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Linklaters to retain 75% of September qualifiers

Linklaters is holding onto 50 of its 66 trainees due to qualify in September, giving it a retention rate of 75%. Of the 66 qualifying three resigned before the process started, which would give the magic circle firm a retention rate of 79% when based only on those applying for jobs.
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SJ Berwin set to retain 71% of qualifying trainees

SJ Berwin has offered places to 71% of its qualifying trainees this September, with the City firm set to take on 27 out of a total of 38 trainees after the summer. Last year the firm had an acceptance rate of 89%, retaining 32 out of a total of 36 trainees.
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Dentons and Taylor Wessing slash trainee retention

Denton Wilde Sapte and Taylor Wessing are both set to retain only half of their trainees due to qualify in September.
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Herbert Smith set to retain 74% of September trainee intake

Herbert Smith has retained 48 of its 65 trainees set to qualify this September, equating to 74% of its intake. The retention rate represents a significant drop on last year's figure, when the firm kept on 45 out of 49 (92%) trainees. The firm's March intake earlier this year saw 26 out of 31 (84%) taken on.
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Freshfields pays out after 70% trainee retention

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to give a no-strings cash payment to trainees not offered a job after it emerged that the City firm will take on only 70% of its qualifying trainees in September. The move comes as the magic circle law firm confirmed that 70% of its current September qualifying class - around 34 out of 50 - will be offered a position.This number is significantly down on last September's intake, which saw a 91% retention rate. Freshfields took on 86% of trainees qualifying in March.
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