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"Legal Week - Barlow Lyde & Gilbert" - 4 new articles
UK trainees avoid crunch fallout as top firms' retention soars above 90%Trainee retention rates across the UK's elite legal profession have remained steadfast, with many firms keeping hold of more than 90% of their intake despite a sharp dip in City lawyers' overall business confidence. Eighteen out of 25 of the UK's top firms are holding on to more than 90% of their March class of qualifying lawyers, including six firms with a 100% retention rate.      Future is Fulbright for senior Barlows partnerFulbright & Jaworski has boosted its London operation with the hire of a senior partner from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Chris Warren-Smith, who headed up Barlows' City financial regulatory team, is set to join Fulbright shortly. He will oversee the US firm's financial services disputes practice, working closely with office managing partner and disputes partner Lista Cannon. Hunton boosts London tech with Barlows hireHunton & Williams has bolstered its London office with the hire of technology partner Bridget Treacy from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Treacy, who will join the US firm next Monday (20 November), focuses on outsourcing, privacy, data protection and IT. At Barlows she led the firm's data protection, freedom of information and privacy team. Ex-Barlows partners quit Winston's London arm |
