Clifford Chance (CC), Herbert Smith Freehills, White & Case and Mishcon de Reya have become the latest firms to confirm their trainee retention figures for autumn 2013.

CC has offered 51 of its 60 newly qualified (NQ) trainees a role at the firm. Of those, 48 accepted, resulting in a retention rate of 80%. The figure is broadly in the line with the 82% of trainees the magic circle firm kept on in the spring when 54 out of 66 NQs took up a role at the firm.

Meanwhile, HSF has posted an 88% retention rate, after 30 qualifying trainees accepted a role from an intake of 34. The figure is up on this year's spring intake when the firm kept on 24 trainees out of 32, resulting in a retention rate of 75%.