Career Development - Page 2
In-house law versus private practice – the old assumptions no longer apply
Charlie Harris weighs up the pros and cons for associates considering a move in-house
Fieldfisher doubles graduate training programme intake at Belfast legal support centre
All five of last year's programme participants secured permanent roles at the firm
Half of UK corporate lawyers expect to leave their job within two years, report finds
Axiom Law research shows many are considering joining an ALSP
Stephenson Harwood announces refreshed partner development programme
Training will equip junior partners with soft skills needed to progress faster to equity partnership
Slaughter and May revamps associate pay scales and raises NQ rate to £115,000
Move comes after Freshfields increased NQ salaries to £125,000 as talent war heats up
Getting ahead: what lawyers need to know about AI and the law
While the extent of AI's powers is often exaggerated, lawyers who embrace it can benefit their careers in several ways, writes Dr Lance Eliot
Should I stay or should I go? The importance of purpose during the Great Transition
Lawyers need a reason beyond money to care about what they do if their firm wants to avoid being a victim of the Great Resignation, writes Dentons' Joe Andrew
Flexible working has deprived UK law firms of the lifestyle trump card in London’s associate pay war
US practices can now tempt newly qualified lawyers with regular home working as well as stellar salaries, writes Patrick Cook Fowler
‘Buying back’ partners intent on leaving is risky for both sides – but can work spectacularly
Nick Robbins asks whether it is ever wise for a partner to change their mind having handed in their notice
Sidley introduces leadership-oriented career development track for associates
Chicago firm's new programme includes paid-for access to external MBA-level executive leadership training and opportunity to earn new enhanced job titles
White & Case raises UK newly qualified salaries to £140k as pay war rages in London
New York firm is the latest of a string of US players battling it out to attract and retain talent in hypercompetitive London market
Personal branding is not a luxury
Just as brands define luxury goods, they also define in-house counsel; Deborah Farone provides five personal branding tips for GCs to consider
Linklaters expands D&I scholarship scheme across seven European offices
Roll out of programme designed to lower barriers to legal careers follows pilot at London headquarters
Raft of leading firms join forces to launch legal ops training programme
Dentons, NRF and Linklaters among those taking part in novel initiative to speed development of legal ops talent
Ashurst launches career development programme for its ranks of new law professionals
Ashurst Advance sets out to provide 'better-defined pathway' for those seeking career longevity in fast-changing new law field
Singapore Academy of Law boosts support for locked down Lion City lawyers
Academy pledges online support worth $1.9m as city state emerges from another Covid-19 ‘circuit breaker’
Allen & Overy hires seven-partner White & Case team to launch in Silicon Valley and San Francisco
Magic circle firm joins London rival Freshfields in targeting booming West Coast tech market
Ashurst unveils 'landmark' 26-week parental leave policy
Package of measures will be applied globally 'irrespective of gender identity' and includes pregnancy loss provisions
BCLP overcomes pandemic disruptions with solid autumn trainee retention rates
Firm retains 86% of its autumn cohort in London, Manchester and Hong Kong
Ince UK managing partner leaves firm less than a year into role
Mark Tantam has left Ince to work in his own non-legal advisory firm
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