacancies.

Trust offers grant to Cambridgeshire trainees

Posted on 10 June 2013

The Vernon Cade Fund is offering financial assistance to trainee solicitors in Cambridgeshire, in the form of a grant of somewhere between £500 and £2,000.

Shearman is first to announce Sept retention rate

Posted on 17 June 2011

According to Legal Week, the London office of US firm Shearman & Sterling is to retain 11 of its 12 September-qualifying trainees.

LPC maintenance grants increased at Linklaters and Slaughter and May

Posted on 26 February 2018

Magic circle firms Linklaters and Slaughter and May have increased their Legal Practice Course maintenance grants for future trainees.

Foot Anstey opens office in Bristol

Posted on 11 August 2011

This October, southwest firm Foot Anstey will add Bristol to its list of offices, which currently includes Exeter, Plymouth, Taunton and Truro.

CMS, Nabarro and Olswang in three-way merger talks

Posted on 30 September 2016

CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang are in talks to push through a three-way merger that would create a global firm with revenues of almost £1 billion, it has been reported.

The National Pro Bono Centre

Posted on 30 March 2023

In July 2010, this central ‘hub’ in Chancery Lane was created to bring together the legal profession’s pro-bono work, helping individuals and community groups within England and Wales.

London chancery set 11 Stone Buildings to dissolve

Posted on 29 September 2015

Top London chambers 11 Stone Buildings (11SB) has announced that it is to dissolve.

SQE1 assessment booking is open

Posted on 03 August 2021

Candidates taking the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) can now book to take the SQE1 assessment in November.

Applications open for 14 Justice First Fellowship training contracts

Posted on 15 August 2018

Fourteen social welfare training contracts made available by The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) are now open for applications.

Slaughter and May announces highest retention of qualifying trainees among Magic Circle

Posted on 17 March 2014

Slaughter and May has announced that it will be keeping on 95% of trainees qualifying in Spring 2014, the highest retention rate among the Magic Circle this year.

Defamation/reputation management

Defamation, libel and slander claims can severely impact the reputation of people, publications and businesses.

Cobbetts' trainees will be saved by DWF

Posted on 07 February 2013

Further to news last week that Cobbetts planned to go into administration, with DWF intending to buy the ailing firm, the deal has now gone ahead.

Regulatory

Whether it is EU-originated, domestic or a self-imposed industry code of conduct, regulation affects all aspects of civil life and commercial activity.

Criminal barristers suspend walkout and vote to accept government’s fees offer

Posted on 02 July 2019

Criminal barristers have voted to accept the government’s latest fees offer after threatening to stage a mass walkout in July.

Student Volunteering Week programme emphasises civic responsibility

Posted on 20 February 2018

The 17^th annual Student Volunteering Week is this week (19-25 February).

SRA plans interactive Twitter event on "training for tomorrow"

Posted on 10 June 2014

The SRA is planning to hold a live, one-hour Twitter session on Thursday 19 June, from 1:00pm-2:00pm, in relation to its Training for Tomorrow programme.

Wragge & Co launches trainee secondment to China

Posted on 09 January 2012

As part of a revamped graduate recruitment policy, Wragge & Co has launched an exciting trainee secondment programme to China.