Husnara Begum

Editor's weekly: Food for thought?

I wasn’t really sure how to react to the news of Clifford Chance’s (CC) decision to slash subsidies on its staff restaurant. Initially, I thought the magic circle firm was being really tight.
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LATEST NEWS

15/05/08

White & Case boosts London salaries

White & Case has announced its latest round of salary increases in London, hiking associate salaries by an average of 2.1 per cent.
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FEATURES

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European unions

Following Slaughter and May's best friends model, law firm European alliances are back in fashion. But as Ben Moshinsky explains they don't always run smoothly.
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The number crunch

The number crunch: How to survive the LPC accounts module

The accounts module is a compulsory part of the LPC syllabus but the majority of students view it with a mixture of fear and suspicion.
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LAW IN PRACTICE

IP and TMT

IP and TMT associates left behind in a promotion round to forget

Compared with last year, 2008 has been an unexceptional promotion round for many senior associates in the top 100 firms. more »

EDUCATION

Law Courses

There is another way

Is spiralling debt and the cost of the LPC putting you off a career in law? If so, Huddersfield and Northumbria universities may have a solution. more »

CAREERS

reality_check

The schemers

Want to know what a vacation scheme is really like? Then why not check out the following extracts from Berwin Leighton Paisner's Easter scheme bloggers.
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Wine Bar

Wine Bar

“What is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister?” is a question that all of us ‘Lawyers 2B’ are asked by friends outside the legal world.
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Bristol

Regional Focus:
Bristol

Bristol, or Brizzle to the locals, is the buzzing capital of the South West.
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