Comments on: Clifford Chance posts 75% trainee retention score https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/ Legal news, insider insight and careers advice Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6 By: Someone who actually works here https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195867 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:54:21 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195867 In reply to Norton Roser.

This is demonstrably untrue – in March 2024, the retention rate was over 95%, and is strong again this September (don’t have the exact % but it’s high).

]]> By: trainee blamed for incompetent seniors https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195848 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:47:24 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195848 In reply to Claudius Glaber.

agree – NQ’s and future trainees have to have to bore the brunt of incompetent people higher up – those people are all looking to scarper to other firms hence why the only jobs available atm are 2-7 PQE

people give up 3/4 years of their life with the TC and law school combined only to have people wasting their time. Just recruit a limited number of trainees it is not actually that hard

]]> By: Norton Roser https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195847 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 08:35:50 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195847 Meanwhile, Norton Rose retention rate continues to hover around 60% for the last 3 years, with most POCs leaving after completing their TCs.

]]> By: Jibbys revenge https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195809 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:25:38 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195809 In reply to CC.

Wow, thanks for the info. Do you know if the trainees applied to other seats or are you limited in terms of how many departments you can apply for at qual.

]]> By: Claudius Glaber https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195767 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:33:55 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195767 With this plus the SQE fiasco, one gets the sense that Clifford Chance really overhired over the last few cycles and have begun a pruning process

]]> By: CC https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195719 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:32:20 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195719 In reply to Jibby.

14 applications for litigation, 6 offers. Majority leaving for this reason.

]]> By: Ex CC https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195709 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:25:24 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195709 Would like to see the stats on how many people got their preferred practice area, and how many took a role in just any department they could to avoid facing the current market.

]]> By: Jibby https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195708 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:17:26 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195708 Does anyone have the REAL tea, as in…which groups were popular, where trainees applied vs. what they got…

]]> By: Cubic Centimetres https://www.legalcheek.com/2024/07/clifford-chance-posts-75-trainee-retention-score/#comment-1195694 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:04:26 +0000 https://www.legalcheek.com/?p=207074#comment-1195694 Not bad from CC – makes up for the lack of a swimming pool.

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