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Clifford Chance’s top earner paid nearly £5 million due to firm’s record year

Posted on 20 January 2023

Companies House records show that magic circle firm Clifford Chance’s top-paid partner saw a 58% rise in earnings in 2022, receiving £4.94 million in the year to April. This is more than double the average partner pay at the firm.

Magic circle law firms continue newly qualified salary war

Posted on 05 May 2023

The newly qualified (NQ) solicitor ‘pay war’ continues as Linklaters LLP and Allen & Overy LLP each increase NQ lawyer salaries to £125,000 to match magic circle counterparts Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

London 'open access' law fair date announced

Posted on 17 May 2013

A consortium of London law schools have announced a one-day 'open access' law fair, designed to bring together law students and graduates from all backgrounds with employers.

City firms work together on new lawtech appstore project

Posted on 19 October 2018

Twelve international City law firms have signed up to help develop a new ‘one-stop shop’ providing artificial intelligence (AI) software to lawyers.

Increases to LPC grants at magic circle firms to match SQE funding

Posted on 11 April 2022

In March, magic circle firm Clifford Chance increased its maintenance grant for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) by 25% to £12,500 to match the funding being offered to its Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) trainees.

Firms cut office space and Nightingale court due to close

Posted on 21 February 2022

Magic circle firm Clifford Chance is among several firms reportedly assessing the amount of office space they will need in a post-pandemic world, with many having already introduced flexible working arrangements.

Magic circle firms release gender pay gap reports

Posted on 06 April 2018

Two magic circle firms have broken ranks with their peers to include partners in their gender pay gap reporting.

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Law firms publish gender and ethnicity pay gap figures

Posted on 29 March 2021

Clifford Chance and Irwin Mitchell are the latest firms to reveal their gender and ethnicity pay gap figures, with both reporting a decreased gap compared to previous years.

Leading City firms adopt measures to combat obstacles faced by Black, Asian and minority ethnic lawyers

Posted on 08 July 2020

The Race Fairness Commitment has been adopted by 17 top law firms in partnership with Rare Recruitment as part of their long-term strategies to help recruit, retain and develop black, Asian and minority ethnic talent within the legal profession.

Clifford Chance ACCESS

Posted on 27 March 2023

First-year opportunities: open days and insight schemes

Posted on 20 September 2022

Most trainee-hiring law firms now run work experience schemes and events specifically for first-year students, so if you’re seriously considering becoming a solicitor, you’ll be doing yourself a big favour by making sure you attend one or two during your first year at university. Use this list of firms offering opportunities to first-year students to get you started!

Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund takes on first SQE cohort

Posted on 13 April 2022

The Social Welfare Solicitors Qualification Fund, which is backed by 18 major law firms, has secured funding for its first cohort of social welfare legal workers to begin their journey to qualifying as solicitors via the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

Clifford Chance London Graduates: Clifford Chance Live & On Demand

Posted on 26 October 2021

Hear Aasha Tikoo and Becky Jackson from the London graduate recruitment team talk about the new and exciting suite of live events and on demand content that is available from this season.

Clifford Chance London - The Real Contract: Lucy Johnson

Posted on 08 September 2022

'The Real Contract' celebrates what it’s really like to be a lawyer at Clifford Chance. We asked some of our lawyers to write a letter to their younger selves, reflecting on the start of their legal career.

Magic circle firm launches training contract in Poland for UK law graduates

Posted on 02 November 2022

Clifford Chance has launched a training contract for UK law graduates in Poland with candidates due to start on the training programme in 2023.

City firms prepare to advise clients on the implications of ‘Brexit’

Posted on 02 February 2016

Top City firms have been preparing to advise their clients on the consequences of the United Kingdom’s potential exit from the European Union.

Macfarlanes joins Clifford Chance and Mayer Brown in adopting CV-blind recruitment policy

Posted on 14 April 2014

Macfarlanes has become the third firm to adopt a "CV-blind" policy to combat unconscious bias and elitism in its recruitment.

Allen & Overy LLP now highest-earning City magic circle firm

Posted on 15 September 2023

Allen & Overy LLP has become the highest earning magic circle law firm in the City after overtaking long-term rival.

Rare opportunity for black wannabe lawyers

Posted on 04 October 2011

Magic circle giant Allen & Overy has joined top-end firms Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith and Travers Smith in signing up to a specialist agency which actively recruits high-achieving African Caribbean graduates.