The University of Law and Linklaters have confirmed that they have renewed a five-year partnership with The University of Law as the exclusive training provider for Linklaters.

Magic circle law firm Linklaters has partnered with a tech start-up to launch a specialist mental health app.

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched a new innovation podcast series, Linkubator, aimed at students who want to develop their understanding of how the legal sector is being transformed by innovation and emerging technologies.

Magic circle law firm Linklaters has announced a partnership with education and training provider BARBRI Global to prepare overseas-qualified lawyers for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE).

Aspiring lawyers from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds will be supported by magic circle law firm Linklaters and Wadham College, University of Oxford as part of a newly launched social mobility programme.

From September 2023, magic circle firm Linklaters LLP will take up to six solicitor apprentices in its London headquarters. Linklaters is one of several firms in the City to embrace solicitor apprenticeships as an alternative pathway to the traditional qualification route.  

Linklaters launched its Ally programme earlier this month – the firm’s first LGBT-focused network supporting minority groups.

Magic circle firm Linklaters LLP has informed its lawyers this week that contributions made towards diversity, equity & inclusion can count as chargeable time.

Magic circle law firm Linklaters has launched a bespoke A-level tutoring programme – Making Links Discovery – with two pillars, one aimed at advancing social mobility and the other on improving racial and ethnic diversity within the profession.

Magic circle firm Linklaters has launched an ‘online internship’ inviting students to test how they get on with the types of work experienced by real-life vacation scheme candidates.

City firm and veritable fairy godmother Linklaters has launched a new competition called Aspire which allows entrants to select their own prize.

Linklaters is running a commercial awareness event on 4 December as part of its LinkUpEatUp campaign, which is designed to enhance participants’ understanding of the work of a leading global law firm.

Magic circle firm Linklaters LLP has announced redundancies across all three of its China offices, reducing staff by 15%.  

A new graduate scheme focusing on project management, lawtech and pricing strategies will be available from Autumn 2020 at Linklaters.

Magic circle giant Linklaters is to offer its lawyers the opportunity to work fewer hours for a lower salary – but the scheme remains a pilot in four of the firm’s German offices for now. 

Lawyers at Linklaters LLP be offered new flexibilities around when they take their bank holidays under the firm’s new holiday scheme.  

Magic circle firm Linklaters has adopted the Halo Code – the UK’s first Black hair code, which “explicitly protects employees who come to work with natural hair and protective hairstyles associated with their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities”.

Travers Smith LLP and Linklaters LLP both launch new AI training programmes to boost employee understanding, improve the expertise of their lawyers and keep up with the fast-paced nature of the evolving technology space.