One legalweek.com reader this week posted a comment querying the veracity of a recent story regarding the retention rate of trainees.

The piece in question stated that a large number of City law firms are to offer jobs to over 90% of their trainee intake set to reach qualification in March. The figures suggest a broad pattern in that M&A-driven firms had the highest rates, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Slaughter and May all retaining more than 96% of their trainees.