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Working at an American firm in London
Americans and Brits go their own way on so many topics. But on the London legal scene, are US firms really so different?
STEM students: how to become a commercial lawyer
With the help of global firm Clifford Chance, we discover how a background in science, technology, engineering or maths could be the golden ticket to a challenging and rewarding legal career.
Becoming a finance lawyer
Mayer Brown has a significant focus on finance in its London office. We asked lawyers at this global firm to tell us what working in finance law involves day to day.
Becoming a corporate lawyer: the view from Freshfields
If you don’t know your M from your A and scratch your head every time someone says ‘corporate law’, don’t sweat it. We’ve asked some of Freshfields’ transactional experts to explain what they do.
Becoming a lawyer in litigation
We interviewed some Jones Day litigators to learn how they're building their careers and how they spend their days.
Over nine years we’ve tracked the universities feeding the legal profession.
What does your university do for your earning power? We matched 2,500 trainee lawyers' university backgrounds to their eventual earnings.
Dame Linda Dobbs, the first black High Court judge, discusses a remarkable career of high profile cases.
US firms present a power struggle in the London market – but this is very old news, says our research. What is new is the surprising hold millennials have in this economy.
AI will transform the law, and we’re only beginning to grasp its full potential. Womble Bond Dickinson is one firm on the case – we spoke to a few of their experts about its impact on the whole profession.
DLA Piper LLP
At this global firm, trainees up and down the country can get a taste of international work. DLA holds no less than seven strongholds across the UK.
Latham & Watkins
Blockbuster global firm Latham has 30 offices worldwide bristling with 2,600 lawyers and is intent on giving a scene-stealing performance in London.
Taylor Wessing LLP
Taylor Wessing does stellar work for startups and other, more established, cutting-edge companies – and prides itself on being similarly innovative.
Macfarlanes LLP
This polished silver circle firm has a gleaming reputation in the private client and corporate spheres.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Find your favourite flavour at Freshfields, where you can fill two years with eight different seats – and get some of the best training in town.
Ashurst
With a longer heritage than some magic circle firms and an international presence to rival them, Ashurst is one of the City's biggest players.
TLT LLP
TLT's ascension to the national stage and ambitious plans make it an attractive proposition in Bristol, Manchester and London.
Training contract deadlines
26 July 2019
Government Legal Profession
Hodge Jones & Allen
Pinsent Masons
28 July 2019
Arnold & Porter
29 July 2019
Fladgate
30 July 2019
Trowers & Hamlins
31 July 2019
Addleshaw Goddard
Bristows
Cleary
Clyde & Co
Cripps Pemberton Greenish
Dentons
Dorsey & Whitney
Farrer & Co
Gibson Dunn
Goodwin
HFW
Hogan Lovells
K&L Gates
Macfarlanes
Mayer Brown
Memery Crystal
Mills & Reeve
Northridge
Paul Hastings
Penningtons Manches
Shearman & Sterling
Stephenson Harwood
Skadden
TLT
Travers Smith
Vinson & Elkins
Walker Morris
Weil
White & Case
Withers
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The law firm of the future
AI will transform the law, and we’re only beginning to grasp its full potential.
Improving diversity and inclusion at City law firms
Travers Smith shows us how a City firm can break the mould.
Globalisation and the law
How to cut it as a lawyer in the globalised economy.
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