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By Jaysen Sutton
Hi Reader 👋🏽,
It's the second week of June, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
Mergers & Acquisitions
US court throws out rule to regulate...
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When Law Firms Tie Performance Reviews To Office Attendance
By Jaysen Sutton
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The Story
Addleshaw Goddard is tying performance reviews for partners to office attendance - according to The Lawyer.
When I was a trainee solicitor, working from home wasn’t a...
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The Law Firms Behind The Biggest Energy M&A
By Jaysen Sutton
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The Story: Right now, big energy companies are buying other big energy companies - these are among the biggest M&A deals in 23/24.
You might have seen the recent press around BHP trying to buy...
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By Jaysen Sutton
Hi Reader 👋🏽,
It's the first week of June, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Kirkland and Wachtell advises as...
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General Election 2024 - What does it mean for law firms?
By Jaysen Sutton
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The Story
Last week, Rishi Sunak announced the next general election for 4 July 2024.
Elections are messy and confusing. Politicians say lots of stuff, and it’s hard to work out...
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By Jaysen Sutton
Hi Reader 👋🏽,
It's the last week of May, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
Mergers & Acquisitions
Slaughters and Linklaters advise as Anglo...
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The US/UK Law Firm Salary Wars
By Jaysen Sutton
Hi Reader 👋🏽,
When I received my Weil offer (all the way back in 2015), the NQ salary was £100k. It’s now £170k.
The US-UK ‘pay war’ was a big deal then. When US firms came into London, the story was that you get paid...
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What happens when you try to SLAPP a lawyer?
By Jaysen Sutton
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Here's a (quick) rundown of how Dan Neidle, a lawyer and tax expert went toe to toe with Osborne Clarke:
It’s 2022 and Dan publishes a series of articles/tweets investigating the tax affairs of...
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By Jaysen Sutton
Hi Reader 👋🏽,
It's the second week of May, 2024. Here are the most relevant stories for you to be aware of as an aspiring lawyer, from all of the main practice areas:
Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A is expected to be up compared to last...
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Why did they merge?!
By Jaysen Sutton
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The Story
You run Allen & Overy, the 12th largest law firm in the world. You’re profitable, prestigious and boast a huge international network across Europe and Asia.
The problem is the US. That has been the problem...
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