Trainee retention: Reed Smith, A&O and HSF keep on over 90% of spring 2015 qualifiers Tom Moore2 February 2015Law firm management Allen & Overy (A&O), Herbert Smith Freehills and US firm Reed Smith have helped to quash the nervousness among trainee lawyers across the City, with each keeping over 90% of their recently qualified trainee intakes.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 categoryLatham taps A&O Shearman for three-partner London finance hireHot markets and mega-deals: M&A partners on 2025 trends and hopes for the new yearTrading places: Paul Weiss signs up five NY partners as Latham, Kirkland, A&O also make moves‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of business‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansNRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeRevolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesFive partners vie to succeed Hoyland as Simmons managing partner‘Seize every opportunity’ – Paul Hastings partner Reena Gogna on City law, Suits and poetry