Law firms Slaughters posts high trainee retention rate while BLP keeps on 83% Tom Moore · 8 August 2014 · 2 min read Law firm management BCLP Jones Day Slaughter and May Slaughter and May, which is well known for its high retention rates, has kept on 33 out of its 34 qualifying trainees, giving it a retention rate of 97%. In March, the firm retained 36 people from a cohort of 38, a rate of 95%.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: Kirkland hires top IP barrister as Gibson Dunn builds City real estate practiceLaw firmsNews Editor2 Jun 2026Starling launches new panel as 16 firms make the cutIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves29 May 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of businessLaw firmsElisha Juttla9 Dec 2024‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansLaw firmsAnna Huntley18 Nov 2024NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeLaw firmsAnna Huntley24 Sep 2024Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025Five partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partnerLaw firmsTom Cox7 Jan 2025‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetryLaw firmsAnna Huntley7 Jan 2025