Linklaters retains 80 per cent of its trainees

Linklaters has offered jobs to nearly 80 per cent of its trainees, the highest retention rate in the "magic circle" of UK law firms. According to The Lawyer, Linklaters kept 50 of the 66 trainees due to qualify in September. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance have retained around 70 per cent of trainees.