The Legal Cheek view on Mayer Brown, featuring trainee and newly qualified pay, our insider scorecard and all the key facts and figures.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has fined legacy firm Taylor Vinters nearly £173,000 after it failed to flag a politically exposed person (PEP) involved in a 2017 property deal.

In our latest Career Conundrum, a soon-to-be associate is eager to hear how others are finding the NQ recruitment market. “Hello Legal Cheek. I have a career conundrum that I would like you to ...

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has posted solid increases in both revenue and profit for the past financial year, as City firms continue to unveil their results. The firm’s latest figures ...

In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring lawyer has landed a training contract with an in-house legal team — but she’s concerned it might limit her future career options. “I have a career ...

International firm DLA Piper has raised the salaries of its newly qualified lawyers, taking City recruits up to £110,000 with their regional counterparts rising to £75,000. The new figures ...

Magic Circle giant Clifford Chance has revoked the training contract offers of future trainees who recently failed the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE). Legal Cheek understands that the firm ...

It’s not all big bucks, fancy offices, and high calibre perks across the UK’s top law firms. Apparently, they also get up to quite a lot of work too. Anonymously surveying over 2,000 trainee ...

US firm says presentation slide, which surfaced online, does ‘not reflect the views of the firm or its partners’ A Paul Hastings associate has gone viral for sharing a list of “non ...

Could ChatGPT spell the end of law firm fav? Legal Cheek can reveal ChatGPT — the AI chatbot everyone’s talking about, including us — can successfully answer questions on the Watson Glaser ...

Meanwhile, at the other end of the timings table, national players chalked up the shortest days. Personal injury giant Fletchers boasts the earliest average finish time at 5:14pm, with Express ...

It was her own personal experiences in the workplace that persuaded Robin White to abandon a managerial post to pursue a career in the law. Speaking to Child & Child solicitor Kevin Poulter in the ...