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Slaughter and May boosts junior lawyer pay to £150,000

Linklaters and Freshfields fire £150,000 salvos in salary battle

By Edin Imsirovic

2024-05-17T17:13:00Z

7 min read

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JPMorgan, Goldman and UBS advise on Nationwide’s £2.9bn Virgin Money deal 

2024-03-07T13:46:41Z

2 min read

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Nationwide agreed to buy Virgin Money for £2.9bn

Magic Circle under strain to transform: ‘The coolest club… has lost its sheen’

By James Booth

2023-08-07T04:01:27Z

6 min read

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The term 'Magic Circle' has more currency in the UK than overseas, with one ex-A&O partner calling the name 'a joke' in New York
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State Street mulls tokenised bond push

LME defeats Elliott Management in nickel crisis appeal

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Slaughter and May wants to up working-class lawyer numbers

By Justin Cash

2023-07-24T06:54:02Z

2 min read

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Elite law firm could turn to bursaries and apprenticeships to score young talent from wider backgrounds
The Big Four firm is mulling separating into two firms. Should the UK's legal elite follow suit?

Magic Circle should consider EY-style spin-offs, ex-Slaughter and May senior partner says

Pay and bonus progression set to become more frequent in a bid to avoid rank 'compression'

Slaughter and May ups pay, introduces work-life balance code in post-pandemic overhaul

New research warns that London's Magic Circle law firms face being overtaken by US rivals firms

Magic Circle law firms must merge or move to mid-market in fight against US firms, says report

Linklaters and Slaughter and May have picked up lucrative mandates, Financial News learns

EY ropes in Magic Circle law firms to advise on potential break-up

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