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Mishcon Helps Fund Higher Education Scholarships for Women from Low-Income Nations

The move marks the first social mobility effort for the firm across its U.K. and Asia offices.
2 minute read

International Edition

How a Former Latham Partner is Choosing to Redefine His Childhood Trauma 

Kieran Donovan walked away from Big Law to pursue a passion that tapped into his legal expertise in technology and data privacy. It also helped him address his own childhood trauma. In launching the tech start-up k-ID, he hopes to protect children's privacy and shield them from the evils that can be found online.
9 minute read

International Edition

'I Had to Struggle': A Cleary Gottlieb Partner on Her Journey from Corporate India to Corporate London

M&A partner Nallini Puri talks about adapting to a culture shift, being her authentic self, alpha males and pulling all-nighters.
5 minute read

International Edition

'I Faced Regular Micro-Aggressions': London Partner Shares Her Experiences for South Asian Heritage Month

Reed Smith's Nav Sahota talks about the assumptions that other lawyers made about her early in her career, and offers advice to South Asian lawyers on how to excel while being yourself.
4 minute read

International Edition

Would Leading Partners Make it Into Law Today?

We asked recruiters to assess the graduate CVs of successful London partners to see if they would be accepted into law firms if they applied now.
8 minute read

International Edition

More Firms Up NQ Salaries Despite Easing Pay War

Though steady increases are being made by several large law firms, there is little indication that the pay war will return this year.
2 minute read

International Edition

Law Firms Suspect ChatGPT Being Used to Write Training Contract Applications

There is growing evidence that generative AI is being used to write applications—sparking a debate across the UK legal sector about the pros and cons.
3 minute read

International Edition

The Hidden Reason Behind Big Law's Layoffs

It is too easy to blame all the job cuts on market conditions, there is something else going on and it is more worrying for juniors, writes the Global Lawyer.
5 minute read

International Edition

'It Wasn't an Easy Childhood. But These Experiences Have Shaped Me'

To mark Social Mobility Awareness Day 2023, Pinsent Masons paralegal Renell Harding shares his story of how he ended up pursuing a career in law—despite having no fixed address for many years earlier in life.
4 minute read

International Edition

Associates Making the Leap In-House: Do You Know Where You'll Land?

Associates should be mindful that in-house lawyers are not guaranteed a 40-hour week, sometimes working as many hours as law firm associates.
5 minute read

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