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Hogan Lovells, SJB and Herbert Smith see retention rates fall from last year

Hogan Lovells, SJ Berwin and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) have become the latest UK top 20 firms to confirm their trainee retention figures for spring 2013, with all three posting lower rates than the equivalent intake last year. Hogan Lovells has posted a 76% retention rate after 26 newly qualified (NQ) lawyers accepted a role at the firm, from an intake of 34 trainees.
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Clifford Chance and Linklaters reveal spring trainee retention rates

Magic circle duo Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters have posted their retention results for their spring qualifying trainees, with the former seeing a marginal rise in its intake. CC has offered 55 of its 66 trainees a role at the firm. Of those, 54 accepted a position to become newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, resulting in a retention rate of 82%. The results are up on the same point last year, when the magic circle firm reta
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Addleshaws and BLP confirm spring NQ retention rates

Addleshaw Goddard and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have become the latest firms to announce retention rates for their March qualifying trainees, with the latter seeing a significant drop on the equivalent round last year. BLP has offered 14 of its 22 newly-qualified trainees (NQs) a position at the firm. All have accepted, giving it a retention rate of 64%.
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Magic circle duo post marginal dips in spring NQ intake

Magic circle duo Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Slaughter and May have posted marginal drops in trainee retention rates for their spring intakes, posting figures of 85% and 86% respectively.
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A&O joins host of firms announcing trainee retention rates

Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the latest to confirm its spring trainee retention rates, with the magic circle firm seeing the number staying on dip to 70%. The firm offered 38 of its 53 newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers a role, with 37 of these accepting.
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Nabarro cuts trainee places by 30% as firm confirms spring retention

Nabarro has cut back the number of trainee vacancies if offers by almost 30%, as the firm becomes one of the first of the UK top 50 to confirm its retention figures for this spring's qualifying intake. The firm has slimmed down the number of available training contracts to 25 for the July 2013 deadline, down from thirty-five on offer in July last year.
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Trainee retention rates dip in 2012 as post-recession recovery falters

Trainee retention rates at UK law firms have dipped this year for the first time since the height of the downturn in 2009, according to a new survey of 123 commercial firms. The research, conducted by the Chambers Student Guide, found that 2,074 out of 2,620 qualifying trainees were kept on at their firms this year, equating to an overall retention rate of 79.1%, down on last year's rate of 80.5%.
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Clifford Chance cuts back annual trainee intake from 120 to 100

Clifford Chance (CC) has cut back the number of trainees it takes on in London by almost one fifth, with an announcement on the firm's latest newly qualified (NQ) intake pushed back to January next year. The magic circle firm has confirmed that it is reducing the target number of graduate trainees for its 2015 intake, with the new figure set at 100, down from a target of 120 in recent years.
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Clydes, Hogan Lovells and Eversheds confirm autumn NQ retention

Clyde & Co, Hogan Lovells and Eversheds are among the latest firms to have confirmed their autumn trainee retention rates, with Clydes reporting a substantial increase to 94%. Thirty-four of 36 newly-qualified (NQ) trainees accepted roles at the firm, resulting in the high retention rate. Last September, Clydes kept on 77% of its NQ lawyers, with 20 of a 26-strong intake taking jobs at the firm.
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Addleshaws, Simmons and Weil confirm autumn retention rates

Addleshaw Goddard, Simmons & Simmons and Weil Gotshal & Manges have confirmed their autumn 2012 retention rates, with the US firm's result falling to 69%. Addleshaws is keeping on 27 of its 32 newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers, resulting in an 84% retention rate. The September qualifiers are split across the firm's offices in London, Leeds and Manchester.
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